Benevento stubborn opponents but Atalanta expect victory

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Competition: Italy Serie A
Competition: Wed 12.May
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Gewiss Stadium

A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Atalanta fans are optimistic that the difference between 2nd and Benevento's 18th place in the table will show on the pitch.

Insights:
  • Atalanta have the most scored goals (84) in Serie A
  • Atalanta have scored more than double the goals of Benevento.

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 Atalanta and Benevento.

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 800 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

Benevento are struggling to avoid relegation.

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Atalanta form and stats

Atalanta, who have the most scored goals (84) in Serie A, have performed here at Gewiss Stadium this season with 11 wins from 17 Serie A matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 3. Atalanta has won so many consecutive home games (six in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Gewiss Stadium. We remember; it was Torino.

It's back home for Atalanta, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Parma away with the result 5-2. Luis Muriel (2), Aleksei Miranchuk, Ruslan Malinovskyi and Matteo Pessina found the net in that victory. A 1-1 draw away before that, with Sassuolo the opponent.

As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today?

Atalanta are traveling soon after this match as the Serie A match at Genoa awaits in three days.

Atalanta are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Gewiss Stadium in their league games, having scored an impressive 47 goals in 17 matches. Atalanta's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 22 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Benevento form and stats

5-4-8 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Benevento in their Serie A matches away. Recent form does not give Benevento much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Atalanta will be a tough nut to crack.

Benevento's previous game was their home loss versus Cagliari (1-3). Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Milan's place.

As mentioned above, the bookmakers do not believe the away team will get anything from this match. Checking Benevento's match history for similar games we find one match. The home team won one of these as expected, one of them by at least two goals. Benevento managed zero draws and zero surprise wins.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Crotone in just four days.

Benevento are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 20 away goals from 17 games (in the league). In the opposite end, Benevento have conceded 33 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Benevento - Atalanta 1-4 played earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last three meetings): Atalanta won three games, zero matches ended with a draw and Benevento has zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / one

Top Goalscorers

AtalantaL. Muriel Fruto
L. Muriel Fruto
21 goals
AtalantaD. Zapata Banguera
D. Zapata Banguera
14 goals
AtalantaR. Gosens
R. Gosens
9 goals

Atalanta missing players

Benevento missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Atalanta Benevento
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
35 17 6 Played P 5 17 35
21 11 4 Won W 1 5 7
9 3 2 Drew D 0 4 10
5 3 0 Lost L 4 8 18
84 47 19 Scored S 4 20 38
42 22 7 Conceded C 13 33 71
94% 94% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 94%
86% 88% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 76% 80%
63% 76% 83% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 47% 51%
51% 65% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 41% 40%
40% 47% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 24% 23%
66% 65% 67% BTTS BTTS 20% 53% 57%
29% 29% 33% Clean Sheets C S 20% 24% 20%
11% 12% 17% Failed to Score F T 60% 29% 29%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.7 1.4 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.5 2.5
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 4
 
16.8 17.2 17.5 Shots (avg) S ( 7.6 11.2 11.3
6.2 6.1 7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.4 3.2 3.6
39% 46% 45% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 36% 30%
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Atalanta have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Atalanta have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Atalanta have scored more than double the goals of Benevento.
  • Atalanta have the most scored goals (47) at home in Serie A
  • Atalanta have the most scored goals (84) in Serie A
  • Atalanta have the most scored goals in the first half (37) in Serie A

