Atalanta vs Sassuolo Prediction & Betting Tips - Serie A

Prediction published on 17/02/2024, 06:01  by Kennedy Kechula in Serie A Predictions

The race for the top four is on, and Atalanta will be looking to solidify their chances when they welcome Sassuolo. This match at Gewiss Stadium finds Atalanta in fourth place and Sassuolo a place above the relegation zone. Atalanta warmed up for this game with an impressive 4-1 win at Genoa, making it eight games without defeat. Six wins in that eight-game run is enough to build Atalanta’s confidence coming here. They have also done well at home, with seven straight wins. Five times in the last 10 matches, they kept clean sheets. Atalanta will have a massive boost in their chase for Champions League football, having Ademola Lookman back. The Nigerian had a good run with his national team at AFCON 2023 and Atalanta will hope he carries the form here. Bergamaschi didn’t struggle in his absence though, scoring 14 in the four matches he missed. Only Inter Milan, the league leaders, have a better run of form than Atalanta in the last five matches.

Sassuolo are battling relegation and will deservedly enter this game as the underdogs. Their status is well reinforced by the fact they face a side that has six home wins in the league. A poor defence has seen Sassuolo concede 42 times in 21 league matches. They will have to be at their best to stop this Atalanta side that has scored 18 times in six home league matches. The visitors themselves are coming from a four-game winless run in which they lost four times. They failed to score in two of the said four matches though their last, a 1-1 draw with Torino marked some improvement. Sassuolo are in danger of falling into the relegation zone this weekend. Their away run should have them really worried about this, In the last seven away matches, they haven't managed a win, losing six. One of those was in the Coppa Italia and the rest in Serie A.