Atalanta vs Napoli Live Stream, Predictions

📊 Form Guide

Atalanta

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Atalanta, buoyed by their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after the 0-1 Serie A success versus Cagliari.

In that game, Atalanta had 64% possession and 10 shots on goal with 2 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Atalanta was Luis Muriel (90'). Cagliari got 4 shots at goal with 1 of them on target.

Fixtures featuring Atalanta have often been engaging affairs recently with a lot of goalmouth action being a real hallmark. Over their past six games alone, the sum total of 20 goals have gone in for both teams combined (at an average of 3.33 goals per game) with 11 of those being chalked up by La Dea. That kind of pattern isn’t assured to be carried forward here, of course.

Ahead of this clash, Atalanta have not won at home in their last 3 matches in the league.

SSC Napoli

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Following on from a losing effort in their last game against Granada in Europa League action, Napoli and their travelling fans will hope for a better result here.

In that match, SSC Napoli had 62% possession and 11 attempts at goal with 1 of them on target. Granada CF had 9 shots at goal with 4 on target. Yangel Herrera (19') and Kenedy (21') scored for Granada.

During their six most recent matches, Gennaro Gattuso's SSC Napoli have found the net a total of 5 times therefore yielding them the goals scored per game average of 0.83.

Coming into this meeting, SSC Napoli haven’t won away from home in the past 2 league matches.

👥 Head to head

A glance at their most recent head to head meetings stretching back to 22/04/2019 shows that Atalanta have won 3 of these games and Napoli 1, with the tally of drawn results standing at 2.

18 goals were produced between them in this period, with 10 of them from La Dea and 8 coming from Partenopei. That is an average goals per game value of 3.

📋 Team News: Atalanta

It’s a low absenteeism rate, with just a single fitness concern for the Atalanta gaffer Gian Gasperini to contend with from of an almost fully healthy squad. Hans Hateboer (Ankle problems) is sidelined.

🗞️ Team News: Napoli

Napoli boss Gennaro Gattuso has some current player fitness concerns. Diego Demme (Hamstring Injury), Elseid Hysaj (Calf Problems), David Ospina (Adductor problems), Konstantinos Manolas (Distortion of the ankle), Andrea Petagna (Unknown Injury), Dries Mertens (Ankle Injury) and Hirving Lozano (Hamstring Injury) will not be playing here.

🔮 Prediction

We’re thinking that Napoli might well have a job on their hands to find the net against this Atalanta side who we think should gain the upper hand.

We’re therefore anticipating a very even contest with a 1-0 winning margin for Atalanta when all is said and done.

Expecting it to be tight.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Renata Leite, 00:16 17/02/2021