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Atalanta BC vs. Juventus Turin
Late Sunday night, Italian Serie A is in for a real treat on this matchday 25. Atalanta Bergamo host Juventus Torino at 8:45pm and this match has promised real excitement in the past. The Lombards have become one of the best and most interesting teams in Italy and are playing for the Champions League places again this season. At the moment they are right behind Juve in 5th place and could pass the “Old Lady” with a win.
But Juventus have improved their form in the last weeks and months and have forgotten the bad start to the season. In the meantime, there is even a tiny chance of winning the title again, but for that to happen, the competition would have to make a big mistake. Find out who we think has the edge in this top match in our Atalanta – Juventus betting tips.
Atalanta – Juventus info:
– Date & Time: 13.03.2022, 20:45 Uhr
– Venue: Gewiss Stadium (Bergamo)
– Competition: Serie A, Matchday 25
– TV broadcast: In Livestream at DAZN
Atalanta Form & Balance Check
The Lombards have had a journey that very many football clubs around the world dream of. Once a lift team, comparable to Nürnberg or Bielefeld in Germany, they are now regular Champions League participants and inspire the whole of Europe with attractive attacking football. This season, things are not quite as perfect as in previous years, but the chance of a Champions League place is still there. Internationally, they have not progressed in the top flight and now have to be content with the Europa League.
Offensive lack of personnel
Without a doubt, Bergamo’s showpiece in recent years has been their offense. Two years ago they even set a goal record and this season they again have a goal average of 2.0 per game. But for some weeks now, important players have been missing in the offensive, because Duvan Zapata, the top goal scorer, is out until at least the end of April and the gifted footballer Josip Ilicic is suffering from depression and is currently unable to play football. Coach Gasperini already had to improvise in the cup, and with rather mixed success. We are curious to see how they solve the task against Juve on Sunday.
Atalanta facts & analysis
– They were eliminated against Florence in the cup during the week.
– Winless since 3 games in the league
– Problems at home: only 3 home wins this season
Juventus form & balance check
After a disastrous start to the season, more than a few predicted a tough future for the northern Italians, with the team lacking a genuine superstar following the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo. But even with the Portuguese, things did not go well last season and Juve barely managed to reach the Champions League. But for several weeks now, the team has been getting better and better into the season, doing its jobs lacklustrely but successfully. They haven’t lost 10 games in a row lately and have thus fought their way up to 4th place in the table.
Still no win against a top team in the league
As said, Juve has no problems with the mandatory matches this season and wins almost every match they have to win. But especially against the teams from the top, the Old Lady has enormous problems and could not win against Napoli, nor against Milan or Inter Milan. They also lost the first leg against Bergamo and it is these games that you have to win if you want to play for the title. Accordingly, the Turin side have no chance of winning the Scudetto this year.
Juventus facts & analysis
– Juventus are the fifth best away team in the league.
– They are unbeaten in 6 away games
– During the week Juve reached the semi-finals of the Italian Cup
Predicted line-up – last update on 11 Feb 2022
Since the Lombards lacked a bit of punch in the cup, we can well imagine Gasperini bringing in Muriel, his only real striker from the start. Otherwise, the performance was okay and the defeat extremely unnecessary. That’s why we don’t expect any further personnel changes. Juve will probably not make any big changes either, the only change could be Locatelli on the six. Star newcomer Vlahovic will probably start again as the only top player.
Bergamo – Juventus direct comparison & stats
When you look at the total direct comparison of 119 games in Serie A, you might think that Juve are Bergamo’s absolute fear opponents. Turin have won 71 times against the Lombards, while Atalanta have only managed to win the direct comparison 13 times. However, Juventus have not won once from their last 4 games against Bergamo, so the encounter is accordingly open.
– Bergamo won the first leg 1-0.
– Mario Pasalic has the most assists on goal for Atalanta with 5 assists. Juventus Turin are led by Paulo Dybala (4).
– Juve have scored in 11 of 12 away games this season
