Serie A match preview: Hellas Verona believed to be the weaker party when Atalanta pays a visit

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Competition: Italy Serie A
Competition: Sun 21.March
Match begins: 11:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi (42160 seats)

Hellas Verona will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 14 points behind Atalanta.

Insights:
  • Hellas Verona have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

Hellas Verona and Atalanta should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Hellas Verona form and stats

Overall Serie A stats at home this season for Hellas Verona are 6-3-4 (wins-draw-losses).

No payout for Hellas in their previous match, an away game at Sassuolo that ended in defeat 2-3. Preceding that match was a defeat to Milan (0-2).

Hellas has scored 18 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches. Hellas have conceded 14 in these home matches.

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Atalanta form and stats

The visitors are W7-D4-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Serie A.

Atalanta lost away at Real Madrid (1-3) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. That result followed a home victory 3-1 versus Spezia in the Serie A.

The travelling fans enjoy Atalanta's attacking play in away games, having scored 25 goals in 13 league matches away. Atalanta have conceded 14 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Atalanta - Hellas 0-2. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Hellas victories, three draws and three Atalanta wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

AtalantaL. Muriel Fruto
L. Muriel Fruto
16 goals
AtalantaD. Zapata Banguera
D. Zapata Banguera
9 goals
AtalantaR. Gosens
R. Gosens
8 goals

Hellas Verona missing players

Atalanta missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Hellas Verona Atalanta
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
26 12 4 Played P 4 13 27
9 5 1 Won W 2 7 15
8 3 1 Drew D 2 4 7
9 4 2 Lost L 0 2 5
33 15 5 Scored S 9 25 63
32 14 6 Conceded C 4 14 34
96% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 93%
81% 83% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 77% 85%
46% 50% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 54% 67%
23% 17% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 38% 52%
4% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 31% 37%
62% 67% 75% BTTS BTTS 75% 62% 67%
19% 17% 0% Clean Sheets C S 25% 31% 26%
23% 25% 25% Failed to Score F T 0% 15% 15%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.2 2.4 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.2 1.9
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10.9 13.1 11.2 Shots (avg) S ( 17 16.3 16.5
3.4 4.2 3.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6.5 5.7 5.9
38% 30% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 35% 34% 40%
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Hellas Verona have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

  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 27 20 5 2 65 26 13 11 1 1 36 14 14 9 4 1 29 12 39 65
2 Milan 27 17 5 5 50 31 14 6 4 4 25 20 13 11 1 1 25 11 19 56
3 Juventus 26 16 7 3 54 22 13 10 2 1 29 9 13 6 5 2 25 13 32 55
4 Atalanta 27 15 7 5 63 34 14 8 3 3 38 20 13 7 4 2 25 14 29 52
5 Napoli 26 16 2 8 56 29 13 9 1 3 33 11 13 7 1 5 23 18 27 50
6 Roma 27 15 5 7 51 40 14 10 3 1 33 15 13 5 2 6 18 25 11 50
7 Lazio 26 14 4 8 42 37 13 8 2 3 21 16 13 6 2 5 21 21 5 46
8 Sassuolo 26 10 9 7 43 41 13 4 6 3 21 20 13 6 3 4 22 21 2 39
9 Hellas Verona 27 10 8 9 36 32 13 6 3 4 18 14 14 4 5 5 18 18 4 38
10 Udinese 27 8 9 10 30 35 13 5 3 5 12 12 14 3 6 5 18 23 -5 33
11 Sampdoria 27 9 5 13 37 42 13 5 2 6 21 21 14 4 3 7 16 21 -5 32
12 Bologna 27 8 7 12 36 42 13 6 3 4 24 21 14 2 4 8 12 21 -6 31
13 Fiorentina 27 7 8 12 33 42 14 5 5 4 18 16 13 2 3 8 15 26 -9 29
14 Genoa 27 6 10 11 28 39 14 4 5 5 20 21 13 2 5 6 8 18 -11 28
15 Spezia 27 6 8 13 34 50 13 2 5 6 15 22 14 4 3 7 19 28 -16 26
16 Benevento 27 6 8 13 27 52 14 2 5 7 13 28 13 4 3 6 14 24 -25 26
17 Cagliari 27 5 7 15 30 46 14 3 3 8 15 24 13 2 4 7 15 22 -16 22
18 Torino 25 3 11 11 36 47 12 0 7 5 15 21 13 3 4 6 21 26 -11 20
19 Parma 27 3 10 14 25 52 14 2 5 7 8 22 13 1 5 7 17 30 -27 19
20 Crotone 27 4 3 20 30 67 13 4 1 8 18 26 14 0 2 12 12 41 -37 15

Hellas Verona:
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 27 20 5 2 65 26 13 11 1 1 36 14 14 9 4 1 29 12 39 65
2 Milan 27 17 5 5 50 31 14 6 4 4 25 20 13 11 1 1 25 11 19 56
3 Juventus 26 16 7 3 54 22 13 10 2 1 29 9 13 6 5 2 25 13 32 55
4 Atalanta 27 15 7 5 63 34 14 8 3 3 38 20 13 7 4 2 25 14 29 52
5 Napoli 26 16 2 8 56 29 13 9 1 3 33 11 13 7 1 5 23 18 27 50
6 Roma 27 15 5 7 51 40 14 10 3 1 33 15 13 5 2 6 18 25 11 50
7 Lazio 26 14 4 8 42 37 13 8 2 3 21 16 13 6 2 5 21 21 5 46
8 Sassuolo 26 10 9 7 43 41 13 4 6 3 21 20 13 6 3 4 22 21 2 39
9 Hellas Verona 27 10 8 9 36 32 13 6 3 4 18 14 14 4 5 5 18 18 4 38
10 Udinese 27 8 9 10 30 35 13 5 3 5 12 12 14 3 6 5 18 23 -5 33
11 Sampdoria 27 9 5 13 37 42 13 5 2 6 21 21 14 4 3 7 16 21 -5 32
12 Bologna 27 8 7 12 36 42 13 6 3 4 24 21 14 2 4 8 12 21 -6 31
13 Fiorentina 27 7 8 12 33 42 14 5 5 4 18 16 13 2 3 8 15 26 -9 29
14 Genoa 27 6 10 11 28 39 14 4 5 5 20 21 13 2 5 6 8 18 -11 28
15 Spezia 27 6 8 13 34 50 13 2 5 6 15 22 14 4 3 7 19 28 -16 26
16 Benevento 27 6 8 13 27 52 14 2 5 7 13 28 13 4 3 6 14 24 -25 26
17 Cagliari 27 5 7 15 30 46 14 3 3 8 15 24 13 2 4 7 15 22 -16 22
18 Torino 25 3 11 11 36 47 12 0 7 5 15 21 13 3 4 6 21 26 -11 20
19 Parma 27 3 10 14 25 52 14 2 5 7 8 22 13 1 5 7 17 30 -27 19
20 Crotone 27 4 3 20 30 67 13 4 1 8 18 26 14 0 2 12 12 41 -37 15

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