Juventus vs Atalanta prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2024-03-09 17:00.
[p]Massimiliano Allegri’s bold decision to field his youngest starting line-up (by average age: 26yrs 14 days) of the season against Napoli didn’t end well as the Juventus head coach oversaw a 2-1 loss due to a late penalty. Courtesy of winning just one of their last six Serie A matches (D2, L3), their highly improbable Scudetto claims are all but over as they started this round with a 15-point deficit to league-leaders Inter.[/p]
[p]On an encouraging note, the only win in that run came in their last home match against Frosinone (3-2), but top-four hopefuls Atalanta will almost certainly be a tougher proposition, especially as Juventus haven’t defeated them here since 2018 (D4, L1). Another strong offensive performance would certainly help Juve’s cause, and four separate 3+ goal hauls in their last six competitive home matches suggests they can produce one.[/p]
[p]Back-to-back league defeats, the most recent of which saw Atalanta throw away a half-time lead for the first time this Serie A season in a 2-1 defeat at home to Bologna, saw Gian Piero Gasperini’s men start this round five points behind the top-four. They at least stopped the rut during the week with a 1-1 draw away to Sporting in the UEFA Europa League Round of 16, keeping their season alive on three fronts.[/p]
[p]Yet that was their third consecutive winless away outing across all competitions (D2, L1), with their travelling woes going back even further to just one win from their last seven top-flight away trips (D3, L3). They can’t be accused of a lack of trying, as the visitors hit the woodwork three times in their midweek trip to Portugal, so perhaps more accurate shooting could see their good recent H2H record at this venue continue. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: With their top scorer Dušan Vlahović being sidelined due to a yellow card suspension, Juventus could look later in the game to Federico Chiesa, who scored four of his last six goals beyond the 75th minute. On the other hand, Gianluca Scamacca’s last three strikes arrived before the break following his midweek goal in Portugal.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Juventus have conceded before the half-time break in five consecutive matches, whilst Atalanta have scored during that period in 11 of their last 12 competitive outings.[/p]