Atalanta vs Napoli Prediction & Betting Tips - Serie A

Prediction published on 18/02/2021, 21:49  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 18/02/2021 at 21:49 in Serie A Prediction

A place in the top four will be at stake as Atalanta plays host to Napoli in the 23rd week of action in the Italian Serie A. Both these sides are tied on 40 points but Napoli are fifth, based on a superior goal difference, and Atalanta are sixth. This is the fourth meeting between these two sides this season. Napoli won their league game in October but Atalanta eliminated Napoli from the Coppa Italia with an away draw and home win in the two meetings in February. Atalanta have been good in attack lately, and failed to score in just one of their last eight matches, while they have lost only once in the last 19 matches. Atalanta have scored in each of their last five matches, a total of nine goals, with seven conceded, but they have been poor at home in the league. In their last three home league games, they’re winless and have conceded six goals in the last two. They have just four wins in the last 10 home league matches, though will be hoping to rise here, having lost just once to Napoli in the last six meetings.

Napoli, on the other hand, are coming from a loss in their Europa League game away to Granada. They have won just one of their last five matches and lost three ahead of this game. With a win in their game in hand, Napoli would rise to the top four but carry an unwanted stat as the team with the most losses in the top eight – seven. They haven’t scored more than a goal in the last five matches but conceded seven goals in the five. Meanwhile in the last 11 Serie A matches, Napoli have just three clean sheets. Their loss to Granada in Europa League made it five straight away losses for Napoli and in Serie A, they’ve lost four of the last six. They also have no clean sheet in their last six away league matches.