SSC Napoli vs Atalanta Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 11th March 2023

Bookmakers favour SSC Napoli to win against Atalanta in their next Serie A match. This takes place this coming Saturday with the hosts in decent form, and a win seems quite likely. Naturally, Atalanta will put up a fight at the Diego Armando Maradona, though.

SSC Napoli approach round 26 as number one in the Serie A table with 65 points on their account so far. With 25 rounds behind them, Atalanta have amassed 42 points, placing them as number 6 in the standings.

Although Atalanta trail after SSC Napoli by double figures, beating the Serie A leaders still holds a lot of prestige.

SSC Napoli scored 2.1 goals on average in their past ten matches, hitting the target 21 times. They conceded four goals, an average of 0.4 and pulled off six clean sheets.

Atalanta scored an average of two goals a game in the past ten matches. They scored 20 goals, let in 13 for an average of 1.3 a game, and managed three clean sheets.

SSC Napoli had a good reading on Atalanta in their last two meetings, which they won by 3-1 and 2-1, respectively.

SSC Napoli vs Atalanta Prediction

SSC Napoli Form

SSC Napoli hope to get back to winning ways after first beating Eintracht by 0-2, before winning 0-2 against Empoli. The streak ended in a recent 0-1 defeat against Lazio. SSC Napoli showed little mercy in their past six matches at Diego Armando Maradona, of which they won five, drew none and lost once. They hit the target 15 times, while letting in five themselves.

Atalanta Form

In their previous three games, Atalanta lost 1-2 and 2-0 against Lecce and AC Milan, respectively, before drawing 0-0 with Udinese. In their last six away matches in the Serie A, Atalanta won twice, while also recording two draws. They endured two defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying nine goals conceded and nine scored.

Head-to-head encounters tend to bring out the best in both sides, and we fully expect the trend to continue, when SSC Napoli renew Atalanta their acquaintance.

SSC Napoli won nine matches, scored 24 goals and conceded 11 in their last 11 games against teams from the top half of the Serie A table. This earned them 27 points. In the last seven games against teams in the top six, Atalanta claimed two wins and seven points. They scored seven and conceded ten goals. SSC Napoli are looking at a record of 21 wins, two draws and two defeats in the Serie A this season. Atalanta are looking at 12 wins, six draws and seven defeats in the Serie A.

SSC Napoli vs Atalanta Squads

SSC Napoli Squad

Luciano Spalletti will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Atalanta from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Serie A this season):

Alex Meret (0/25), Davide Marfella (0/0), Hubert Idasiak (0/0), Pierluigi Gollini (0/3), Amir Rrahmani (1/18), Bartosz Bereszynski (0/15), Giovanni Di Lorenzo (1/25), Juan Jesus (1/7), Leo Oestigard (0/4), Mario Rui (0/19), Mathias Olivera (1/19), Min-Jae Kim (2/24), Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa (2/23), Diego Demme (0/4), Eljif Elmas (6/24), Gianluca Gaetano (0/4), Karim Zedadka (0/1), Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (10/21), Leonardo Candellone (0/0), Michael Folorunsho (0/0), Piotr Zielinski (3/25), Stanislav Lobotka (1/25), Tanguy Ndombele (0/23), Alessio Zerbin (0/5), Giacomo Raspadori (1/16), Giovanni Simeone (3/15), Hirving Lozano (3/24), Matteo Politano (3/21), Victor Osimhen (19/21).

Atalanta Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Atalanta players that the manager Gian Piero Gasperini will choose from for the upcoming game:

Francesco Rossi (0/0), Juan Musso (0/19), Khadim Ndiaye (0/0), Marco Sportiello (0/7), Berat Djimsiti (0/13), Brandon Soppy (0/12), Davide Zappacosta (1/8), Giorgio Scalvini (2/19), Hans Hateboer (1/17), Joakim Maehle (2/22), Jose Luis Palomino (1/8), Matteo Ruggeri (0/12), Memeh Caleb Okoli (0/13), Merih Demiral (1/20), Rafael Toloi (1/20), Ademola Lookman (12/24), Ederson (1/22), Jacopo Da Riva (0/0), Mario Pasalic (2/20), Marten de Roon (0/22), Simone Muratore (0/0), Teun Koopmeiners (6/24), Duvan Zapata (1/15), Jeremie Boga (1/15), Luis Muriel (1/16), Lukas Vorlicky (0/3), Rasmus Hoejlund (6/21), Salvatore Elia (0/0).

SSC Napoli vs Atalanta Team News

SSC Napoli vs Atalanta Lineups

SSC Napoli vs Atalanta H2H

SSC Napoli had a good reading on Atalanta in their last two meetings, which they won by 3-1 and 2-1, respectively. Look for either side to win this encounter, as they have a tendency not to draw their matches, since only one of the last ten encounters finished all square. SSC Napoli won five times, while Atalanta ran out winners five times. A home win gets you odds at 8/13 with the bookies, while the best betting odds on an away win are at 4/1.

SSC Napoli vs Atalanta Results

The past ten matches between SSC Napoli and Atalanta have largely been entertaining affairs. Over 2.5 goals came out a winning bet eight times in these encounters. It seems only natural to look for goals this coming Saturday. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 8/11 with the bookies.

SSC Napoli vs Atalanta Betting Tips

It has been a superb season for Victor Osimhen so far as he managed to score impressive 19 goals across all tournaments during the current campaign. He appears to be in great form currently, as he hit the target six times in his last six games, and SSC Napoli rely on his abilities against Atalanta. Siding with him to find the back of the net on Saturday seems like a decent punt.

SSC Napoli claimed six wins in the previous 10 matches at home across all tournaments, as well as drawing zero and losing four. Atalanta won four of their last 10 away games, as they also drew two and lost four of these matches. SSC Napoli saw a decent seven of their last 10 matches at Diego Armando Maradona going over 2.5 goals. Of these 10, five also had over 3.5 goals. In five of the last 10 away games for Atalanta the match had more than 2.5 goals. Over 3.5 goals came out three times.

Over 3.5 goals came out five times in the past ten encounters between SSC Napoli and Atalanta, with the former on an average of 1.9 goals a game. Atalanta scored 1.7 goals per game and both teams scored eight times in this run. Over 2.5 goals was a winning bet in five of SSC Napoli’s past ten matches across all tournaments. They scored 2.7 goals on average along the way. Over 2.5 goals appeared in four of the last ten matches that Atalanta played across all tournaments. They scored 2.1 times on average in the process.