Serie A: Top-drawer vs second-rate, at least that's what the standings say. Atalanta - Sampdoria. Home win or a surprise result?
- Atalanta have the fewest dropped points from leading position (6) in Serie A
Atalanta have less rest than Sampdoria in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Europa League game only four days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Olympiakos Piraeus.
Atalanta form and stats
The overall Serie A stats playing at home this season for Atalanta are 3-5-4 (wins-draws-losses).
The versatile forward Malinovskyi bettered all the other footballers in that game and managed a match rating of 8.52 out of 10. Malinovskyi scored two goals and dribled past the opponent 4 of 5 times.
A Serie A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Fiorentina.The Atalanta fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 20 goals in 12 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 18 goals have been conceded.
Sampdoria form and stats
There's been little loot from Sampdoria's travels as they have only collected 11 points from 12 away games in the Serie A. Sampdoria only have 3 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 2 draws. The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on Giampaolo, the Sampdoria manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
Sampdoria had fun at their own home (Gewiss Stadium) last time out, beating Empoli 2-0. Quagliarella (2) scored. The attacker Quagliarella got a match rating of 8.11 in that game. Quagliarella scored two goals and hit two key passes.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Milan wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.The visiting Sampdoria have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 13 goals from 12 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 17 goals have been conceded by Sampdoria in these games.
Head 2 Head
Sampdoria - Atalanta 1-3 was the outcome when these two teams last played each other, also in this season. Previous ten meetings between these participants: Atalanta won five, Sampdoria triumphed in four and we saw one draw. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with under 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  D. Zapata Banguera 9 goals |  M. Pašalić 8 goals |   A. Candreva 7 goals |
Atalanta missing players
Sampdoria missing players
| Atalanta | Sampdoria | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 26 |
| 12 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| 46 | 20 | 11 | Scored | S | 2 | 13 | 35 |
| 30 | 18 | 5 | Conceded | C | 5 | 17 | 42 |
| 84% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 96% |
| 72% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 67% | 81% |
| 64% | 67% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 50% | 65% |
| 40% | 42% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 33% | 42% |
| 24% | 25% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 8% | 8% |
| 68% | 75% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 42% | 58% |
| 28% | 25% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 19% |
| 20% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 42% | 27% |
| 5.4 | 6 | 3.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0.7 | 4 | 4 |
| 3.9 | 3.7 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 6.8 | 6 |
| 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 15.2 | 15.9 | 14.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.7 | 10.5 | 10.9 |
| 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.7 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
| 38% | 33% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 34% | 37% |
| 10.2 | 8.8 | 8.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 18.3 | 15.4 | 15 |
| 3.5 | 3.8 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.3 | 4.8 | 5.4 |
- Atalanta have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Atalanta have the fewest dropped points from leading position (6) 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 | Milan | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 52 | 28 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 17 | 24 | 56 |
| 2 | Inter | 25 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 55 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 33 | 54 |
| 3 | Napoli | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 47 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 29 | 54 |
| 4 | Juventus | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 38 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 47 |
| 5 | Atalanta | 25 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 46 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 16 | 44 |
| 6 | Lazio | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 53 | 40 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 13 | 43 |
| 7 | Fiorentina | 25 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 44 | 34 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 10 | 42 |
| 8 | Roma | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 44 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 20 | 10 | 41 |
| 9 | Hellas Verona | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 49 | 42 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 25 | 7 | 37 |
| 10 | Torino | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 33 |
| 11 | Sassuolo | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 43 | 44 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 23 | -1 | 33 |
| 12 | Bologna | 25 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 31 | 41 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 24 | -10 | 31 |
| 13 | Empoli | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 38 | 50 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 16 | -12 | 31 |
| 14 | Sampdoria | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 35 | 42 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 17 | -7 | 26 |
| 15 | Spezia | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 28 | 48 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 32 | -20 | 26 |
| 16 | Udinese | 24 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 31 | 41 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 22 | -10 | 25 |
| 17 | Cagliari | 26 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 26 | 47 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 25 | -21 | 22 |
| 18 | Venezia | 25 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 44 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 20 | -21 | 22 |
| 19 | Genoa | 26 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 22 | 47 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 28 | -25 | 16 |
| 20 | Salernitana | 24 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 55 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 28 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 27 | -36 | 14 |
