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Ace Football previews the Serie A round 18 match between Atalanta and Roma and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Atalanta welcome Roma on Saturday in the Serie A, with the host motivated by the possibility of closing the gap in the table on the visitors. On the other hand, the latter could distance themselves even further with a win in this exciting round 18 match.

Atalanta are number 10 in the table on 22 points after 17 matches. Roma rank as number 4 with 33 points after 17 matches played.

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Team form: Atalanta vs Roma

Atalanta Form

Atalanta hope to get back to winning ways after first beating Cagliari by 2-1, before winning 0-1 against Genoa. The streak ended in a recent 0-1 defeat against Inter. Atalanta claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Serie A. They also drew two and lost two, scored five goals and conceded six.

Roma Form

Their past three matches saw Roma beating Como 1-0, losing 2-1 against Juventus, and beating Genoa by 3-1. Roma managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Serie A away matches, in which they scored seven while also conceding six times. They also experienced zero draws and three defeats.

Betting stats for Atalanta and Roma

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 Roma played across all tournaments.

  • In 16 of the last 18 Atalanta home matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 12 of the last 14 Atalanta home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 12 of the last 14 Atalanta matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • Atalanta have won 4 of the last 5 home matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
  • In the last 4 Atalanta matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 26 of the last 28 Roma matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 21 of the last 22 Roma matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 19 of the last 21 Roma away matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 17 of the last 19 Roma away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 3 of the last 4 Roma matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 1.5

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Full-time result

Atalanta claimed all three points four times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing four along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. Roma won seven of their last 10 games away, while drawing zero and losing three in this series of matches. Atalanta have beaten Roma in 3 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Atalanta scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Roma scored the opening goal in six of the last ten away from home. Of the previous 10 outings, Atalanta scored the opening goal five times, whereas their opponents were first on target in seven of their last 10 games. Atalanta have scored in 7 consecutive home meetings with Roma.

Total goals

Atalanta saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Roma’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.7 goals in these matches.