The Matchday 14 Serie A clash between Verona and Atalanta will take place on December 6 at the Marcantonio Bentegodi Stadium. Verona vs. Atalanta: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Verona
In the last round, Paolo Zanetti's side suffered a 1-2 defeat away to Genoa. As a result, Verona extended their winless streak in the league to 13 matches (6 draws, 7 losses). However, the club has managed to score in 5 of their last 6 Serie A games. Notably, the team has kept only three clean sheets in their last 19 league matches. Verona has six points and sits at the bottom of the standings.
- The club has not won in their last 12 home matches in Serie A (7 draws, 5 losses).
- No more than two goals have been scored in 8 of their last 11 home league games.
- Verona has conceded exactly 1 or 2 goals in 8 of their last 9 home Serie A matches.
Predicted lineup for Verona (3-5-2)
Lorenzo Montipo – Nicolas Valentini, Victor Nelsson, Rafiq Belghali – Unai Nunez, Cheick Niasse, Antoine Bernede, Roberto Gagliardini, Domagoj Bradaric – Daniel Mosquera, Giovane.
Defender Domagoj Bradaric, along with midfielders Suat Serdar, Jean-Daniel Akpa-Akpro, and Tomas Suslov, will miss the match due to injuries. Midfielder Roberto Gagliardini is suspended.
Atalanta
In the last round, Raffaele Palladino's team defeated Fiorentina 2-0 at home. Thus, Atalanta ended their winless streak in the league, which lasted eight matches (5 draws, 3 losses). Additionally, the team managed to keep a clean sheet for only the third time in their last 16 Serie A games. In the standings, Atalanta is in 12th place with 16 points.
- The team has not lost in 7 of their last 9 away Serie A matches (4 wins, 3 draws).
- The club has conceded a maximum of one goal in 20 of their last 22 away league games.
- No more than two goals have been scored in 7 of Atalanta's last 9 Serie A matches.
Predicted lineup for Atalanta (3-4-3)
Marco Carnesecchi – Odilon Kossounou, Berat Djimsiti, Isak Hien – Raoul Bellanova, Ederson Loures, Marten de Roon, Davide Zappacosta – Charles De Ketelaere, Gianluca Scamacca, Ademola Lookman.
Defender Giorgio Scalvini is unavailable due to injury.
Match Prediction: Verona vs. Atalanta
Even the home support doesn't significantly help Verona: the team rarely achieves maximum results and lacks high scoring efficiency. In their last 19 home Serie A matches, the team has surpassed one goal only once, and in ten instances, they failed to score at all. Additionally, the club has the worst attack in the current league season, with just eight goals in 13 rounds.
Atalanta is not in the best form, primarily suffering from attacking issues, especially noticeable in away games. In six away Serie A matches this season, the team scored more than one goal only against Torino, and failed to score against Udinese. On the other hand, Atalanta is traditionally strong in defense: in the same six away matches this season, they conceded more than one goal only against Napoli.
In my view, this match will not see many goals, and my prediction is: Total under 2.5 goals
* The starting lineup for each team is based on their last match in this tournament.
