Lazio vs Atalanta: Soccer betting preview

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Competition: Italy Serie A
Competition: Sat 22.January
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Olimpico (72698 seats)

This should be an appealing game as Lazio have their supposed home advantage, while Atalanta have an edge of 7 points in the Serie A table.

Insights:
  • Lazio have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Atalanta have the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in Serie A

These are full days for the team playing at home, as they had a match only four days ago in the Coppa Italia. This match was also played here at Stadio Olimpico. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Atalanta have had more rest.

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Lazio form and stats

Lazio are steadily winning Serie A games and points here at Stadio Olimpico. 6 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 10 games.

Lazio's last game was hosting Udinese (after extra-time) (placed 15th) and winning 1-0. Midfield player Cataldi got a match rating of 7.85 in that game, the max score being 10. Cataldi served one assist, hit one key pass and had 61 successful passes (of 64 total).

In the game before, an away victory in the Serie A match versus Salernitana with a 3-0 scoreline.

Lazio are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Stadio Olimpico in their league games, having scored an impressive 28 goals in 10 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Lazio defense is not exactly impregnable. 16 goals conceded from 10 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Atalanta form and stats

The strength of Atalanta on their travels this season is incredible with 29 points collected from 11 Serie A away games. Atalanta has 9-2-0 on the road, with 26 goals scored and 11 conceded. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Manchester United game have they lost an away game, meaning Atalanta has taken points from eight away matches in a row.

Atalanta's last game was the home draw against Inter (0-0). The attacker Pašalić got a match rating of 7.72 in that game. Pašalić hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times.

Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against Venezia in the Coppa Italia.

The Atalanta manager Gasperini has got the team scoring on the road, with 26 away goals in 11 league matches. Atalanta have conceded 11 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have played previously this season: Atalanta - Lazio 2-2. Data for the prior ten meetings between these two participants are: two wins for Lazio, three draws and five wins for Atalanta. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.

Top Goalscorers

LazioC. Immobile
C. Immobile
17 goals
AtalantaD. Zapata Banguera
D. Zapata Banguera
9 goals
AtalantaM. Pašalić
M. Pašalić
8 goals

Lazio missing players

Atalanta missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Lazio Atalanta
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
22 10 3 Played P 3 11 21
10 6 2 Won W 3 9 12
5 3 0 Drew D 0 2 6
7 1 1 Lost L 0 0 3
46 28 4 Scored S 8 26 44
39 16 3 Conceded C 3 11 26
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 91% 86%
95% 90% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 73% 76%
82% 80% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 73% 71%
59% 70% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 45% 48%
23% 40% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 27% 29%
68% 70% 33% BTTS BTTS 100% 73% 71%
14% 20% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 27% 29%
18% 10% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 9% 14%
 
4 5.2 4.3 Corners for (avg) C F 3.7 5.5 5.8
3.9 3.2 3.7 Corners against (avg) C A 5.3 4.4 4
2.6 2 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 2.6 2.2
4 2 1 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10.9 15 10.3 Shots (avg) S ( 14.3 15.8 15.9
4.9 6 3.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 5.2 5.4
43% 47% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 53% 46% 39%
 
