Only a win will satisfy the Atalanta supporters in this Gewiss Stadium clash with Spezia, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the Serie A table.
- Atalanta have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Spezia have the most conceded goals in the second half (32) in Serie A
Atalanta have less rest than Spezia in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Serie A game only four days ago. That game was an away game at Inter, so at least Atalanta are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
18 - 11 - 19 with 71-73. What does this mean? Well, these are the statistics for Spezia when playing on grass like they will do today. Wins - draws- losses and goals scored-conceded. Spezia play their home games on artifical turf so that's why we provide these numbers.
Atalanta form and stats
7 victories, 3 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Atalanta have to build on here at Gewiss Stadium in the Serie A. Atalanta has recorded two wins in a row here at Gewiss Stadium, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
The home team returns to Gewiss Stadium after being equal after 90 minutes with Inter (placed 1st) on their last time out; the Serie A game ended 0-0. Before that, Atalanta had a home game versus Crotone which ended with a victory 5-1.
The manager G. Gasperini will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Real Madrid in only four days.
Atalanta are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Gewiss Stadium in their league games, having scored an impressive 35 goals in 13 matches. 19 goals have been conceded.
Spezia form and stats
The visitors are W4-D3-L6 on the road this term. That's in the Serie A. Spezia seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
Spezia played 1-1 against Benevento in their previous match. Preceding that game, the 0-3 loss visiting Juventus's place.
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 Spezia as the away team, we found three results. Statistics from these were one away win, zero draws and two defeats. The outsiders lost one of these games by at least two goals.
Spezia have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 13 league away games 18 goals have been scored. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Spezia's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 25 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Spezia - Atalanta 0-0 played earlier this season.Top Goalscorers
  L. Muriel Fruto 15 goals |  D. Zapata Banguera 9 goals |   M. N'Zola 9 goals |
Atalanta missing players
Spezia missing players
| Atalanta | Spezia | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 13 | 26 |
| 14 | 7 | 4 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | 12 |
| 60 | 35 | 19 | Scored | S | 6 | 18 | 33 |
| 32 | 19 | 6 | Conceded | C | 13 | 25 | 47 |
| 88% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 92% |
| 85% | 92% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 92% | 85% |
| 65% | 77% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 85% | 73% |
| 50% | 62% | 60% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 31% | 35% |
| 38% | 46% | 60% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 15% | 15% |
| 65% | 69% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 54% | 62% |
| 31% | 23% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 23% | 19% |
| 15% | 15% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 31% | 27% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8 | 1.5 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.6 | 3.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 16.1 | 16.8 | 18.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 9.1 | 10 |
| 5.7 | 5.8 | 7.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.8 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| 41% | 46% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 42% | 39% |
- Atalanta have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Spezia have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Spezia have the most conceded goals in the second half (32) 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 | 25 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 62 | 25 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 11 | 37 | 59 |
| 2 | Milan | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 50 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 20 | 56 |
| 3 | Juventus | 25 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 51 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 30 | 52 |
| 4 | Roma | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 51 | 38 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 13 | 50 |
| 5 | Atalanta | 25 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 60 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 28 | 49 |
| 6 | Napoli | 25 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 55 | 29 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 26 | 47 |
| 7 | Lazio | 25 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 39 | 35 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 4 | 43 |
| 8 | Hellas Verona | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 34 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 38 |
| 9 | Sassuolo | 25 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 40 | 39 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 36 |
| 10 | Sampdoria | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 36 | 39 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 32 |
| 11 | Udinese | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 29 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 22 | -5 | 32 |
| 12 | Bologna | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 33 | 41 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 21 | -8 | 28 |
| 13 | Genoa | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 27 | 38 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -11 | 27 |
| 14 | Fiorentina | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 29 | 41 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 25 | -12 | 26 |
| 15 | Spezia | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 33 | 47 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 25 | -14 | 26 |
| 16 | Benevento | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 48 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 24 | -22 | 26 |
| 17 | Cagliari | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 29 | 43 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 22 | -14 | 22 |
| 18 | Torino | 24 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 35 | 45 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 26 | -10 | 20 |
| 19 | Parma | 26 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 23 | 52 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 30 | -29 | 16 |
| 20 | Crotone | 26 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 28 | 64 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 38 | -36 | 15 |