The best two teams in terms of the recent form will go head to head in this nail-biter on Sunday as Atalanta host Lazio. Atalanta is 5th in the Serie A table with 36 points while Lazio is 7th with 34 points. We will cover our prediction and betting tips for this crucial Serie A clash on this page.
Atalanta
La Dea are on an amazing run in the league and Coppa Italia. They are unbeaten in ten league games and on Wednesday they qualified for the Coppa Italia semi-final after beating Lazio 3-2.
In their last match in the Serie A, Gian Piero Gasperini’s men had an incredible 3-0 win away to leaders AC Milan.No one can stop this Atalanta team it seems as the more they win the more their confidence is growing and the better are their results.
Lazio
The Biancocelesti are also in good form despite losing that cup tie midweek, they have won four matches in a row and haven’t lost their last five matches. Boss Simone Inzaghi will want to forget that cup defeat quickly and regroup for Sunday.
Lazio are a very good attacking team and with the presence of Ciro Immobile their top scorer and Felipe Caicedo who has 6 goals to his name as well, they can be a very dangerous duo up front.
Key Stats
-Atalanta has scored 11 goals and Lazio 10 goals in their last five matches
-Lazio hasn’t beaten Atalanta in four matches
-Atalanta has scored in four of their last five matches
-Lazio has scored in all of their last five matches
Verdict
As we can see in their stats both of these teams have similar strengths. We think Atalanta are better in terms of winning important matches as they have done in Milan last week and the cup tie on Wednesday.
We think Lazio are capable of scoring as well in this match and if they improve their defence they can get more than they got on Wednesday.