11.9 9.7 10.7 Shots against (avg) S A 17 12.2 10.3
3.4 3.3 3.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.7 3.5 3.5
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Atalanta have not yet lost a game away.
  • 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 away.
  • Atalanta have the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in Serie A
  • Atalanta have the most points (29) away in Serie A
  • Atalanta have the most points from losing position (14) in Serie A
  • 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 21 15 5 1 51 16 10 8 2 0 27 7 11 7 3 1 24 9 35 50
2 Milan 22 15 3 4 47 25 11 7 1 3 20 11 11 8 2 1 27 14 22 48
3 Napoli 22 14 4 4 39 15 11 7 1 3 18 7 11 7 3 1 21 8 24 46
4 Atalanta 21 12 6 3 44 26 10 3 4 3 18 15 11 9 2 0 26 11 18 42
5 Juventus 22 12 5 5 34 21 11 6 2 3 14 8 11 6 3 2 20 13 13 41
6 Fiorentina 21 11 2 8 40 29 10 7 1 2 29 12 11 4 1 6 11 17 11 35
7 Roma 22 11 2 9 36 28 12 7 2 3 17 12 10 4 0 6 19 16 8 35
8 Lazio 22 10 5 7 46 39 10 6 3 1 28 16 12 4 2 6 18 23 7 35
9 Torino 21 9 4 8 29 20 11 7 2 2 23 10 10 2 2 6 6 10 9 31
10 Hellas Verona 22 8 6 8 41 37 11 5 2 4 21 16 11 3 4 4 20 21 4 30
11 Empoli 22 8 5 9 35 43 11 3 1 7 17 29 11 5 4 2 18 14 -8 29
12 Sassuolo 22 7 7 8 38 37 12 3 4 5 15 19 10 4 3 3 23 18 1 28
13 Bologna 21 8 3 10 28 35 11 5 1 5 16 16 10 3 2 5 12 19 -7 27
14 Spezia 22 6 4 12 23 42 10 2 3 5 11 14 12 4 1 7 12 28 -19 22
15 Udinese 20 4 8 8 28 36 10 2 5 3 13 18 10 2 3 5 15 18 -8 20
16 Sampdoria 22 5 5 12 29 40 12 2 3 7 16 25 10 3 2 5 13 15 -11 20
17 Venezia 21 4 6 11 19 38 11 2 3 6 13 21 10 2 3 5 6 17 -19 18
18 Cagliari 22 3 7 12 21 43 11 2 4 5 14 20 11 1 3 7 7 23 -22 16
19 Genoa 22 1 9 12 20 45 10 0 4 6 8 18 12 1 5 6 12 27 -25 12
20 Salernitana 20 3 2 15 13 46 10 1 1 8 5 24 10 2 1 7 8 22 -33 11

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Table
  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 21 15 5 1 51 16 10 8 2 0 27 7 11 7 3 1 24 9 35 50
2 Milan 22 15 3 4 47 25 11 7 1 3 20 11 11 8 2 1 27 14 22 48
3 Napoli 22 14 4 4 39 15 11 7 1 3 18 7 11 7 3 1 21 8 24 46
4 Atalanta 21 12 6 3 44 26 10 3 4 3 18 15 11 9 2 0 26 11 18 42
5 Juventus 22 12 5 5 34 21 11 6 2 3 14 8 11 6 3 2 20 13 13 41
6 Fiorentina 21 11 2 8 40 29 10 7 1 2 29 12 11 4 1 6 11 17 11 35
7 Roma 22 11 2 9 36 28 12 7 2 3 17 12 10 4 0 6 19 16 8 35
8 Lazio 22 10 5 7 46 39 10 6 3 1 28 16 12 4 2 6 18 23 7 35
9 Torino 21 9 4 8 29 20 11 7 2 2 23 10 10 2 2 6 6 10 9 31
10 Hellas Verona 22 8 6 8 41 37 11 5 2 4 21 16 11 3 4 4 20 21 4 30
11 Empoli 22 8 5 9 35 43 11 3 1 7 17 29 11 5 4 2 18 14 -8 29
12 Sassuolo 22 7 7 8 38 37 12 3 4 5 15 19 10 4 3 3 23 18 1 28
13 Bologna 21 8 3 10 28 35 11 5 1 5 16 16 10 3 2 5 12 19 -7 27
14 Spezia 22 6 4 12 23 42 10 2 3 5 11 14 12 4 1 7 12 28 -19 22
15 Udinese 20 4 8 8 28 36 10 2 5 3 13 18 10 2 3 5 15 18 -8 20
16 Sampdoria 22 5 5 12 29 40 12 2 3 7 16 25 10 3 2 5 13 15 -11 20
17 Venezia 21 4 6 11 19 38 11 2 3 6 13 21 10 2 3 5 6 17 -19 18
18 Cagliari 22 3 7 12 21 43 11 2 4 5 14 20 11 1 3 7 7 23 -22 16
19 Genoa 22 1 9 12 20 45 10 0 4 6 8 18 12 1 5 6 12 27 -25 12
20 Salernitana 20 3 2 15 13 46 10 1 1 8 5 24 10 2 1 7 8 22 -33 11

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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.