Ace Football previews the Serie A game between Atalanta and Sassuolo who meet up this coming Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Sassuolo face a daunting first assignment in the Serie A when they visit the title favourites Atalanta on the opening day of the new campaign.
Team form: Atalanta vs Sassuolo
Atalanta Form
In their last three matches, Atalanta lost 0-1 against Bologna, drew 1-1 with Fiorentina and recorded a 0-0 draw with Hapoel Tel Aviv. 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 five.
Sassuolo Form
Sassuolo collected one win from their last three matches, as Lecce won by 2-3. Parma Calcio 1913 were too strong as well, winning 1-0, before Sassuolo won 3-0 against Cesena. Sassuolo didn’t manage a single away win in their last six Serie A matches, but managed two draws, while suffering four defeats. They conceded eight and scored four goals themselves.
Betting facts for Atalanta and Sassuolo
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Atalanta and Sassuolo. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 15 of the last 17 Atalanta home matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 4 Atalanta home matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In the last 4 Atalanta home matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Atalanta matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 Atalanta matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 19 of the last 21 Sassuolo away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 16 of the last 18 Sassuolo away matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 13 of the last 14 Sassuolo matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Sassuolo have lost the last 4 away matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Sassuolo have lost the last 4 away matches in a row and the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players in form: Atalanta vs Sassuolo
Look no further than Gianluca Scamacca, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Atalanta in the Serie A, while Armand Lauriente managed two goals in the last half dozen matches for Sassuolo in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.
Betting markets: Atalanta vs Sassuolo
Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at New Balance Arena across all tournaments Atalanta won four times, drew three and lost three times. Sassuolo claimed one wins, three draw and six defeats in their last 10 games away.
Both teams to score
Surprisingly, Atalanta only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Interestingly, Sassuolo scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Sassuolo managed the first goal of the game in only three of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Atalanta were first on target in three of their last 10 outings.
Total goals
Atalanta saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.4 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Sassuolo, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.3 times goals per game.
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