Genoa vs Atalanta prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2025-12-20 19:45.
[p]After suffering their first league defeat since Daniele De Rossi replaced Patrick Vieira as head coach, Genoa will try to bounce back against an in-form Atalanta, who are looking to qualify for Europe once more.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Genoa’s five-game unbeaten run in Serie A (W3, D2) is over after losing 2-1 to title-chasing Inter Milan last weekend. They consequently dropped to 16th – leaving them just two points above the relegation zone. They did at least score for the third successive home match (W1, D1, L1), after starting this season with a five-game sequence as hosts without a single goal to their name in the league. Only one top-flight win at Stadio Luigi Ferraris in their last 11 such encounters though (D3, L7) certainly raises some concerns.[/p]
[p]Atalanta’s decision to change head coach last month has worked out even better than Genoa’s, as Raffaele Palladino’s men have won five of their last six games in all competitions (L1), including their 2-1 victory over Cagliari last Saturday. La Dea still start this round of fixtures two points below the top half though, while they last had fewer points than their current tally of 19 after the opening 15 Serie A matchdays back in 2014/15, when they eventually finished 17th! The visitors will specifically aim to improve away from home, as they are winless in five league outings on their travels (D2, L3), losing the last three.[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Atalanta are unbeaten in the last 12 H2Hs (W8, D4), winning the last five, and have scored at least four goals in three of the last four, including in the Coppa Italia earlier this month.[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Pre-round, a joint league-high ten of Genoa’s games this season produced over 2.5 goals. [/p]
[p]Genoa have conceded at least twice in four of their last six home matches.[/p]
[p]Atalanta’s Serie A away games this season are yet to feature a goal inside the opening 15 minutes.[/p]
[p]Atalanta’s four league victories this term have all come against teams starting this round below them.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Genoa’s Vitinha has contributed to three goals in his last four Serie A matches (G2, A1) and has made it 1-0 in three of his last four scoring appearances. Charles De Ketelaere has netted each of his six goals this season for Atalanta or Belgium after half-time and opened the scoring here in February 2024.[/p]
[p]Genoa midfielder Jean Onana and Atalanta pair Ademola Lookman and Odilon Kossounou have left for the Africa Cup of Nations, while centre-back Berat Djimsiti went off injured last weekend for this Sunday’s visitors. [/p]
[p]For all the latest team news, please check the Flashscore match centre.[/p]
[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Given Atalanta’s strong form and their recent H2H dominance, we suggest betting on Atalanta to win and over 2.5 goals here.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Tomáš Vlasák[/i][/p]