Atalanta vs Salernitana prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2023-12-17 19:45.
A last-gasp winner saw Atalanta dramatically beat Milan 3-2 in their last Serie A (SA) match, halting their four-game winless run in the process (D1, L3). Gian Piero Gasperini’s men moved to within a point of the European places with that victory, while a 4-0 win in the UEFA Europa League in midweek ensured they went through the group stage unbeaten.
Atalanta now go in search of back-to-back SA victories for the first time since October, and they’ll be confident as they face rock-bottom Salernitana in a fixture they won 8-2 last season! While a repeat of the scale of that victory may be a little far-fetched, the fact that La Dea have won five of their six SA matches against teams starting this round 13th or lower without reply (D1) is bound to instill confidence amongst the home faithful.
Consecutive defeats have kept Salernitana rooted to the foot of the SA table and continued a poor start to Filippo Inzaghi’s tenure at the club, despite a shock win over Lazio recently. There’s been considerable unrest at the club too, with fans launching a protest against both the players and the coach.
Inzaghi nevertheless “still believes” the Granata can pull off a great escape, but their failure to win a SA away match this term (D2, L5) flies in the face of that confidence. Problems exist at both ends of the field, as their 30 goals conceded is the highest in the division, while only Empoli (ten) have netted fewer than Saleritana’s 11.
Players to watch: Atalanta’s Ademola Lookman scored twice against Milan – as he did in the famous home January H2H demolition. Salernitana’s Simy has directly contributed to two goals in his last three matches (G1, A1), but it was only his third league strike since his famous 2020/21 season that saw him score 20 SA goals.
Hot stat: Atalanta have opened the scoring in seven of their ten home competitive outings this term.