Serie A: AC Milan vs. Atalanta Betting Preview, Odds, Prediction

AC Milan awaits Atalanta in the game they need to win to secure their Europa League place. With these three points, Rossoneri would keep the fifth spot in the standings, which leads directly to the second most prominent competition in European football. On the other side, they have the most efficient team in Europe, who is currently second and is getting prepared for the Champions League challenges. Atalanta defeated Milan 5-0 in the first match of the season, and they are for sure aiming to prevent any kind of revenge from the other side.

Preview

AC Milan (+210) is in the best shape of all the Italian teams right now, along with Atalanta. Since coming back from the pause, they haven’t lost and have seven wins and three draws.

But what is different than before is their style of play, as Pioli’s side became one of the most attractive teams to watch in Serie A. Apart from the opening game this June against Juventus, which was the rematch of the Coppa Italia semis, Rossoneri scored two or more goals in each and every contest.

They did that against Roma, Lazio, Juventus, Napoli pretty much all the top teams in-country, and that is something we need to acknowledge. They smashed Lazio on the road 0-3 and rolled over Juventus with 4-2 even though the Old Lady had a two-goal lead.

Atalanta (+115) is slightly better than Milan when looking at their record following the comeback from COVID-19 chaos. During that period, La Dea posted wight wins and two draws, displaying some magnificent performances along the way.

This team is the most efficient among the top 5 European leagues and is looking fabulous. Every neutral fan is rooting for Atalanta to win the Champions League, but, to be honest, the chances for that are too low.

Gasperini’s side did slow down in recent times a little bit and had four out if the previous six events with under 2.5 goals. That is possible because of his desire to keep the team for the UCL.

Latest News

Several players aren’t going to appear for Milan against Atalanta because of injures. Castillejo, Leo Duarte, Hernandez, and Musacchio are out. Bennacer is suspended because of the yellow cards. Romagnoli is doubtful, but probably isn’t going to appear.

Josip Ilicic is the only one who isn’t ready among the visitors.

Head to Head Matches

If you remember, AC Milan’s turning point of the season happened in Bergamo, once they lost 5-0 against Atalanta. Back then the alarm went off, and the organization started to work differently. They would bring back Zlatan Ibrahimovic from America, and things went up.

That defeat could have easily been 7 or 8 nil for La Dea, as they completely humiliated the seven-time European champions.

Prediction

There’s no way for this match to end with fewer than three goals. Moneyline for that is too low, -280, but it is safe. We would suggest betting on over 3.5 goals with the profits much higher, +100. It is something realistic in this case, because as you can see both sides are very efficient.