Atalanta vs Bologna prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2024-03-02 17:00.
A humiliating 4-0 defeat at the hands of league leaders Inter Milan brought Atalanta’s ten-game unbeaten run (W8, D2) to a screeching halt, but their top-four fate remains in their own hands. Starting this round two points behind the Serie A top-four, La Dea can take pride from not yet losing consecutive games this season, which raises hopes of an immediate rebound against direct Champions League qualification rivals Bologna.
Returning to the Gewiss Stadium should perk them up even more, as Atalanta have won their last eight games at this venue. That includes seven in this competition, affording them the chance to record eight consecutive home wins in the top-flight for the first time ever! Eight wins out of the last 12 home league H2Hs (D3, L1) would suggest they’re good value to do so, even though the lone defeat came in the most recent encounter.
Bologna are likely to pose a bigger threat this time, traveling with the confidence on the back of five consecutive top-flight wins – a feat they achieved for the first time since May 1967. The season is already a historical success for the Rossoblu with their current tally of 13 wins being the most at this stage of a Serie A campaign since finishing second to Inter in 1965/66.
Their hopes of European qualification are being fuelled by their home form, with Bologna struggling to make an impact on the road, having won only two of their 12 away league games (D7, L3) this season. Four of those draws saw them concede points despite scoring the match opener, an eventuality they may look to avoid here as they target three successive league H2H wins for the first time since 1963 after winning the last two such meetings ‘to nil’.
Players to watch: Charles De Ketelaere has scored four of his last five league goals at this venue, each time helping his side to a win by at least a two-goal margin. Quite contrastingly, Joshua Zirkzee loves being on the road, with seven of his last eight top-flight goals coming away from home.
Hot stat: The home team on the day kept a first-half clean sheet in 12 of the last 13 top-flight H2Hs.