Monza vs Atalanta Prediction & Betting Tips - Serie A

Prediction published on 19/04/2024, 14:45  by Kennedy Kechula | Modified on 21/04/2024 at 06:45 in Serie A Prediction

Monza will be targeting a leap into the top half when they welcome Atalanta at U-Power Stadium for their next league game. Atalanta head into the game seeking to strengthen their hold of sixth place while Monza are targeting another season in the top-flight. The hosts are on a three-game winless run that they hope to arrest here. After straight losses, they did well to hold fourth-placed Bologna to a 0-0 draw last time out. Here they face another top side, and will be targeting a first win in four against Atalanta. In the reverse fixture, Monza suffered a 3-0 defeat; another heavy loss in this fixture, after earlier taking a 5-2 beating. Having attained 43 points, Monza are 16 points above the drop zone and should be targeting a mid-table finish. Relegation is the least of their worries. Monza can even think of pushing for a place in Europe, being just eight points behind Atalanta.

Atalanta are coming from another successful week in Europe, eliminating Liverpool from the Europa League despite a 1-0 home loss. That result meant Atalanta have just one win in their last five matches, a 3-0 away win at Liverpool. Their league form hasn’t been great this season, having already lost 10 of their 31 Serie A matches. No team in the top-six has lost that much, and they’ll be looking to do better here. Going into the final month of the season, Atalanta will feel proud that they are still competing on three fronts. They are in the Europa League and Coppa Italia semi-finals, but this might have impacted their league form. Atalanta’s only win in the last seven league matches was against Napoli. That 3-0 win also represents their only clean sheet in seven Serie A matches. They conceded two or more in five of the last six league games.