Napoli Can Leapfrog Atalanta With Victory on Home Soil
Napoli vs Atalanta - 30/03/2024
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Saturday’s Serie A action begins with an intriguing battle between two teams sitting just outside the European places.
Ahead of the showdown at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, seventh-placed Napoli find themselves just two points behind sixth-placed Atalanta.
In this preview, we cover all the key stats, trends, analysis and predictions. Read on to discover what Forebet’s predictive analytics model forecasts for Saturday’s clash.
Napoli return from the international break on a three-game winless run across all competitions, so they will be eager to return to winning ways this weekend.
In addition to 1-1 draws against Torino and Inter Milan, Napoli suffered a 3-1 defeat to Barcelona, crashing out of the Champions League in the process.
That said, the reigning champions have avoided defeat in each of their last six Serie A matches, picking up two wins and four draws along the way.
Having recorded a solitary loss in their previous 10 league outings, Napoli will be confident of securing another positive result on home soil.
As for Atalanta, they booked their place in the Europa League quarter-finals before the international break, defeating Sporting Lisbon 2-1 and 3-2 on aggregate.
Thanks to that victory, La Dea head into Saturday’s clash on a three-game unbeaten streak across all competitions, following one win and two draws.
When you look at the bigger picture, Atalanta have lost just two of their last 15 matches across all competitions, although they have failed to win any of their last four in the league.
It is also worth noting that La Dea have managed to win only one of their previous eight away league outings, highlighting their struggles on the road.
Head-to-head: Napoli have won each of their last four Serie A meetings with Atalanta, scoring over 1.5 goals in each of those victories.
When you look at the broader H2H statistics, nine of the previous 11 encounters have produced over 2.5 goals, so we should see plenty of action this time around.
Team news: Napoli have reported no fresh injury problems during the international break, meaning Francesco Calzona has a full-strength squad at his disposal.
On the flip side, Atalanta look set to be without injured duo Charles De Ketelaere and Teun Koopmeiners for this weekend’s showdown.
If recent meetings between Napoli and Atalanta are anything to go by, we will likely see plenty of action at both ends of the pitch.
Forebet predicts that Napoli and Atalanta will serve up a high-scoring draw, with both teams netting over 1.5 goals.
Home team
Away team
Pred
Correct score
Avg. goals
Weather conditions
Coef.
Score
Live
coef.
It1
344125
X
2 - 2
2.85
20°
3.60
2.05
3.60
3.50
no
no
no
0 - 3(0 - 2)
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