Title-chasing Atalanta head to the Stadio Artemio Franchi to face Fiorentina in this weekend’s Italian Serie A action. With both sides struggling for consistency and looking shaky at the back, a high-scoring contest is on the cards.
Fiorentina claimed a commanding 3-0 league victory over Juventus last time out in Serie A. This marks only their second win in the last six matches and keeps them in the mix for the European places, sitting three points off the top six.
The good news for Fiorentina is that they are solid at home and have won four of their last five Serie A matches at the Stadio Artemio Franchi. However, defending remains a problem for Rafaelle Palladino’s men who have conceded in three of their last four matches across all competitions.
Atalanta suffered a setback in their title charge after falling 2-0 at home to champions Inter Milan in their previous La Liga fixture. That result leaves them third in the table, six points off the leaders.
The strange thing about Atalanta is that they have done better on their travels and are unbeaten in their last 12 Serie A matches. The goals have flowed freely for Gian Piero Gasperini’s men, with 5-0 victories over Verona and Empoli among their recent away results.
How the bookies view it: Atalanta overwhelming favourites
Atalanta have the upper hand among the bookies and are priced at 20/21 by BoyleSports to claim the win. A victory for Fiorentina is valued at 23/10 by BoyleSports, who are also offering odds of 12/5 for a draw.
Head to head: Fiorentina on top
Fiorentina have a 25-15 advantage with 18 draws from 58 previous matches against Atalanta. Both teams have claimed three wins and a draw from the last seven meetings but the Bergamo club picked up a 3-2 victory in the reverse fixture back in September.
Players to watch: Lethal Lookman
Atalanta's Ademola Lookman has 13 Serie A goals this season and has also scored in four of his last five games against Fiorentina. He could be worth keeping an eye on to score anytime at 15/8 with BoyleSports.
Moise Kean is Fiorentina's top scorer with 15 league goals and heads into this clash off a brace for Italy in the international break. The striker will be the one to watch for La Viola and is priced at 9/4 by BoyleSports to score anytime.
Probable line-ups
Asides from Eduardo Bove and Andrea Colpani, Fiorentina have a fully fit team to select from with Moise Kean, Robin Gosens and Albert Guomundsson expected to start.
Atalanta will be without Mateo Retegui, Gianluca Scamacca, Odilon Kossounou, Giorgio Scalvini, Stefan Posch, Juan Cuadrado and Ibrahim Sulemana due to injury while Ederson is suspended. However, Ademola Lookman, Charles De Ketelaere and Mario Pasalic should remain in the line-up.
Fiorentina: De Gea, Pongracic, Mari, Ranieri, Dodo, Mandragora, Cataldi, Fagioli, Gosens, Gudmundsson, Kean
Atalanta: Carnesecchi, Djimsiti, Hien, Kolasinac, Bellanova, De Roon, Pasalic, Zappacosta, Brescianini, Lookman, De Ketelaere
Anything else catch the eye?
Four of the last five meetings between the two sides have produced over 2.5 goals, including the reverse fixture and repeat is expected with BoyleSports offering odds of 5/6. Both teams have scored in five of the last six meetings and that trend is expected to continue at 7/10 on BoyleSports.
Fiorentina’s last four games in all competitions have produced a goal in each half and a similar outcome is predicted at 3/4 with BoyleSports.
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