Atalanta vs Sampdoria
8th July 2045hrs
Football – Italy – Serie A
Pick Atalanta To Win & BTTS
Bookmaker Unibet
Odds: 6/4 odds taken 21:39 GMT Monday 6th July
Atalanta will be looking to keep up some hot form that they have been on lately. It’s a big winning streak that they are on, which has helped them to look in a secure position to get a top four finish.
Sampdoria have been a hit and miss side, however they have just hit a nice bit of form themselves. They have won their last two and could pose as a stubborn opponent for the home side.
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Atalanta Preview – Can Atalanta land another win?
Fourth-placed Atalanta are on an eight match winning streak at the moment. That includes all five of their games played so far since returning to action.
On the weekend they battled to get a 1-0 away win at Cagliari to keep their hot form going.
The home form of Atalanta is currently W9 D2 L4 on home soil this season. It’s a four match home winning streak that they are on.
It is a five match unbeaten streak of form that they are riding on at home, winning seven of their last nine there.
So there is a big form without question. Atalanta have also scored at least two goals in nine of their last ten league games, home and away combined.
Atalanta have impressively produced an average of 2.8 goals per home game in this campaign and 73% of their home fixtures have gone above 3.5 goals.
It has been impressive all around from them and six of their nine home successes have been by at least a two goal margin.
Atalanta have scored in each of their last 10 home games and are on an 18 match scoring streak (home and away) in Serie A.
They may take some stopping in this one as they are the form team of Serie A right now.
They are the top scoring side in the division and after fielding a lot of reserves for their last match ,should be back at full strength here.
With that in mind Over 3.5 goals may be worth reaching for at even money in Atalanta vs Sampdoria betting* (betting odds taken at 21:48 GMT on Monday, 7th July 2020).
Sampdoria Preview – Can Sampdoria stop Atalanta?
Sampdoria have taken back to back wins, the successes happening against Lecce and SPAL.
That has been a big lift for them as they had been on a three match losing streak before that.
It is a W4 D1 L9 record that Sampdoria have recorded on their travels. They are W2 L2 in their last four road games.
There have been defensive problems for them this season and they have averaged 1.9 goals per game against them on the road in this campaign.
Sampdoria have collected a clean sheet in just 21% of their away games.
Four of the nine losses that they have suffered on the road have been by a margin of at least two goals.
Sampdoria have also been trailing at the half time break in six of their road games (W3 D5).
If you are backing Sampdoria to get on the scoresheet then it’s worth considering a second half strike from them.
81% of Sampdoria’s away goals this season have happened in the second half of fixtures.
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Sampdoria have scored in each of their last nine games, which does hint that this is going to be a high-scoring fixture.
Each of Sampdoria’s last nine league games have gone above the 2.5 goal line.
When you take a look at the bigger picture here there are only three teams in Serie with worse away records than that of Sampdoria.
Only four teams have scored fewer goals in the Serie A season than Sampdoria have managed.
Atalanta vs Sampdoria Betting Advice
There has been a bit of a fightback from Sampdoria in their last couple of fixtures. But they may find Atalanta too much.
It’s been remarkable, confident stuff from Atalanta who just look to be brimming with self-belief.
Atalanta are just a machine going forward as they play a very strong open flowing game. There should be holes that they can exploit in the Sampdoria back line.
Key Facts – Atalanta vs Sampdoria Betting Tip
- Atalanta are on an 8 match winning streak
- Atalanta are top scorers in Serie A
- Sampdoria have won their last two games
It is the win for Atalanta that has the big appeal for us in this game. They are just going so well at the moment and may be able to get this by a couple of goals.
An Atalana to win by a 2 goal margin is at 10/3 and it’s worth remembering they were nowhere near full strength over the weekend so have star players coming back* (betting odds taken at 21:48 GMT on Monday, 7th July 2020).
The best betting odds for Atalanta vs Sampdoria
Atalanta to win: 12/1 at Bet365
Draw: 13/5 at Bet365
Sampdoria to win: 10/11 at Bet365
