Ace Football previews the Serie A game between Atalanta and Verona who meet up this coming Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
When Verona come to New Balance Arena for the Serie A match this coming Sunday, Atalanta will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Atalanta approach round 30 as number 7 in the Serie A table with 47 points on their account so far. With 29 rounds behind them, Verona have amassed 18 points, placing them as number 20 in the standings.
Team form: Atalanta vs Verona
Atalanta Form
A draw is the best Atalanta can show from their last three games, where they came up short in a 1-6 defeat against Bayern Munich. A1-1 draw with Inter followed before they were defeated 4-1 by Bayern Munich. Atalanta won five of their last six Serie A matches at the New Balance Arena, scoring 13 and conceding four along they way. They also drew once as they remained without defeat.
Verona Form
It is all or nothing with Verona, who only triumphed once in their previous three outings. They were defeated 1-2 against SSC Napoli, before beating Bologna 1-2. Unable to build on that, they lost 0-2 against Genoa. Verona only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Serie A. In these six matches they drew two and lost three as well as being outscored by 12 goals to five.
Betting facts for Atalanta and Verona
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Atalanta and Verona. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In the last 8 Atalanta home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 13 of the last 15 Atalanta matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Atalanta home matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Atalanta matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 4 Atalanta home matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 8 of the last 9 Verona away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 8 of the last 9 Verona away matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Verona have lost 6 of the last 8 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Verona have lost 6 of the last 8 matches in the Serie A while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In the last 6 Verona matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
In-form players: Atalanta vs Verona
While only scoring two goals in his last six outings for Atalanta, Gianluca Scamacca has been good for them over the course of the season with eight goals to his name so far. He should be highly motivated to expand of his tally against Verona, and he looks well worth a place in an accumulator this coming Sunday, depending on your betting strategy.
Popular betting markets: Atalanta vs Verona
Full-time result
Atalanta claimed a modest seven wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in one of the games, whilst losing two. Verona won two of their last 10 games away, drew three and lost five of the games in this run. Atalanta did not lose any of their last 6 matches on home soil. Atalanta have not lost to Verona in 3 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Atalanta scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Interestingly, Verona scored the opening goal of the match in just one of their last ten games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Atalanta games Verona should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in this coming Sunday, as Atalanta only managed one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Verona claimed two clean sheets in their last 10 games. Both Team have scored in 4 last consecutive meetings between Atalanta and Verona when playing at New Balance Arena.
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 Verona, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 0.7 times goals per game.
