Monza vs Atalanta prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2025-05-03 13:00.
[p]Monza’s imminent relegation to Serie B looks set to be confirmed this weekend, as they start the round 12 points from safety with just four matches to go. Their fate could be sealed before kick-off, but even with a reprieve, the perfection they’ll need to make the unlikeliest of great escapes appears impossible for a side who’ve won just two league matches all season (D9, L23), most recently being beaten 2-0 by ten-man Juventus last week.[/p]
[p]Highlighting their struggles is the fact only four sides in Serie A’s three points per win era have amassed fewer than their 15 points after 34 matches. The Biancorossi could lose six successive Serie A matches for the first time ever if they’re beaten here, and having failed to even score in the last three, arresting that slump and restoring any pride looks a tall order.[/p]
[p]Atalanta will journey across Lombardy smelling blood, not least because they’ve faced no side more often in Serie A history while retaining a 100% winning record than Monza (W5). A 14-3 aggregate scoreline in that time lays bare La Dea’s H2H dominance, while the fact that they also boast the best away record in the division highlights why they’ll be big favourites here (W11, D3, L3).[/p]
[p]Gian Piero Gasperini’s men will look to tighten their grip on a top four place here, as they begin the weekend with just a four-point cushion down to fifth. Sealing UEFA Champions League football would still represent another successful season, having only amassed more than their 65 points at this stage twice previously, albeit even that’s not been enough to keep up dreams of a maiden Scudetto.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Pedro Pereira may be dreading this match given he has lost six of his last seven personal H2Hs, with his side conceding at least twice in five of those defeats. Atalanta’s Charles De Ketelaere will look to pile on the pain as he attempts to end a 16-game scoring drought having netted the match opener in last season’s corresponding fixture.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Atalanta are the only team yet to concede an away Serie A goal after the 60th minute this season.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Matt Jones[/i][/p]