Ace Football previews the Serie A round 28 match between Atalanta and Udinese and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Atalanta enjoy home advantage, when visitors Udinese swing by this coming Saturday for a clash in the Serie A. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Atalanta approach round 28 as number 7 in the Serie A table with 45 points on their account so far. With 27 rounds behind them, Udinese have amassed 35 points, placing them as number 10 in the standings.
Team form: Atalanta vs Udinese
Atalanta Form
In has been a bit of everything for Atalanta in their previous three matches, where they first beat Borussia Dortmund by 4-1. This was followed by a disappointing 2-1 defeat against Sassuolo, before an encounter with Lazio produced a 2-2 draw. Atalanta showed little mercy in their past six matches at New Balance Arena, of which they won five, drew none and lost once. They hit the target 11 times, while letting in three themselves.
Udinese Form
In their last three matches, Udinese lost against Sassuolo and Bologna by 1-2 and 1-0, respectively, and beat Fiorentina by 3-0. Udinese won twice, while also recording zero draws, and four defeats in their last six away matches in the Serie A. The scoreline from these matches says 11 goals conceded and seven scored.
Betting stats for Atalanta and Udinese
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Atalanta and Udinese. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 12 of the last 13 Atalanta matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 12 Atalanta home matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Atalanta have won the last 5 home matches in a row and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Atalanta have won the last 5 home matches in a row while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In the last 6 Atalanta home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Udinese matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Udinese matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Udinese have lost 5 of the last 7 away matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 7 of the last 9 Udinese away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Udinese have lost 3 of the last 4 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
Players in form: Atalanta vs Udinese
Despite having scored only two times in his last 6 league matches, Nikola Krstovic has actually netted seven goals during this Serie A season. He will surely want to add some more until the end of the campaign, and the upcoming match against outsiders Udinese should be a good opportunity for him to improve on his recent goalscoring ratio. In short, siding with Nikola Krstovic to add another goal this season should be a bet to consider.
Popular markets: Atalanta vs Udinese
Full-time result
Atalanta won eight of their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while losing two times. Udinese won three of their last 10 games away from home, with zero draws and seven defeats as well. Atalanta have not lost to Udinese in 8 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Atalanta scored the first goal of the match an impressive eight times in the last ten home games. Curiously, Udinese only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Atalanta managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Atalanta’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Udinese, who scored 1.3 times on average in these matches.
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