  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 35 26 7 2 79 30 17 15 1 1 45 16 18 11 6 1 34 14 49 85
2 Atalanta 35 21 9 5 84 42 17 11 3 3 47 22 18 10 6 2 37 20 42 72
3 Milan 35 22 6 7 65 41 18 8 5 5 31 24 17 14 1 2 34 17 24 72
4 Napoli 35 22 4 9 78 39 17 11 3 3 44 18 18 11 1 6 34 21 39 70
5 Juventus 35 20 9 6 67 34 18 13 2 3 37 16 17 7 7 3 30 18 33 69
6 Lazio 34 20 4 10 60 51 17 12 2 3 35 23 17 8 2 7 25 28 9 64
7 Roma 35 17 7 11 63 53 18 12 4 2 40 18 17 5 3 9 23 35 10 58
8 Sassuolo 35 15 11 9 58 52 17 6 8 3 28 24 18 9 3 6 30 28 6 56
9 Sampdoria 35 13 6 16 46 52 17 8 2 7 27 24 18 5 4 9 19 28 -6 45
10 Hellas Verona 35 11 10 14 42 43 18 6 5 7 21 21 17 5 5 7 21 22 -1 43
11 Udinese 35 10 10 15 40 47 18 5 4 9 14 18 17 5 6 6 26 29 -7 40
12 Bologna 35 10 10 15 48 57 17 7 5 5 32 27 18 3 5 10 16 30 -9 40
13 Fiorentina 35 9 11 15 47 57 18 6 6 6 25 23 17 3 5 9 22 34 -10 38
14 Genoa 35 8 12 15 41 54 18 5 7 6 26 26 17 3 5 9 15 28 -13 36
15 Torino 34 7 14 13 48 57 17 3 8 6 24 28 17 4 6 7 24 29 -9 35
16 Cagliari 35 9 8 18 43 58 17 5 3 9 22 31 18 4 5 9 21 27 -15 35
17 Spezia 35 8 10 17 44 67 17 4 6 7 22 30 18 4 4 10 22 37 -23 34
18 Benevento 35 7 10 18 38 71 18 2 6 10 18 38 17 5 4 8 20 33 -33 31
19 Parma 35 3 11 21 38 76 18 2 5 11 15 36 17 1 6 10 23 40 -38 20
20 Crotone 35 5 3 27 42 90 17 4 1 12 21 34 18 1 2 15 21 56 -48 18

Atalanta:
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 35 26 7 2 79 30 17 15 1 1 45 16 18 11 6 1 34 14 49 85
2 Atalanta 35 21 9 5 84 42 17 11 3 3 47 22 18 10 6 2 37 20 42 72
3 Milan 35 22 6 7 65 41 18 8 5 5 31 24 17 14 1 2 34 17 24 72
4 Napoli 35 22 4 9 78 39 17 11 3 3 44 18 18 11 1 6 34 21 39 70
5 Juventus 35 20 9 6 67 34 18 13 2 3 37 16 17 7 7 3 30 18 33 69
6 Lazio 34 20 4 10 60 51 17 12 2 3 35 23 17 8 2 7 25 28 9 64
7 Roma 35 17 7 11 63 53 18 12 4 2 40 18 17 5 3 9 23 35 10 58
8 Sassuolo 35 15 11 9 58 52 17 6 8 3 28 24 18 9 3 6 30 28 6 56
9 Sampdoria 35 13 6 16 46 52 17 8 2 7 27 24 18 5 4 9 19 28 -6 45
10 Hellas Verona 35 11 10 14 42 43 18 6 5 7 21 21 17 5 5 7 21 22 -1 43
11 Udinese 35 10 10 15 40 47 18 5 4 9 14 18 17 5 6 6 26 29 -7 40
12 Bologna 35 10 10 15 48 57 17 7 5 5 32 27 18 3 5 10 16 30 -9 40
13 Fiorentina 35 9 11 15 47 57 18 6 6 6 25 23 17 3 5 9 22 34 -10 38
14 Genoa 35 8 12 15 41 54 18 5 7 6 26 26 17 3 5 9 15 28 -13 36
15 Torino 34 7 14 13 48 57 17 3 8 6 24 28 17 4 6 7 24 29 -9 35
16 Cagliari 35 9 8 18 43 58 17 5 3 9 22 31 18 4 5 9 21 27 -15 35
17 Spezia 35 8 10 17 44 67 17 4 6 7 22 30 18 4 4 10 22 37 -23 34
18 Benevento 35 7 10 18 38 71 18 2 6 10 18 38 17 5 4 8 20 33 -33 31
19 Parma 35 3 11 21 38 76 18 2 5 11 15 36 17 1 6 10 23 40 -38 20
20 Crotone 35 5 3 27 42 90 17 4 1 12 21 34 18 1 2 15 21 56 -48 18

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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.