Atalanta travel to Roma for a Monday night Italian Serie A fixture as they look to maintain pressure on the leaders. The Bergamo club are unstoppable these days and should get the better of their hosts, who are still adjusting to life under their new manager.
Things do not appear to be getting better for Roma as they have failed to win their first two matches under Claudio Ranieri. They were beaten 1-0 by Napoli last time out in Serie A before a 2-2 draw at Tottenham Hotspur in the Europa League.
Roma are now winless in their last five matches across all competitions, suffering two defeats in that run. They have also lost two of their last three Serie A home matches and were beaten 3-2 by Bologna in their previous fixture at the Stadio Olimpico.
In contrast to Roma’s struggles, Atalanta appear to have taken things up a notch this season. They are unbeaten in their last 12 matches across all competitions, claiming 10 wins in that run and are only one point behind Serie A leaders Napoli.
Driven by the prolific Mateo Retegui, the goals have flowed freely for Atalanta in the last few games. Gian Piero Gasperini’s men triumphed 3-1 at Parma last time out in Serie A before a 6-1 Champions League victory at Young Boys in midweek.
How the bookies view it: Atalanta highly favoured
Atalanta are considered favourites among the bookies and are priced at 11/10 by Kwiff to claim the victory. Roma have been installed as outsiders with Kwiff offering 9/5 for a home win while a draw is set at odds of 2/1.
Head to head: Recent edge for Atalanta
Roma have a 24-18 advantage with 11 draws from 53 previous matches against Atalanta. However, the Bergamo club have claimed the upper hand in recent meetings and are unbeaten in the last four encounters, claiming three wins in that run, including a 2-1 victory back in May.
Players to watch: Retegui to star again
Retegui is having an impressive first season at Atalanta and already has 13 goals in 13 Serie A matches. The striker also netted a brace at Young Boys in the Champions League and is priced at 13/10 by Kwiff to score again.
Although things have been tough for Rima, They will still look to Artem Dovbyk to provide the attacking spark on Monday. The striker has four Serie A goals this season and is priced at 39/20 by Kwiff to get on the score sheet.
Probable line-ups
Nicolo Pisilli is suspended for Roma while Eldor Shomurodov is sidelined with injury. Matias Soule could return to the starting line-up after coming off the bench at Spurs while Lorenzo Pellegrini is set to return having sat out that clash.
Ademola Lookman was rested in Atalanta’s win at Young Boys and should return to the team on Sunday. He is expected to join Retegui in attack while Isak Hein is set to start at the back.
Roma: Svilar, Mancini, Hummels, Ndicka, Angelino, Paredes, Kone, Zalewski, Pellegrini, Soule, Dovbyk
Atalanta: Carnesecchi, Kolasinac, Hein, Kossounou, Bellanova, De Roon, Ederson, Ruggeri, De Ketelaere, Retegui, Lookman
Anything else catch the eye?
There have been over 3.5 goals in Atalanta’s last two matches across all competitions and a repeat is priced at 7/4 with Kwiff. Over 2.5 goals can also be considered at 3/4 while Kwiff are also offering 61/100 on both teams to score.
Atalanta have scored in both halves in four of their last five away matches across all competitions and could be set for a similar pattern at 2/1 with Kwiff.
This Serie A match between Roma and Atalanta will be played on Dec 2, 2024 and kick off at 19:45. Check below for our tipsters best Roma vs Atalanta prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
