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Looking for a third consecutive win to keep themselves within distance of Serie A’s top 4 race, Atalanta will host mid table side Bologna this Saturday.
The Rossoblu rivals beat Udinese last weekend to continue an existing second half run of their 2022-23 campaign.
Within the final 20 minutes of last week’s matchup with rivals Cremonese all nail, Atalanta was able to run away and secure victory thanks to goals from Jeremie Boga and Ademola Lookman, with Lookman’s coming late into stoppage time.
Even though they ranked as high as 2nd before the World Cup break, Gian Piero Gasperini’s men have stumbled down the standings as goals started to become rare in early 2023, however back to back wins have pushed them up into 6th place. Two points is the only thing separating Atalanta with a Champions League spot next season.
Past matchups are definitely on Atalanta’s side, as the Nerazzurri have only lost once in their past 14 domestic head to heads against Bologna. Winning 11 times in the process, most notably in January’s reverse fixture hosted at the Stadio Dall’Ara.
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As for Bologna, the Rossoblu have become a defensive minded team. Former player at Genoa, head coach Thiago Motta has implemented a defensive system around Stefan Posch, only conceding 11 goals during that period of time with Napoli, Lazio and Inter being the only teams above Bologna.
These statistics were highlighted in their latest match versus Udinese, when Stefan Posch opened the scoring table with an incredible goal with former Atalanta striker Musa Barrow applying the finishing hit to take the win home.
Not only is Bologna riding a 3 game winning streak in Serie A for the first time since 2012, but they also boast 3 clean sheets in their past 5 league matches, with it being more than what they have achieved in 23 domestic matches.
As a whole it will be tough for Atalanta to break Bologna’s defense, talent is definitely on their side however we expect Bologna to suppress the Nerazzurri to a goalless affair.
Atalanta vs Bologna Game Information
- Date: 04/08/2023
- Time: 12:30 PM ET
- Location: Gewiss Stadium, Bergamo.
- How to Watch: Atalanta vs Bologna Paramount+
- Live Stream: fubo.tv
Atalanta vs Bologna Betting Lines
Atalanta is -160 according to our Vegas Serie A Lines. This means that if you wager $100 you have the chance to win $63.On the other side, Bologna is +460 according to the Vegas Serie A Lines. This means that if you wager $100 you have the chance to win $460.
The implied probability for these two teams attached to the betting lines has Atalanta at a 61.54% chance of winning the game, meanwhile Bologna has 17.86% probability of finishing the game with the W.
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