Just three points separate Atalanta and Lazio in the Serie A table as the two sides prepare to go head-to-head at the Gewiss Stadium on Sunday.
Atalanta sit second – two points behind first-place Napoli and one point above third-place AC Milan – having taken 24 points from a possible 30 this season.
Meanwhile, Lazio find themselves fifth – three points behind Atalanta – after picking up 21 points across their opening ten games. Can they move level with Atalanta this weekend?
It is worth noting that Atalanta have yet to taste defeat in the Serie A this term, securing seven wins and three draws along the way.
After winning four of their first five outings, the Bergamo outfit recorded their second draw of the campaign before winning three of their next four clashes.
Atalanta have been especially strong on home soil of late, losing just one of their previous eight Serie A matches at the Gewiss Stadium.
That said, they have only managed to score over 2.5 goals in one of their five home league games since the start of the current campaign.
As for Lazio, they head into Sunday’s clash with a record of six wins, three draws and one loss. Only Napoli and Atalanta have suffered fewer defeats this season.
The Eagles are currently enjoying a five-game unbeaten streak, having claimed four straight wins before drawing with Udinese last time out.
It is also worth noting that Lazio last conceded a Serie A goal all the way back on September 3. Since then, they have kept five successive clean sheets.
Not only do Lazio have the best defensive record in Serie A (5), but they also have the second-best offensive record (21). This highlights their strength at both ends of the pitch.
Head-to-head: Lazio have only managed to win one of their previous ten league meetings with Atalanta, suffering four defeats in the process.
That said, Lazio are currently enjoying a three-game unbeaten streak in this fixture after claiming one win and two draws since their last loss to Atalanta.
Team news: Atalanta look set to be without several players on Sunday, with Juan Musso, Duvan Zapata, Davide Zappacosta and Rafael Toloi out injured.
As for Lazio, they will travel to Bergamo without Marco Bertini as the defensive midfielder continues to recover from an abductor injury while Ciro Immobile picked up an injury to the left hamstring last time.
Although Atalanta have yet to taste defeat this term, there is no hiding the fact that Lazio have also kicked off the campaign in eye-catching form.
Forebet predicts that Lazio will claim all three points on Sunday, scoring over 1.5 goals in the process.
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