Serie A: Napoli vs. Atalanta Preview, Odds, Prediction

Saturday brings one major clash in the Serie A, as Napoli hosts Atalanta at San Paolo stadium. The home side is still in the first place, but that is mainly because all other teams had a poor start. Recently, we saw Partenopei slowing down heavily, reaching into a pretty critical situation. Without Victor Osimhen, this team is struggling to deliver. Meanwhile, La Dea found its rhythm and is smashing and bashing every opponent that stands in its way. This might be a unique chance for the team from Bergamo to win the Scudetto, and they can’t afford to make slips anymore.

Prediction

Napoli (+145) has one win in the past five games, and that was against Lazio at home last weekend. During midweek, Partenopei visited Sassuolo, where they had a 0-2 lead but failed to keep it. Furthermore, they were lucky to get that one point back home after a dramatic finish.

Osimhen is their key player upfront, with nine goals in 14 appearances this year. Apart from that, he profoundly impacts the game, which is why Napoli became much easier to handle since he picked up a facial injury.

Napoli’s matches are interesting, and five of the past six were with over 2.5 goals, while all of them during this interval saw scores on both sides.

Atalanta (+180) is in the best shape of all the Serie A teams, posting six wins and one draw in the latest seven league clashes. Counting in the UEFA Champions League events, Atalanta didn’t lose in nine straight games.

We believe that a win in Turin over Juventus finally convinced La Dea’s fans that their favorites have a realistic chance to win the title. Three days later, this Wednesday, Atalanta rolled over Venezia at home, 4-0, with Mario Pasalic hitting a hat-trick.

As for the efficiency, La Dea plays super-offensive football and always tries to score. In the past 10 games, two haven’t seen three or more goals (seven were with over 3.5 goals), and two ended without both teams scoring.

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Anguissa, Koulibaly, Zanoli and Osimhen are not available for this meeting.

On the other side, Atalanta can’t count only on two players, Robin Gosens and Matteo Lovato.

Head to Head Games

Atalanta won in the past two games, but both matchups took place in Bergamo, 4-2 in Serie A, and 3-1 in Copa Italia’s second leg. Previously, Napoli smashed La Dea in Serie A, 4-1, and the first leg in Copa Italia ended without goals.

We usually see very efficient contests between these two teams in head-to-head games, with lots of scoring chances and offensive-minded tactics involved.

Prediction

The odds for over 2.5 goals are superb, given the circumstances. Right now, they are between -160 and -150, which is fantastic, because these teams always engage in an open battle once meeting a rival that likes to attack. In order to add a little bit more profits, go with both teams to score and over 2.5 goals, and the odds will go up to -110. We really wouldn’t be surprised to see an extremely efficient event at San Paolo.

Pick: Over 2.5 goals -160

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