Serie A – Atalanta face Napoli
The Gewiss Stadium sees Sunday action as Atalanta take on Napoli – 3:00pm GMT.
Napoli, remain in contention for Champion’s League qualification, sitting in second place and four places above sixth placed Atalanta, going into the clash.
Atalanta’s campaign so far has seen them accrue 51 points this season
It was three points secured for Atalanta in their last fixture, beating Bologna 0-1 at the Stadio Renato Dall’Ara.
Also, Atalanta keep finding ways to win, having secured 10 victories in their last 20 meetings is astonishing this season. They currently stand sixth in the League, with 51 points for a total of 14 wins, 6 losses and 9 draws having won 14 games, drawn nine fixtures, and lost six matches.
Atalanta have won four matches, drawn six games, and lost four fixtures of their 14 League matches at home this season.
Victory for Atalanta would take their points tally to 54 so far this season.
Good Attacking Performance
Atalanta will be pleased to have a good goal scoring record so far this season (51). This season, their stand-out attacking players have been Teun Koopmeiners (2), Jose Luis Palomino (1), and Ruslan Malinovskyi (1). Atalanta have conceded 31 goals.
Gian Piero Gasperini could be missing up to three of their players through injury or illness for the game on Sunday.
It’s 63 points so far for Napoli this season, going into this game
Luciano Spalletti will hope that success brings further success, as his side look for another win in a row. Their last two outings resulted in victories against Udinese and Hellas Verona.
Also, Napoli keep finding ways to win, having secured seven victories in their last 10 matches is astonishing this season, which is responsible for their Champion’s League qualification position. With 63 points (19W, 5L and 6D), they are established in second position in the League having won 19 meetings, drawn six games, and lost five fixtures.
Playing away from home, Napoli have won 10 matches, drawn four meetings, and lost one game.
A win in this fixture, would take Napoli’s points from 63 to 66, so far this season.
Good atacking and defensive team
Napoli have a solid defence, with only 22 goals conceded in their previous matches. They have a good scoring rate of 53 goals (50 from open play and three penalties). This season, their stand-out attacking players have been Victor Osimhen (6), Lorenzo Insigne (3), and Hirving Lozano (2).
Napoli’s ever growing list of players missing due to injury or illness to be a concern for Luciano Spalletti, ahead of this Sunday’s fixture against their opponents.
Atalanta v Napoli – Head-to-Heads.
Regarding their historical duels both clubs have previously played each other 47 times with the result being 17 victories and 14 draws for Atalanta. Also, the last four fixtures against Napoli have resulted in three wins for Atalanta. The last time both teams met in this competition was December 2021 and the score line ended up with a 2-3 away win for Napoli.
Other players of note for Atalanta are Teun Koopmeiners and Jose Luis Palomino with two goals each and for Napoli are Lorenzo Insigne and Hirving Lozano with three goals and two goals respectively.
