Serie A: Roma vs Atalanta – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Serie A round 14 match between Roma and Atalanta and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Roma welcome Atalanta on Monday in the Serie A, with the host motivated by the possibility of closing the gap in the table on the visitors. On the other hand, the latter could distance themselves even further with a win in this exciting round 14 match.

One spot behind the leader of the table, Atalanta have claimed 28 points after 13 rounds, while Roma have amassed 13 points and are now ranked as number 12 in the Serie A standings.

Form: Roma vs Atalanta

Roma Form

A single draw is all Roma have to show from their last three games, where they came up short, losing 2-3 and 1-0 against Bologna and SSC Napoli respectively. Their latest match brought some consolation with a 2-2 against Tottenham. Roma won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Serie A, while also drawing zero. They suffered three defeats, while they scored nine and conceded seven goals.

Atalanta Form

Atalanta are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Udinese got left behind in a 2-1 win, before Parma Calcio 1913 got hammered in a 1-3 victory. BSC Young Boys was the most recent victim in a 1-6 win for Atalanta. Atalanta managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Serie A away matches, in which they scored ten while also conceding eight times. They also experienced one draw and two defeats.

Betting facts for Roma and Atalanta

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

Players on top: Roma vs Atalanta

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Stephan El Shaarawy, who is performing well for Roma. 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 five Serie A goals for Atalanta in recent matches.

Popular markets: Roma vs Atalanta

Full-time result

Roma claimed four wins, drew two and lost four of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Atalanta won seven, drew one and lost two of their last 10 games away. Atalanta are in great form with 7 wins on the bounce. Atalanta have not lost to Roma in 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Roma scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Impressively, Atalanta scored the first goal in nine out of previous ten games. Roma managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Both teams scored in the last 3 consecutive meetings between Roma and Atalanta.

Total goals

Roma saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.1 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Atalanta, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 3.1 times goals per game. Atalanta scored at least once in their previous 10 matches on the bounce.