Atalanta vs Sampdoria Prediction & Betting Tips - Serie A

Prediction published on 22/10/2020, 08:46  by James | Modified on 22/10/2020 at 09:46 in Serie A Prediction

Atalanta welcome Sampdoria to the Gewiss Stadium in Bergamo for their Serie A showdown on Saturday. The home side want to bounce back from a chastening 4-1 defeat to Napoli last weekend. Gasperini's side are used to burying their opponents under an avalanche of goals, but this time they were the team left gasping for breath. With three straight victories preceding that defeat, it leaves them third in the table. Sampdoria enter this fixture in flying form on a run of two wins. They started the campaign badly with defeats to Juventus and Benevento but subsequent victories over Fiorentina and Lazio showed their best side. They sit ninth in the table after four games. Veteran forward Fabio Quagliarella is still playing for Sampdoria and scoring goals on a regular basis. The 37-year-old has three in his last three Serie A appearances. Atalanta will have to watch him closely. Sampdoria will be proud to have scored at least two goals in their last three games. However, this does not compare to the goalscoring exploits of Atalanta. The gung-ho side bounced back from defeat to Napoli by scoring four goals in a big win over Midtjylland in the Champions League. It was the 27th time that Atalanta scored four goals under Gasperini, who took over in 2016.

This game is going to feature goals. That's almost a certainty and the odds that bookies offer in the goal markets will reflect that. There have been at least three goals in Atalanta's last six matches. Sampdoria have also been among the goals lately with at least three being scored in their last four games. Atalanta are unbeaten in their last three matches against Sampdoria, winning twice. Only one of those games featured more than two goals so this fixture could be treacherous. Atalanta have been winning at half-time and full-time in four of their last five matches. At home, they have won eight of their last nine home games in the league. We suggest backing the home side to be winning at both half-time and full-time.