Atalanta vs AC Milan Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 21st August 2022

The new Serie A season continues on Sunday with AC Milan swinging over to Gewiss Stadium. The reigning champions will lock horns with Atalanta, hoping to get their title defence off on the right note. AC Milan celebrated two wins against Atalanta in their most recent meetings, outclassing their next opponent by 2-0 and 3-2.

Atalanta booked their first win of the season in the Serie A as they came through the premiere in flying colours. Three points and off we go. AC Milan made the best possible start to the new Serie A campaign and now look for a follow-up.

The match on Sunday has all the makings of a tight battle as Atalanta and AC Milan look to bag a crucial three points in the process.

Atalanta step into their next home match on Sunday having scored a nice average of 1.6 goals in ten matches. They managed a total of 16 goals, while also allowing 17 goals against. That is an average of 1.7 goals against per match. They were able to hang on to a clean sheet once in those matches.

AC Milan show off whopping stats from their previous ten matches. They average 1.8 goals per game, scoring 18 times, while conceding four. That makes an average of 0.4 per game, as they pulled off a clean sheet in seven of the matches.

Atalanta vs AC Milan Prediction

Atalanta lost twice in their last three matches, as they were defeated 2-0 by AC Milan and 0-1 against Empoli. They turned the table by winning 0-2 against Sampdoria. Atalanta did not win any of their last six Serie A matches at the Gewiss Stadium. They came through these matches with a record of two draws and four defeats, in which they conceded 13 and scored seven goals.

Atalanta are perhaps an outside bet at best for title challenge in the league this term, but a top three finish certainty isn't unreachable.

AC Milan look fabulous with three wins on the trot, starting off against Atalanta, who were defeated by 2-0. Then, Sassuolo got outclassed in a 0-3 won, before beating Udinese by 4-2. AC Milan recorded no less than five in their previous six Serie A away matches, as well drawing once and losing none. They hit the target ten themselves while allowing two goals against.

AC Milan ran away with the title last season and naturally enter the new campaign as favourites to repeat the feat. A strong start to the season could lay the foundations.

Atalanta and AC Milan looks like an equal match, and it is difficult to separate one from the other currently, which makes the draw seem worth a punt.

Atalanta vs AC Milan Stats

Atalanta vs AC Milan Team News

Atalanta could have as many as seven players on the injured and absent list, when they face up to AC Milan on Sunday.

Ederson, Merih Demiral, Davide Zappacosta, Jose Luis Palomino, Jose Luis Palomino, Josip Ilicic and Duvan Zapata are all absent from the Atalanta squad that faces AC Milan at Gewiss Stadium.

AC Milan have three on the list of injured and absent players before their next match against Atalanta on Sunday.

Names like Sandro Tonali, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Zlatan Ibrahimovic most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Atalanta.

Atalanta vs AC Milan H2H

AC Milan got the better of Atalanta in their most recent meetings, as they first won 2-0, then 3-2. Despite a 2-0 win to AC Milan in their recent match, the last ten encounters have seen the two teams equally paired with Atalanta winning three and AC Milan taking four wins. The bookies best betting odds on an away win at full-time are at 2.50.

Atalanta vs AC Milan Results

Both teams scored five times in the previous ten matches between home side Atalanta and AC Milan. Best priced odds on BTTS with the bookies are at 1.57.

Atalanta vs AC Milan Betting Tips

No clear picture has emerged yet as to which players will dominate the scoring charts for Atalanta and AC Milan in this current Serie A season. However, we have listed some of their possible goalscorers in their upcoming match.

In their last 10 matches at Gewiss Stadium across all tournaments Atalanta won three times, drew three and lost four times. AC Milan claimed seven wins, one draw and two defeats in their last 10 games away. AC Milan scored the first goal of the match a modest four times in their 10 previous games played away from home. However, Atalanta were first on target two times in their last 10 outings on home soil.

There were over 2.5 goals five times in the last ten encounters between Atalanta and AC Milan. Atalanta managed an average of 1.7 goals, while the latter scored 1.4 goals on average. Both teams to score was a winning bet five times in this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Atalanta’s last ten matches across the tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the visitor's last ten games this season. On average, they scored three times in those matches.