The league table in Serie A tells a story about these teams so far, with Atalanta leading SPAL by 23 points. Match preview to follow:
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Atalanta form and stats
Atalanta, who have the most scored goals (49) in Serie A, have played 9 Serie A games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-1-3 (wins-draws-losses). It’s been three wins in a row for Atalanta here at Gewiss Stadium, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.
In their previous game, the manager G. Gasperini led his Atalanta to a defeat in the Coppa Italia match away at Fiorentina. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Gewiss Stadium. Preceding that game was the away draw at Inter that finished 1-1.
It's goals goals goals for Atalanta who have scored 28 goals from 9 league home games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Atalanta defense is not exactly impregnable. 14 goals conceded from 9 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
SPAL form and stats
There's been little loot from SPAL's travels as they have only collected 4 points from 10 away games in the Serie A. SPAL only have 1 win to counter their 8 defeats and 1 draw.
The attacking players of SPAL have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 189 minutes.
SPAL play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-3 to Milan (placed 8th). A 0-1 defeat away at Fiorentina before that.
With the home team given a winning probability of about 80% by the bookmakers, any positive result for the visitors would be a surprise. Checking earlier matches with similar odds with SPAL as the away team, we found four results. Statistics from these were 0 away wins, 0 draws and 4 defeats. The outsiders lost 2 of these games by at least two goals.
SPAL are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 4 goals from 10 away games. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as SPAL have conceded 16 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
SPAL - Atalanta 2-3 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Last five meetings between the teams: Atalanta won 2, SPAL won 1 and 2 draws. 2 games with over 2,5 goals, 3 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Muriel Fruto 10 goals |  J. Iličić 9 goals |  R. Gosens 6 goals |
Atalanta missing players
SPAL missing players
| Atalanta | SPAL | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 19 |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | 13 |
| 49 | 28 | 10 | Scored | S | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| 26 | 14 | 2 | Conceded | C | 9 | 16 | 29 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 95% |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 60% | 63% |
| 79% | 89% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 40% | 37% |
| 63% | 89% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 10% | 16% |
| 42% | 56% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 68% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 30% | 42% |
| 26% | 22% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 10% | 11% |
| 11% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 70% | 53% |
| 6.7 | 8.6 | 7.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 2.8 | 4.2 | 4.7 |
| 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 8.8 | 7.6 | 6.2 |
| 2.3 | 2.2 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 374 | 194 | 51 | Total Shots | T S | 36 | 100 | 245 |
| 154 | 84 | 33 | Shots on Target | S O | 11 | 25 | 64 |
| 32% | 33% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 18% | 16% | 19% |
- All of Atalanta's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Atalanta has the most scored goals (49)
- Atalanta has the most scored goals in the second half (28)
- Atalanta have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Atalanta have scored more than double the goals of SPAL.
- Atalanta have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Atalanta have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Atalanta haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- SPAL has the fewest scored goals (12)
- SPAL has the fewest scored goals (4) away
- SPAL has the fewest scored goals in the second half (5)
- SPAL have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- SPAL have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| 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 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 20 | 51 |
| 2 | Inter | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 41 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 10 | 24 | 47 |
| 3 | Lazio | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 46 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 28 | 45 |
| 4 | Roma | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 15 | 38 |
| 5 | Atalanta | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 49 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 23 | 35 |
| 6 | Cagliari | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 30 |
| 7 | Parma | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 28 |
| 8 | Milan | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -5 | 28 |
| 9 | Torino | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 16 | -2 | 27 |
| 10 | Hellas Verona | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 26 |
| 11 | Napoli | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 24 |
| 12 | Bologna | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 24 |
| 13 | Fiorentina | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 15 | -4 | 24 |
| 14 | Udinese | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 21 | -12 | 24 |
| 15 | Sassuolo | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 32 | 35 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -3 | 22 |
| 16 | Sampdoria | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 21 | -13 | 19 |
| 17 | Lecce | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 39 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 21 | -16 | 16 |
| 18 | Brescia | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 38 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -19 | 15 |
| 19 | Genoa | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 41 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 26 | -20 | 14 |
| 20 | SPAL | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 16 | -17 | 12 |