Atalanta will face off against visiting side Lecce at Gewiss Stadium in the Serie A clash on Friday.
Scroll down to see all of the predictions, poll and statistics for Atalanta v Lecce - as well as up-to-date odds.
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Atalanta
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Atalanta will be looking for a repeat result of a 0-1 Serie A success versus AC Milan.
In that match, Atalanta managed 52% possession and 11 shots on goal with 2 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Atalanta was Éderson (62'). AC Milan got 12 attempts on goal with 1 on target.
A common characteristic of recent Atalanta games is the number of results with a nil in them.
Taking their prior 6 matches before this one, in 6 of them a bet on both teams scoring would've lost.
Ahead of this meeting, Atalanta haven't lost in the league to Lecce in their last 3 matches.
Lecce
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Following on from tasting defeat last time out to Como in Serie A action, Lecce will be hoping to turn things around here.
In that match, Lecce had 44% possession and 14 shots on goal with 7 on target. Como had 10 shots on goal with 5 on target. Assane Diao (33', 91') and Edoardo Goldaniga (84') scored for Como.
Looking at their form, and Lecce have been scored against in 6 of their last 6 games, with opponents netting 12 goals in total. At the back, Lecce seem to have a bit of a soft underbelly. Previous results aside, time will tell if that trend shall be sustained in this game.
Heading into this fixture, Lecce are without an away win for the past 4 matches in the league.
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Head to head
An examination of their most recent head to head clashes stretching back to 01/03/2020 tells us that Atalanta have won 4 of them & Lecce 2, with the tally of draws being 0.
There were also goals galore in those games, with 22 in all at an average of 3.67 goals per meeting.
The last league fixture featuring these clubs was Serie A match day 1 on 19/08/2024 when the final score was Lecce 0-4 Atalanta.
In that match, Lecce managed 47% possession and 21 attempts on goal with 4 on target.
On the other side, Atalanta had 11 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target. Marco Brescianini (35', 66') and Mateo Retegui (45', 57') scored.
The referee was Davide Massa.
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Team News: Atalanta
Sead Kolasinac (Cruciate ligament tear), Marco Palestra (Hamstring strain), Gianluca Scamacca (Hamstring injury) and Giorgio Scalvini (Shoulder injury) are not available for Atalanta boss Gian Gasperini.
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Team News: Lecce
Lecce manager Marco Giampaolo has to contend with a number of unavailable players. Joan González (heart problems), Filip Marchwinski (Cruciate ligament tear) and Gaby Jean (Cruciate ligament tear) are those who can’t be considered.
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Prediction
We feel that in this game, Lecce should have enough to put a goal past this Atalanta side, however it is unlikely to be as many as the goals that they could concede.
We are anticipating a narrow 2-1 winning margin for Atalanta when all is said and done. It’s a very tough call.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for this match?
Turning to the betting odds on the full-time result market, putting your money on Atalanta is available for 1.22, a bet on a drawn result is 5.75 and taking a punt on the winning team to be Lecce comes in at 11. These are the best of the market prices offered as of now.
Andre Moura,
04:02 24/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Atalanta
Formed: 1907
Stadium: Gewiss Stadium (24,950)
Captain: Rafael Tolói
Chairman: Antonio Percassi
Manager: Gian Gasperini
Competitions: Serie A position 3, UEFA Super Cup (Final)
⭐ Star Man: Mateo Retegui
Customarily playing in the Striker position, Mateo Retegui was born in Argentina. After having played his first senior match for Boca Juniors in the 2018 - 2019 season, the accomplished Forward has got 23 league goals in this Serie A 2024 - 2025 season to date coming from a total of 31 appearances.