Serie A: Lazio vs Atalanta – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Serie A game between Lazio and Atalanta who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

When Atalanta come to Stadio Olimpico, Rome for the Serie A match this coming Saturday, Lazio will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Atalanta have taken the lead in the Serie A after collecting 40 points from their initial 17 encounters. Lazio trail them by 34 points after 17 rounds, leaving them as number 4 in the table.

Team form: Lazio vs Atalanta

Lazio Form

Lazio added two wins to their account in their three most recent outings, as they beat Ajax by 1-3. Their next match left them empty-handed in a 0-6 defeat against Inter, followed up by a 1-2 win against Lecce. Lazio won five of their last six Serie A matches at Stadio Olimpico, Rome, scoring 12 and conceding nine along the way. They lost once but didn’t draw a single match.

Atalanta Form

Atalanta are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Cagliari got left behind in a 0-1 win, before Cesena got hammered in a 6-1 victory. Empoli was the most recent victim in a 3-2 win for Atalanta. Atalanta have been outstanding on their travels lately, winning five of their previous six away matches in the Serie A. They remained undefeated as they also drew once, while scoring 12 and conceding two goals.

Betting stats and facts for Lazio and Atalanta

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Lazio 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: Lazio vs Atalanta

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Mattia Zaccagni, who is performing well for Lazio. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Serie A outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Atalanta.The visitors will be looking to Ademola Lookman to find the net once again, after managing three Serie A goals for Atalanta in recent matches.

Popular markets: Lazio vs Atalanta

Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at Stadio Olimpico, Rome across all tournaments Lazio won eight times, drew one and lost one times. Atalanta claimed eight wins, one draw and one defeats in their last 10 games away. Atalanta are on a serious roll of now 12 matches without defeat. Atalanta remained without defeat in 6 away games on the bounce.

Both teams to score

Lazio scored the first goal of the game an impressive eight times out of the last ten games. Astonishingly, Atalanta scored the opening goal of the match in eight of their last ten games. Lazio managed to open the scoreline in no less than eight of their previous 10 games. Their opponent from Atalanta performed a similar feat as they scored the opener in eight of their last 10 games.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Lazio, who scored an average of 1.6 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Atalanta, who scored 2.9 times on average in these matches. Atalanta are on a fine streak of scoring at least one goal in their last 14 matches.