Genoa vs Atalanta prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2025-05-16 18:45.
[p]Genoa against Atalanta is the only fixture on Serie A’s penultimate matchday in which neither the title, a European qualification spot nor relegation is on the line, and therefore it has been scheduled for Saturday. But that does not mean that it will be dull, as Genoa held Scudetto-chasing Napoli to a 2-2 draw last Sunday to end a four-game winning streak for the league leaders, while the last two H2Hs saw a combined 11 goals![/p]
[p]Despite their positive result in the last round, Genoa also saw their winless run stretch to five matches (D2, L3), so they will be desperate to end their home campaign with a victory. Their underwhelming Serie A record at Stadio Luigi Ferraris this season (W5, D7, L6) means that expectations among the fanbase will not be high, while only seven of those games featured at least three goals. [/p]
[p]Atalanta secured their place in next season’s UEFA Champions League (UCL) with a 2-1 triumph at home to in-form Roma on Monday night and will finish third no matter what happens over the last two matchdays. Gian Piero Gasperini’s men have certainly hit form at the end of the campaign, winning four of their last five games (D1) and keeping three clean sheets in that time.[/p]
[p]Currently boasting Serie A’s best away record this term (W12, D3, L3), Atalanta can surpass their best such performance from 2019/20 (40 points) with a win here. That should not be a huge problem, as La Dea have won each of the last three H2Hs irrespective of the venue – scoring nine goals in the last two – while they have also tasted victory in six of their last seven league matches on the road (L1), finding the net 4+ times in four of those wins![/p]
[p]Players to watch: Genoa’s Vitinha finally got his first goal of the campaign earlier this month against AC Milan, meaning that the Portuguese forward’s last five strikes at club level have all come at home. Former Genoa teammate and this season’s Serie A top scorer, Mateo Retegui (G24), registered a hat-trick in the reverse fixture (5-1), while six of his last eight goals for Atalanta have arrived before half-time.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: A league-low five of Atalanta’s 18 Serie A away matches this season have seen both teams score. [/p]
[p][i]Written by Tomáš Vlasák[/i][/p]