Napoli vs Atalanta Prediction, Betting Tips & Prediction

Napoli vs Atalanta
Italian Serie A
Date: Saturday, October 17, 2024
Starts at 14pm UK
Location: Stadio San Paolo, Naples.

Saturday afternoon will be very interesting when it comes to the Italian Serie A, as it will offer four exciting games. The action begins in San Paolo, where Napoli welcome last season's most efficient side in the country, Atalanta.

The Bergamo team scored 98 goals in the previous campaign, and also had an incredible start to the year, taking all possible points and scoring 13 goals in three games!

However, some of its key players may be facing fitness issues after playing international matches like Zapata and Muriel.

The Partenopei also have a 100% win rate, but so far they have only played two games. It is not yet known how the fiasco against Juventus will end.

Napoli vs Atalanta head to head

In the past, there have been 42 direct confrontations between them and the statistics are minimally favorable to Napoli; 15-14 in terms of wins.

The win rate at this stadium is just under 50%, having won 10 out of 22 games and lost six.

The most recent meeting was in July of this year in Bergamo. Atalanta claimed a comfortable 2-0 victory thanks to goals from Mario Pasalic and Robin Gosens.

Five of the last seven h2h ended with BTTS and over 2,5 FT, which is a scenario we hope to see again.

Prediction Napoli vs Atalanta

If we also count the pre-season games, Napoli has four consecutive victories and four consecutive defeats. In the first two weeks of Serie A they defeated Parma 2-0 and Genoa 6-0.

Many of their players tested positive for COVID-19 after the second game, but the vast majority of them recovered during the international break. It remains to be seen whether Gennaro Gattuso can count on key players. Dries Mertens opened the new campaign in style with two goals, as did Hirving Lozano. They are expected to lead the charge if they both feel good.

Atalanta are playing at a completely different level to any Serie A team at the moment. It's good to see a team like this that doesn't care much about defence. Its results are simply incredible; 4-2 win over Torino, 4-1 win over Lazio and 5-2 win over Cagliari.

So there are plenty of reasons to expect a lot of goals in Napoli, which is why goals are probably the best bet.

Napoli vs Atalanta Betting Tips

• Both to score and above 2,5 @ 1,65

• Atalanta team goals Over 1,5 @ 1,83.

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