Serie A Action at the Gewiss Stadium – Atalanta face Genoa

Atalanta at home against Genoa – Sunday – 6:00pm GMT – The Gewiss Stadium.

It’s a trip to the Gewiss Stadium for sixth placed Atalanta on Sunday, as they take on nineteenth placed Genoa.

Atalanta go into this game with 47 points secured

Only a positive result will be acceptable for Gian Piero Gasperini’s men, following their recent away defeat at the hands of Roma in their last match.

Also, Atalanta keep finding ways to win, having secured 10 victories in their last 20 fixtures is astonishing this season. With a sixth position in the league and 13 wins, 6 losses and 8 draws, they currently have 47 points in the League having won 13 matches, drawn eight meetings, and lost six games.

Atalanta have won four matches, drawn five meetings, and lost four fixtures of their 13 League matches at home this season.

Winning this fixture will see Atalanta on 50 points.

Good Attacking Performance

They have a good scoring rate of 50 goals. Their stand out attacking players have been Teun Koopmeiners (2), Jose Luis Palomino (1), and Ruslan Malinovskyi (1). Atalanta have conceded 31 goals.

Atalanta’s squad has depth, but even so, Gian Piero Gasperini is likely to be missing three of they key players when they start Sunday’s game.

Genoa under pressure for a result as they go to fancied Atalanta on Sunday

Genoa have suffered at the hands of Empoli and Internazionale in their previous two matches, with two successive draws. They go into this game with the hope of taking all three points.

Also, Genoa are quickly becoming the Serie A’s draw specialists, having recorded six in their last six matches. They currently stand nineteenth in the League, with 18 points for a total of 1 wins, 12 losses and 15 draws having won one game, drawn 15 meetings, and lost 12 games.

Genoa’s away record is remarkable and poses a significant threat to Atalanta. In the 14 games they’ve played on the road this season, they have so far won one game, drawn seven games, and lost six fixtures.

A win in this fixture, would take Genoa’s points from 18 to 21, so far this season.

Genoa may have to resort to second choice players, given the number of first choice players that are now unavailable through injury, illness or suspension.

Atalanta v Genoa – Head-to-Heads.

Regarding their historical duels when these two sides meet, a draw is never usually the expected outcome. In the past 35 matches, Atalanta have won 15 victories and Genoa 10 wins. The last time they played each other in this competition was December 2021 and the score line ended up with a 0-0 draw.

Players to watch

For Atalanta, Teun Koopmeiners is a top performing player who has scored
two goals in 27 League matches this season, while Caleb Ekuban, one of their best scorers, has netted
one goal in 28 League games this Serie A Season for Genoa.

Other players of note for Atalanta are Teun Koopmeiners and Jose Luis Palomino with two goals both and for Genoa are Caleb Ekuban and Mattia Destro with one goals each.