Atalanta vs Lazio prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2024-02-03 17:00.
Two teams vying for a Champions League qualification spot in Serie A this season clash on Sunday as Atalanta welcome Lazio to Gewiss Stadium. The hosts come into this one sitting just two points above their opponents, having recorded eight wins in their last ten competitive matches (D1, L1), a run which has also seen them progress in both the Coppa Italia and UEFA Europa League.
Atalanta’s form on home soil in Serie A this campaign has been especially strong, with manager Gian Piero Gasperini’s side losing just two of their 11 such games (W8, D1). Those results have been largely aided by their freescoring approach, as only Inter Milan have found the net more on their own patch than La Dea’s 24 league goals ahead of this matchday, while seven of those 11 outings have seen them score two or more.
That will not exactly be music to the ears of visiting Lazio, who have kept just two clean sheets in their ten away league fixtures this term. However, they enter this contest having not tasted defeat in any of their last five Serie A games (W4, D1) – their longest unbeaten league streak in 2023/24 so far. Their latest encounter saw them draw 0-0 with Napoli, a result that leaves them perched just inside the top seven ahead of the weekend.
With back-to-back victories on the road under their belt in Italy’s top flight, Lazio’s confidence will be high – belief further reinforced by the fact they haven’t lost any of their last three H2Hs on their travels (W2, D1). The Eagles also secured a late 3-2 win in the reverse fixture earlier this campaign, which should serve as an additional morale boost!
Players to watch: Atalanta’s Gianluca Scamacca hit his sixth Serie A goal of the campaign last time out, though he has only netted once in five previous personal meetings with Lazio, who will have Ciro Immobile back from suspension for this game. The 33-year-old will no doubt be hungry to add to his already-impressive tally against Atalanta, which currently stands at five goals across his last 11 league H2Hs, four of which arrived after the hour mark.
Hot stat: Atalanta have averaged 5.81 corners per Serie A match this season – the second-most of any side.