The Serie A title race looks set to take another twist when Atalanta welcome Napoli to Bergamo on Sunday afternoon.
As we head into the business end of the season, Napoli find themselves second in the table – three points behind AC Milan and three points ahead of third-place Inter Milan.
Meanwhile, Atalanta sit fifth – eight points outside the top four and level with sixth-place Roma on 51 points.
Atalanta have managed to win just three of their previous 12 Serie A matches, recording five draws and four losses along the way.
That said, they have only lost one of their previous four and head into Sunday’s showdown on a two-game unbeaten streak.
Many of Atalanta’s recent struggles have come on home soil. Indeed, they have only managed to win one of their past six home games in the league.
It is also worth noting that each of Atalanta’s last three Serie A games have produced under 2.5 goals, meaning Sunday’s clash could be a low-scoring affair.
On the flip side, Napoli have lost only one of their past 11 league outings – securing seven wins and three draws in the process.
They have also won three of their last four Serie A encounters, with a defeat to title rivals Milan coming during that period.
Napoli have starred away from home in recent times, avoiding defeat in each of their last eight away games in Serie A.
Better still, Napoli boast the best defensive record in the division – having conceded just 22 goals in 30 matches this season.
Head-to-head: Atalanta have won each of their last three meetings with Napoli in all competitions, scoring over 2.5 on every occasions.
When you look at the bigger picture, Napoli have won just one of their previous eight matches against Atalanta – suffering five losses along the way.
Team news: Atalanta could be without as many as six first-team players this weekend, including Duvan Zapata, Josip Ilicic, Aleksey Miranchuk and Rafael Toloi.
As for Napoli, they currently have four players sidelined through injury – Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Alex Meret, Andrea Petagna and Adam Ounas.
Although Napoli find themselves 12 points ahead of Atalanta, the hosts should have enough quality to frustrate the visitors.
Forebet predicts that Atalanta and Napoli will play out a low-scoring draw on Sunday.
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