Thursday, from 20:00, Atalanta will receive a visit to Bologna in a match for the 30th Serie A. The match will take place on the Stadio Atleti Azzurri d’Italia in Bergamo.
Normally, a month ago, perhaps the value of Atalanta‘s victory odds in a home match against Bologna would barely exceed the 1.25. Things have changed little lately, in the context of Bologna finally waking up to reality after a mediocre season. The group on “Renato Dall’Ara” started playing football, and the results are fully seen. Bologna scored the most points in the last three stages and managed, after a long time, to get out of the “red zone”, “hugging” Empoli’s 18th position. Of course, this is just a moment’s consolation, as this rocade can be reversed in the next round, because Bologna breaks down just one point of the “red zone” catacombs.
On the other hand, Atalanta is constant, offensive, efficient and, more than ever, worthy of a place of Europe – and not of any kind. Gasperini’s group can move to a single point in the 4th position after the straggle made by AC Milan against Udinese (1-1) in this intermediate round. So the hopes of the Bergamo group for such a scenario are as good as possible, but the obstacle is atypical. Bologna is one of the most form-fitting teams in Serie A at the moment and could play for the hosts in Bergamo on Thursday evening.
In the last ten direct confrontations between the two bands, Atalanta was forced eight times, Bologna only once, while a single duel ended in a draw;
Bologna’s previous success on the Atalante land dates back to January 2009 from a 1-0;
The last direct match took place on the “Renato Dall’Ara” tour, when Atalanta was forced to score, score 2-1;
Probable teams:
Atalanta (3-4-1-2): Gollini – Mancini, Djimsiti, Masiello – Hateboer, De Roon, Freuler, Gosens – Gomez – Ilicic, Zapata
Bologna (4-2-3-1): Skorupski- M’Baye, Danilo, Lyanco, Dijks- Pulgar, Dzemaili- Orsolini, Soriano, Edera- Santander
Given the circumstances of this game, we expect a spectacular hostile run. Without excluding the scoring record on both sides, given the good shape of our guests, we will go on a high overall football show, in which we will see at least two successes.
PREDICTION: Atalanta to win @ 1.49
