Hellas Verona vs. Atalanta BC: Serie A Match Preview, Odds & Prediction

Attending Saturday's match against Hellas Verona, Atalanta BC will want to get back on track and remain in the hunt for the Serie A championship.

As Verona remains mired in peril, the Bergamo side travels to Stadio Bentegodi fresh off a midweek cup exit, which continues their worst skid of the season.

Previous Matches and Head-to-head

After an incredible 11-game winning streak, Atalanta have won only one in their previous six Serie A matches, perhaps destroying any chance of winning the Scudetto for the first time in club history.

After last week's 1-1 draw with Torino at home, they dropped to third place in the league, seven points behind leaders Napoli and wedged between them and Inter Milan, the defending champions.

Tuesday night's 1-0 Coppa Italia quarterfinal loss to Bologna ended another potential path to silverware for Gian Piero Gasperini's La Dea. It was unusual for the squad to score at their home stadium.

After losing in the semi-finals of the Supercoppa in January, their cup campaign came to a close. Now, they only compete in the Champions League and Serie A, and the chances are against them winning any of those competitions.

Having lost just one of their previous eighteen league matches, Atalanta continues to overachieve, considering their long-held position as regional outsiders.

With a 2.3 goal per game average and six wins out of their past eight matches against Verona, the Nerazzurri will be well-favored going into this weekend's match.

Aside from a 6-1 drubbing in the rematch this season, Hellas have won only one of their past six league encounters at Stadio Bentegodi while losing the other four.

A pair of strong road performances have kept them out of the Serie A relegation zone, even though they have gone scoreless in their previous three home matches (a loss to Lazio, a draw with Udinese, and an AC Milan loss).

Just days after securing a 1-1 draw with regional rivals Venezia at Stadio Penzo, Paolo Zanetti's squad emerged victorious in a relegation duel with rock-bottom Monza last week.

Consequently, the Scaligeri have a chance to win back-to-back Serie A matches for the first time since last March, and they may even go on a three-game winning run, something they haven't achieved since late 2023.

Although Verona has the poorest defensive record in Italy's first league, having conceded first over 17 times this season, they have won all five games in which they have scored the opener. A fast start might be the key to victory on Saturday.

Hellas Verona x Atalanta BC Team News

The news that Italy internationals Giorgio Scalvini and Gianluca Scamacca, who had only just made a full recovery from devastating knee injuries, would miss the remainder of the season came as a twin blow to Gian Piero Gasperini earlier this week.

Sead Kolasinac, Ademola Lookman, and starting custodian Marco Carnesecchi will all be out for Atalanta as they prepare for their Champions League playoff match against Club Brugge after their journey to the Bentegodi.

Along with Rui Patricio's continued deputisation in goal, new defensive acquisition Stefan Posch may get his first start. In contrast, fellow newcomer Daniel Maldini might start up front to back up Mateo Retegui, who currently leads the Capocannoniere standings.

Verona's midfield has been hard hit by Reda Belahyane's move to Lazio and Suat Serdar's thigh injury.

In addition, Grigoris Kastanos, Dani Silva, and Cheikh Niasse are at the front of the line to replace Ondrej Duda, who is suspended.

Casper Tengstedt, the team's leading scorer, is out with an ankle strain, joining Martin Frese, Abdou Harroui, Dailon Livramento, and Paolo Zanetti in missing key players.

Our Predictions

Atalanta to win @ 1.55 on Sky247.ng

Another strong start might see La Dea coast to victory. Atalanta has the upper hand in scoring goals in the first half this season, with seven, while Verona has let in the most, with ten.

The away team may complete the double against their October opponents they thrashed 6–0. They are due for a convincing performance.

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