The return to the Serie A schedule this weekend involves a packed fixture list and these Atalanta vs. Genoa predictions focus on two sides who have had contrasting starts to the season. Atalanta are in a strong position to qualify for Europe again, with Genoa already slipping towards relegation danger.
1 – Atalanta to win – 8/13
2 – Atalanta under 2.5 total goals – 1/3
3 – Total goals scored under 2.5 – 10/11
4 – Both teams not to score – 17/20
5 – Atalanta to win 2-0 – 13/2
Atalanta headed off for the international break with a 3-2 loss against Lazio and a slight drop in form from Gian Piero Gasperini’s team. Before that game, Atalanta had won four and drawn one in their last five outings, spread across Serie A and Europa League action, including key league wins over Cagliari and Verona.
In comparison, Genoa have only won one game in their last six in league action and Gasperini’s Atalanta will be confident of extending their winning run here.
As part of their positive overall run of form, Atalanta’s goal return has been mixed. They have scored five in their three home league matches so far this season, at a rate of just under 2.5 per game, and that could carry on in this game.
The 3-2 loss to Lazio was a change from the norm though, with their three previous league matches ending with under 2.5 goals scored in total by both teams across 90 minutes of action.
Atalanta have managed to keep a clean sheet in three home league games this season and that run does not look like it will end against a Genoa team that has scored fewer than a goal per away game in 2023-24.
Another win in Bergamo will get some confidence back into Gasperini’s Atalanta players as they prepare for an important few weeks of action.
This game is followed by a Europa League trip to Sturm Graz, where a victory would make it three in a row in Europe and put them on the verge of a knockout stage spot.
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| Player | Total goals |
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| 11 | |
| 9 | |
| 9 | |
| 7 | |
| 6 |
| Player | Total goals |
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| 14 | |
| 6 | |
| 3 | |
| 3 | |
| 2 |
Atalanta (3-5-2): Musso; Djimsiti, Scalvini, Kolasinac; Hateboer, de Roon, Pasalic, Ederson, Ruggeri; Muriel, Scamacca
Genoa (4-5-1): Leali; Vasquez, Dragusin, Bani, De Winter; Haps, Malinovskyi, Frendrup, Thorsby, Sabelli; Gudmundsson
El Bilal Toure is still out of action due to injury, with Teun Koopmeiners also unlikely to be risked as he looks to return to full fitness in the weeks ahead. Gasperini is set to make some changes with the Europa League game coming up – Hans Hateboer and Luis Muriel may both potentially start.
Genoa will be forced into a switch in goal, with Josep Martinez serving a one-game ban for the visitors. Nicola Leali is set to replace Martinez between the sticks. Junior Messias and Mateo Retegui are both still sidelined for this game.
