National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Atalanta U19 or Lazio U19 that keep their silverware dream alive.
The visiting Lazio U19 played their last game only four days ago, a PrimaVera 1 match. That game, against Juventus U19, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Lazio U19.
Atalanta U19 form and stats
Last season, Atalanta's Primavera Cup journey ended in the quarter-finals.Atalanta U19 have played three PrimaVera 1 home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 1 point from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead. The Atalanta U19 manager M. Brambilla might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
Atalanta shared the glory with Sassuolo U19 in their last match, an away game that ended all square 2-2. Ahead of that match, Atalanta lost 1-2 at home to Cagliari U19.
Atalanta U19 salvaged the draw from a difficult situation against Sassuolo U19, trailing 0-2 at one point. Not giving up resulted in Aron Bjarnason equalizing.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Atalanta as they have a new game in only four days, a PrimaVera 1 match thankfully also at home. Torino U19 are visiting.
Atalanta U19 are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 4 goals in 3 games. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Atalanta with 7 goals conceded in these matches.
Lazio U19 form and stats
Lazio's mission in Primavera Cup last season failed in the 2nd round.2-2-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Lazio U19 in their PrimaVera 1 matches away.
Lazio U19 aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 185 league minutes without a goal. R. Moro was the last player to find the net.
Two away games in a row for Lazio, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-2 versus Juventus U19 in the PrimaVera 1. The game before that, in the PrimaVera 1, was lost at home, a 0-3 defeat against Milan U19.
Lazio are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 9 times in 5 away games so far. As for defending, Lazio U19 rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 8 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last three meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Atalanta U19, zero draws and zero wins for Lazio U19. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: one game.Atalanta U19 missing players
Lazio U19 missing players
| Atalanta U19 | Lazio U19 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 8 | Won | W | 6 | 9 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 5 | 12 | ||
| 49 | 31 | Scored | S | 24 | 35 | ||
| 33 | 20 | Conceded | C | 22 | 47 | ||
| 96% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 87% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 86% | 92% | ||
| 68% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 71% | 72% | ||
| 44% | 47% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 57% | 48% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 14% | 16% | ||
| 60% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 79% | 68% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 7% | 4% | ||
| 8% | 7% | Failed to Score | F T | 21% | 32% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 12.7 | 12.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.9 | 9.5 | ||
| 5.3 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 3.5 | ||
| 37% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 48% | 40% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Roma U19 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 21 |
| 2 | Juventus U19 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 16 |
| 3 | Bologna U19 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 13 |
| 4 | Spal U19 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 5 | Sassuolo U19 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -1 | 11 |
| 6 | Inter U19 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 7 | Sampdoria U19 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| 8 | Fiorentina U19 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 9 | Milan U19 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 10 | Lazio U19 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | -7 | 8 |
| 11 | Cagliari U19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | -2 | 7 |
| 12 | Genoa U19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -6 | 7 |
| 13 | Empoli U19 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 6 |
| 14 | Torino U19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 5 |
| 15 | Atalanta U19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -6 | 5 |
| 16 | Ascoli U19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | -13 | 0 |