Ace Football previews the Serie A round 6 match between Atalanta and Como and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Como go up against Atalanta this coming Saturday for a Serie A meeting at New Balance Arena.
Atalanta are number 6 in the table on nine points after five matches. Como rank as number 8 with eight points after five matches played.
Team form: Atalanta vs Como
Atalanta Form
Atalanta look good before their upcoming match, in which they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last three matches, they first beat Torino by 0-3, before drawing 1-1 with Juventus. They were back as winners last time out, when they took out Club Brugge 2-1. Atalanta claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Serie A. They also drew two and lost one, as they scored 12 and conceded seven goals.
Como Form
Como recorded a draw and two wins, as the won by 1-2 and 3-0 against Fiorentina and Sassuolo, respectively. Last time out, Cremonese ended their streak as the match finished even 1-1. Como came through their last six away games in the Serie A with four wins. Of those six matches, they drew once and lost once in which, they scored ten and conceded four.
Betting stats for Atalanta and Como
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Atalanta and Como played across all tournaments.
- In 11 of the last 13 Atalanta matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Atalanta home matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Atalanta home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Atalanta matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Atalanta home matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 18 of the last 20 Como matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 13 of the last 15 Como away matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Como matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 3 Como matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 3 Como away matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 2.5
Players on top: Atalanta vs Como
Nikola Krstovic is the most prolific Serie A marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Como look to Nico Paz, hoping he can add to his current total of three Serie A goals in his latest games.
Popular markets: Atalanta vs Como
Full-time result
Atalanta claimed a modest five wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in three of the games, whilst losing two. Como won five of their last 10 games away, drew one and lost four of the games in this run. Atalanta didn’t lose any of their previous 5 matches.
Both teams to score
Atalanta scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Como scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 5 consecutive home games Atalanta played. Atalanta managed to open the scoreline in no less than four of their previous 10 games. Their opponent from Como performed a similar feat as they scored the opener in six of their last 10 games. Both teams scored in the last 4 consecutive meetings between Atalanta and Como.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Atalanta’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.6 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Como, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.8 times goals per game.