Atalanta vs Bologna prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2025-04-12 10:30.
[p]After being in the top three from the end of round ten onwards, Atalanta’s recent form is putting a UEFA Champions League (UCL) place in real danger and the threat of missing out on European football altogether next season is becoming bigger by the week. La Dea have lost three league games in a row, all without scoring, and could now suffer four consecutive defeats under boss Gian Piero Gasperini for the first time.[/p]
[p]Another loss would see his side drop out of the top three as Bologna, who begin this gameweek just a point and place behind, are the visitors at the Gewiss Stadium. Atalanta’s fortunes at home have taken a real turn for the worse since the start of 2025, a claim substantiated by the fact they are the only team in the top half of the table yet to win a league game as hosts this year (D4, L3)![/p]
[p]Bologna should travel to their top-four rivals in buoyant fashion having won their last two Serie A away games. Not since March 2024 have they recorded three consecutive top-flight wins on the road, and with one foot in the Coppa Italia final already after a 3-0 semi-final first-leg win over Empoli, they could still pick up silverware while qualifying for the UCL.[/p]
[p]The Red and Blues have won six of their last seven games in all competitions and are unbeaten in their last four league games (W3, D1) against Atalanta, meaning they are now looking to avoid defeat in five Serie A H2Hs in a row for the first time since 1953-1955! Having won on each of their last three visits to the Gewiss Stadium, the prospects appear plentiful, with the most recent success coming only two months ago when they won 1-0 in the Coppa Italia quarter-final.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Ademola Lookman was the last Atalanta player to score at home and also found the net in this fixture last season, but after four attempts (D1, L3), he is still yet to win against Bologna. In-form Dan Ndoye provided an assist against Atalanta in the reverse fixture, while his last four Serie A goals arrived after half-time.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Bologna have conceded the first goal in only one of their last seven away games in all competitions.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Tom Penn[/i][/p]