Atalanta vs Sampdoria Prediction and Preview – 28/09/15
Serie A preview – Atalanta vs Sampdoria prediction
Atalanta have only one real injury concern ahead of this match, with winger Marcelo Estigarribia struggling to make it. Otherwise, Edoarado Reja should have a full squad of players to pick from and may choose to rotate one or two players after playing on Thursday.
Sampdoria boss Walter Zenga is without central defender Matias Silvestre, who went off injured in the match against Roma on Wednesday night. Niklas Moisander should be the man to come in and replace Silvestre, with forward Antonio Cassano pushing for a start alongside Eder.
Possible Line-ups
Atalanta: 4-3-3 formation: Sportiello; Masiello, Stendardo, Paletta, Cherubin; Kurtic, de Roon, Carmona; Moralez, Denis, Pinilla
Sampdoria: 4-4-2 formation: Viviano; Pereira, Moisander, Zukanovic, Mesbah; Fernando, Soriano, Barreto, Correa; Muriel, Eder
Statistics
- Atalanta have won 4, drawn 5 and lost 1 of their last 10 matches
- Sampdoria have won 6, drawn 2 and lost 2 of their last 10 matches
- Over the course of their previous 10 matches, Atalanta have scored an average of 1.5 goals and conceded an average of 0.9 goals per game
- Over the course of their previous 10 matches, Sampdoria have scored an average of 1.9 goals and conceded an average of 1.4 goals per game
- There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 3 of Atalanta’s previous 10 matches
- There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 6 of Sampdoria’s previous 10 matches
Prediction
Having lost the opening game of the season to Inter, Atalanta can be very pleased with their start to the 2015/16 Serie A season. With 2 wins and 2 draws from their last 4 games, Atalanta find themselves sitting in mid-table and the 1-0 away win against Empoli on Thursday will give them added confidence that they can take something from this match. The defence in-particular has been good this season.
Sampdoria enjoyed a good win over Roma on Wednesday night and could find themselves among the Champions League qualifying places with another win here. However, Sampdoria are yet to win an away match this season, drawing 2-2 at Napoli and going down 3-1 at Torino. Walter Zenga will need his team to defend better on the road, if they are to battle it our for the European places this season.
Sampdoria did the double over Atalanta last season but it will difficult to defeat an Atalanta team who are in good form.
Tips
Under 2.5 goals at 3/4 – Click here to bet with Bet365
Draw at 23/10 – Click here to bet with Bet365
Draw and Eder to score first at 25/1 – Click here to bet with Bet365
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