Atalanta and Napoli are both riding high in the Serie A with their 4th and 6th positions respectively. Expect a great game!
It's no vacation for neither Atalanta nor Napoli as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Atalanta form and stats
Atalanta, who have the most scored goals (80) in Serie A, have collected 26 points from their Serie A home games so far after 8-2-4. The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Atalanta has won six games in a row. The Genoa match was the last time out without a victory. Atalanta are on a three game winning streak in their home games.
Happy days for Atalanta in their previous game, a Serie A match away at Udinese (placed 15th) that ended with a 3-2 victory. Before that, Atalanta had a home game versus Lazio which ended with a victory 3-2.
World class coaching! That was the thoughts of G. Gasperini when Luis Muriel scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 52nd minute.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Atalanta handle that role? We have found seven games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are three wins, two draws and two defeats.
Atalanta are traveling soon after this match as the Serie A match at Cagliari awaits in three days.
Atalanta are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at KKWing Stadium in their league games, having scored an impressive 40 goals in 14 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 22 goals have been conceded.
Napoli form and stats
As the visiting team in Serie A matches, Napoli have produced an overall stat of 7-4-3 so far. Napoli have been producing wins at home as well, producing a total of five victories in a row regardless of arena. Long winning streaks away are a rare occurrence in football, which only makes Napoli's record of four away victories in a row even more impressive. They last lost points away in the Lazio game.
Impressive finishing from Dries Mertens, Amin Younes and José Callejón secured the home win 3-1 against SPAL in their previous game. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Hellas Verona at their stadium, the result 2-0.
Napoli are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is one win, zero draws and two defeats. From a total of three matches.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Roma in just three days.
Napoli has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 26 goals from 14 games. As opposed to that, Napoli have seen the ball go into their own net 18 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Atalanta and Napoli have met before this season: Napoli - Atalanta 2-2. Last ten meetings between the teams: Atalanta won four, Napoli won five and one draw. seven games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Iličić 15 goals |  L. Muriel Fruto 15 goals |  D. Zapata Banguera 14 goals |
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| Atalanta | Napoli | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 14 | 28 |
| 17 | 8 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 80 | 40 | 6 | Scored | S | 4 | 26 | 46 |
| 39 | 22 | 6 | Conceded | C | 7 | 18 | 37 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 93% |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 79% | 82% |
| 86% | 93% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 50% | 57% |
| 64% | 79% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 29% | 29% |
| 46% | 50% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 29% | 18% |
| 75% | 79% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 71% | 68% |
| 21% | 14% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 21% | 21% |
| 7% | 7% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 14% | 18% |
| 7.1 | 8 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.5 | 6 |
| 2.9 | 2.6 | 1.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 4.6 | 4 |
| 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 548 | 292 | 56 | Total Shots | T S | 45 | 203 | 512 |
| 228 | 118 | 20 | Shots on Target | S O | 15 | 76 | 170 |
| 35% | 34% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 34% | 27% |
- All of Atalanta's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Atalanta has the most points from losing position (22)
- Atalanta has the most scored goals (80)
- Atalanta has the most scored goals in the first half (34)
- Atalanta has the most scored goals in the second half (46)
- Atalanta has the the best goal difference (+41)
- 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.
- Atalanta have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Atalanta haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Atalanta is in the best form (6-0-0)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Juventus | 28 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 56 | 24 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 32 | 69 |
| 2 | Lazio | 28 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 64 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 37 | 65 |
| 3 | Inter | 28 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 56 | 29 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 27 | 61 |
| 4 | Atalanta | 28 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 80 | 39 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 40 | 22 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 40 | 17 | 41 | 57 |
| 5 | Roma | 28 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 53 | 38 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 15 | 48 |
| 6 | Napoli | 28 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 46 | 37 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 9 | 45 |
| 7 | Milan | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 34 | 35 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 20 | -1 | 42 |
| 8 | Parma | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 38 | 35 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 3 | 39 |
| 9 | Hellas Verona | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 32 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 39 |
| 10 | Cagliari | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 47 | 44 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 25 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 3 | 38 |
| 11 | Bologna | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 40 | 45 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 23 | -5 | 37 |
| 12 | Sassuolo | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 48 | 49 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 25 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 24 | -1 | 34 |
| 13 | Fiorentina | 28 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 34 | 39 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 21 | -5 | 31 |
| 14 | Torino | 28 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 32 | 50 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 27 | -18 | 31 |
| 15 | Udinese | 28 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 41 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 26 | -18 | 28 |
| 16 | Genoa | 28 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 34 | 53 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 31 | -19 | 26 |
| 17 | Sampdoria | 28 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 31 | 50 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 26 | -19 | 26 |
| 18 | Lecce | 28 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 35 | 64 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 30 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 34 | -29 | 25 |
| 19 | Brescia | 28 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 52 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 27 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 25 | -27 | 18 |
| 20 | SPAL | 28 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 21 | 48 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 27 | -27 | 18 |