Serie A: Atalanta vs Venezia – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Serie A game between Atalanta and Venezia who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Atalanta are favoured by the bookmakers to claim a win against Venezia, despite their unconvincing form. It will be interesting to see, how far outsiders Venezia can push the form at Gewiss Stadiumon Saturday.

Atalanta are third in the Serie A standings after collecting 54 points from their initial 26 encounters. Venezia trail them on 17 points after 26 rounds, leaving them as number 19 in the table.

Form: Atalanta vs Venezia

Atalanta Form

Atalanta hope for some consistency, as their fans saw their team win, lose and draw in their last three matches. A close game with Cagliari resulted in a 0-0 draw, followed by a 1-3 defeat against Club Bruges, before beating Empoli by 0-5. Atalanta claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Serie A. They also drew three and lost one, scored nine goals and conceded eight.

Venezia Form

A single draw prevents Venezia from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They came up short, losing by 0-1 and 2-0 against Roma and Genoa, respectively. Their latest match brought some consolation, as they were able to hang on for a 0-0 draw against Lazio. Venezia didn’t manage a single away win in their last six Serie A matches, but managed two draws, while suffering four defeats. They conceded 12 and scored five goals themselves.

Betting stats and facts for Atalanta and Venezia

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Atalanta and Venezia. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players in form: Atalanta vs Venezia

It has been a great season for Mateo Retegui so far as he currently has 21 goals on his account during this season. He also hit the net eight times in his last six games, leaving Atalanta hoping he delivers against Venezia on Saturday as well. Siding with him to score in the upcoming game seems like a reasonable choice.

Popular betting markets: Atalanta vs Venezia

Full-time result

Atalanta claimed three wins, drew three and lost four of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Venezia won zero, drew three and lost seven of their last 10 games away. Atalanta did not lose any of their last 5 matches. Atalanta have not lost to Venezia in 4 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Atalanta scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Venezia scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Atalanta have not conceded a goal in 3 consecutive games. Venezia have failed to score in 3 consecutive games. Atalanta probably enjoy the prospect of scoring this coming Saturday, as Venezia managed only one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed four clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Atalanta have scored in 5 consecutive league meetings with Venezia.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Atalanta’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in two of the last ten outings for Venezia, who managed to score 0.7 times in those matches. Venezia did not score a single goal in 3 consecutive games