NAPOLI v ATALANTA
Monday 2nd May 2016 – Kickoff: 2100hrs
Football – Italy – Serie A Betting Tips
Despite three defeats away from home on the trot in recent weeks, second placed Napoli still remain in one of the automatic Champions League spots ahead of this evening’s encounter against Atalanta at their Stadio San Paolo.
With third placed Roma having to travel to Genoa in the other match on Monday evening, Napoli will be eyeing off an important three points this evening to cement their position behind runaway Serie A league leaders Juventus. Napoli’s overall home record stands at an excellent 14-3-0 43/11, and they are the only team to remain unbeaten on home turf so far this season.
In addition, Napoli have won their last four matches on the trot on home turf with wins over Chievo, Genoa, Hellas Verona and Bologna, scoring 15 goals in the process and conceding just 2 in reply. They’ve also kept 7 clean sheets to date as well.
Visitors Atalanta ensured their Serie A status for at least another season last weekend with a 1-0 home win over Chievo as they now possess a six-point buffer over third from bottom club Palermo and a healthier goal difference (should this come into play).
However, Atlanta’s survival has been largely down to a pretty solid home record while their away form has been less convincing as their record on the road currently stands at 2-6-9 11/23 having failed to win any of their last nine away matches.
Atalanta have also failed to trouble the scorers on their travels a total of 9 times so far this season (out of a total of 17 matches), and they’ll face a strong defensive Napoli unit tonight.
Pick: Napoli to win to nil @ 1.83 Bet Victor
