Serie A: Fiorentina vs Atalanta – Betting preview

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

Mid-placed Atalanta travel to Artemio Franchi, Firenze to face struggling Fiorentina in a round 9 game, which kicks-off this coming Thursday. The home side could do with a win to ease their trouble at the wrong end of the table.

Fiorentina are placed 18th with four points after eight matches. Atalanta occupy a position as 11th in the league on ten points.

Form: Fiorentina vs Atalanta

Fiorentina Form

Fiorentina endured a tough spell in their previous three matches, which brought three defeats. They lost 2-1 against Genoa, before Como won 1-3, while Inter claimed a victory in a 2-1 match. Fiorentina are without a win in their last six Serie A matches on home soil, which produced a record of three draws and three defeats, in which they conceded ten and scored four goals.

Atalanta Form

Atalanta came away from their previous three games with just one draw, as they lost 3-2 against AC Milan. A 2-0 defeat against Ajax followed, before a 4-4 draw with Frosinone. Atalanta only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Serie A. In these six matches they drew one and lost four as well as being outscored by 13 goals to nine.

Betting facts for Fiorentina and Atalanta

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Fiorentina and Atalanta. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Fiorentina vs Atalanta

Franco Mastantuono look like value in the goal scoring market with three strikes to his name in six Serie A matches. The visitors are crossing their fingers Nikola Krstovic adds to his five Serie A goals come this coming Thursday.

Betting markets: Fiorentina vs Atalanta

Full-time result

Fiorentina won four of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Artemio Franchi, Firenze. They drew three and lost three as well, while Atalanta won three of their last 10 games away. They drew one and lost six. Atalanta conceded a goal in their previous 6 matches. Fiorentina have not lost to Atalanta in 6 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Fiorentina scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Atalanta scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in last 6 consecutive Fiorentina games Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Fiorentina managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, Atalanta kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. Fiorentina have scored in 12 consecutive home meetings with Atalanta.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in nine of Fiorentina’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.6 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Atalanta, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.6 times goals per game themselves. Somehow Fiorentina failed to keep a clean sheet in their previous 9 matches. Atalanta conceded a goal in their last 6 matches.