Fiorentina will be aiming to maintain their recent good form as they welcome Atalanta to the Stadio Artemio Franchi for a Monday night Serie A fixture. La Viola have looked almost unstoppable in recent weeks and should have the upper hand over Atalanta, who are slightly erratic, particularly on their travels.
Fiorentina have been one of the form teams in Serie A in recent weeks and are playing themselves into European contention. They are currently ninth on the standings, seven points behind Atalanta in sixth place, with nine matches left to play.
La Viola are unbeaten in their last 14 matches across all competitions, claiming 12 wins in that run. They were held to a 1-1 draw by Spezia in their previous Serie A fixture but bounced back with a 4-1 victory at Lech Poznan in a Europa Conference League quarter-final first leg clash on Thursday.
Fiorentina have done some of their best work at home, where they are unbeaten in their last seven matches across all competitions. Vincenzo Italiano’s men have claimed five wins in that run, with a 2-1 victory over defending Champions AC Milan among their results.
Atalanta are coming off a 2-0 home defeat to Bologna in their previous Serie A fixture. They were wasteful in front of goal with the likes of Luis Muriel and Rasmus Hojlund guilty of missing good chances.
The result was a dent in Atalanta's top four hopes as they remain sixth. However, sitting four points behind fourth placed AC Milan with nine matches left to play this season, Gian Piero Gasperini’s men are not out of contention just yet.
The problem for Atalanta is that they have been erratic in recent weeks with just two wins from their last 10 matches across all competitions. They have also found things difficult on their travels with two wins and three defeats in their last five away matches in Serie A.
How the bookies view it
Fiorentina have the slight edge among the bookies with a home win priced at 7/5 by bet365. A victory for Atalanta is valued at 19/10 by BetVictor while Unibet is offering odds of 5/2 for a draw.
Head to head
Atalanta claimed a 1-0 victory in the reverse fixture back in October with Ademola Lookman getting the only goal. However, Fiorentina had won the previous three matches, including a 1-0 victory in the last meeting at the Stadio Artemio Franchi.
Players to watch
Arthur Cabral has been pivotal in Fiorentina’s recent good form and has scored four goals in his last six matches across all competitions. The forward could be worth keeping an eye on to score anytime in Monday at 9/4 with bet365.
Ademola Lookman remains the leading scorer for Atalanta with 13 Serie A goals and will be the one to watch Monday. The forward scored the only goal in the reverse fixture and is priced at 14/5 by Unibet to find the net.
Anything else catch the eye?
Both teams have plenty of quality in attack and could be backed to score at 7/10 with bet365. There were over 3.5 goals in Fiorentina’s Europa League clash on Thursday and a repeat is priced at 23/10 with BetVictor while over 2.5 goals is valued at 10/11 by bet365.
Fiorentina have scored first in their last six Serie A matches and can be tipped to grab the opening goal on Monday at 10/11 with BoyleSports.
This Serie A match between Fiorentina and Atalanta will be played on Apr 17, 2023 and kick off at 19:45. Check below for our tipsters best Fiorentina vs Atalanta prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
