Serie A match prediction: Little separates Lazio and Atalanta in quality

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Competition: Italy Serie A
Competition: Sun 08.Oct
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Olimpico (72698 seats)

A swift peek at the Serie A table imply an upper hand to Atalanta when they come to Lazio. Nevertheless; let's play the game before points are handed out!

Insights:
  • Lazio have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Atalanta have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Lazio and Atalanta.

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Lazio form and stats

Lazio have played 3 Serie A games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 1-1-1 (wins-draws-losses).

Lazio are returning here after visiting Celtic in a Champions League match and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Midfielder Vecino was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.41 (out of ten) in that game. Vecino scored one goal, hit one key pass and had 51 successful passes (of 55 total).

Prior to that, an away loss at Milan in the Serie A.

From these home matches, Lazio have conceded only 2 goals.

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Atalanta form and stats

2-0-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Atalanta in their Serie A matches away.

The Atalanta goalkeeper Juan Agustin Musso is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 284 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

Two away games in a row for Atalanta, whose coach Gasperini could celebrate last time after the Europa League win against Sporting CP. Midfield player Ruggeri was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.01/10. Ruggeri scored one goal, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 49 successful passes (of 55 total).

A draw for Atalanta before that, at their own venue hosting Juventus (0-0).

Atalanta has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 6 goals from 4 games. Atalanta have conceded 5 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - three - four (Lazio wins - draws - Atalanta wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

LazioC. Immobile
C. Immobile
2 goals
LazioL. Romero Alconchel
L. Romero Alconchel
2 goals
AtalantaA. Lookman
A. Lookman
2 goals

Lazio missing players

Atalanta missing players

Lazio Atalanta
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
7 3 0 Played P 1 4 7
2 1 0 Won W 1 2 4
1 1 0 Drew D 0 0 1
4 1 0 Lost L 0 2 2
7 3 0 Scored S 1 6 11
10 2 0 Conceded C 0 5 5
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 86%
86% 67% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 75% 71%
43% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 43%
14% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 14%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 25% 14%
57% 33% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 29%
14% 33% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 50% 71%
29% 33% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 14%
 
4.9 6.7 0 Corners for (avg) C F 1 4.8 5.4
4.6 2 0 Corners against (avg) C A 4 4.2 4.1
2 2.3 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 2 1.4
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10.7 10 0 Shots (avg) S ( 8 13.2 13.7
3.1 2 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 4.5 4.9
32% 50% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 33% 32%
 
14.9 9.3 0 Shots against (avg) S A 11 12.5 10.4
5 3 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2 4.5 3.4
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Atalanta have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Atalanta have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Atalanta have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Atalanta haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Lazio have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Lazio have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Lazio haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Inter 7 6 0 1 19 3 4 3 0 1 12 3 3 3 0 0 7 0 16 18
2 Milan 7 6 0 1 15 8 3 3 0 0 7 1 4 3 0 1 8 7 7 18
3 Napoli 7 4 2 1 16 6 3 2 0 1 7 3 4 2 2 0 9 3 10 14
4 Juventus 7 4 2 1 12 6 3 2 1 0 5 2 4 2 1 1 7 4 6 14
5 Fiorentina 7 4 2 1 15 10 3 2 1 0 8 4 4 2 1 1 7 6 5 14
6 Atalanta 7 4 1 2 11 5 3 2 1 0 5 0 4 2 0 2 6 5 6 13
7 Lecce 7 3 2 2 8 9 4 3 0 1 5 5 3 0 2 1 3 4 -1 11
8 Bologna 7 2 4 1 6 4 4 2 1 1 5 3 3 0 3 0 1 1 2 10
9 Frosinone 7 2 3 2 9 10 4 2 1 1 8 7 3 0 2 1 1 3 -1 9
10 Torino 7 2 3 2 6 7 4 1 3 0 2 1 3 1 0 2 4 6 -1 9
11 Sassuolo 7 3 0 4 11 13 4 2 0 2 7 6 3 1 0 2 4 7 -2 9
12 Monza 7 2 3 2 5 7 3 1 2 0 3 1 4 1 1 2 2 6 -2 9
13 Roma 7 2 2 3 15 11 4 2 1 1 12 4 3 0 1 2 3 7 4 8
14 Genoa 7 2 2 3 10 11 3 1 1 1 7 7 4 1 1 2 3 4 -1 8
15 Hellas Verona 7 2 2 3 4 6 3 1 1 1 2 2 4 1 1 2 2 4 -2 8
16 Lazio 7 2 1 4 7 10 3 1 1 1 3 2 4 1 0 3 4 8 -3 7
17 Udinese 7 0 4 3 4 12 4 0 2 2 2 7 3 0 2 1 2 5 -8 4
18 Salernitana 7 0 3 4 4 14 4 0 2 2 2 9 3 0 1 2 2 5 -10 3
19 Empoli 7 1 0 6 1 16 4 1 0 3 1 4 3 0 0 3 0 12 -15 3
20 Cagliari 7 0 2 5 2 12 3 0 1 2 1 5 4 0 1 3 1 7 -10 2

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Serie A is the division at the top of the Italian football league system and regarded as one of the top leagues of the world. 20 teams play each other home and away to create a final league table after 380 fixtures. The winners are titled “Campione d’Italia” (Champion of Italy), often referred to as the scudetto.