Atalanta vs AS Roma prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2026-01-02 19:45.
[p]Legendary former Atalanta manager Gian Piero Gasperini makes his first return to Bergamo when he brings his title-chasing Roma side to town.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Atalanta seemed to have been building some momentum with back-to-back wins over Cagliari and Genoa, but a 1-0 defeat to title-challengers Inter Milan last time out prevented them from climbing into the top-eight. That result also ended La Dea’s four-game winning streak at home, and ominously their last set of back-to-back home league defeats came in March when they followed up defeat to Inter with a loss to capital opposition in the form of Lazio! Home fans will hope history doesn’t repeat itself here and can take heart from Atalanta last losing their first league game of a new year back in 2016 (W6, D3).[/p]
[p]Visitors Roma are firmly in the title picture as they enter 2026 trailing leaders Inter by just three points, but they’ll be disappointed they’re not leading the race after suffering three defeats in their last five Serie A matches (W2). The Giallorossi are chasing their first Scudetto since 2001, and rounded off a positive 2025 in which they accumulated more points than any other Serie A side (82) by beating Genoa 3-1 last time out. That’s despite losing three of their last four away league matches (W1), with each defeat coming by a one-goal margin.[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Roma’s league double over Atalanta in the 2021/22 season serves as their only two victories over La Dea in the last 15 H2Hs (D4, L9).[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]The half-time result has been replicated come full-time in 13 of Atalanta’s 17 Serie A games this season.[/p]
[p]There have been over 2.5 goals in four of Atalanta’s last six home matches.[/p]
[p]The team scoring first has won 16 of Roma’s 17 league games this term.[/p]
[p]Just two of Roma’s last seven away games saw both teams score.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Atalanta captain Marten de Roon has scored a career-high three times against Roma, all of which came in wins albeit they all came on the road. Opposite number Bryan Cristante has returned the favour by scoring three goals against Atalanta, and usually has an important say in matters since five of his last seven goals have served as the game’s last.[/p]
[p]Atalanta seem to have come through their last encounter with no fresh injury concerns, while Roma saw MatĂas SoulĂ© limp off against Genoa in a game that both Leon Bailey and Lorenzo Pellegrini missed.[/p]
[p]For all the latest team news, please check the Flashscore match centre.[/p]
[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Ten of the last 11 H2Hs Atalanta have hosted saw both teams score and over 2.5 goals, so a bet for that to continue could return a decent profit. [/p]
[p][i]Author: Peter Stavrinou[/i][/p]