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Genoa CFC vs. Atalanta BC
The Italian Serie A ends its first leg with an English week. Before heading off for a well-deserved Christmas holiday, CFC Genoa host Atalanta Bergamo on Tuesday at 20:45. Both teams come from completely different regions of the table and now meet for a duel with clearly distributed roles. On matchday 19, it’s all about the last successes of the year. Our prediction for this match can be found in the following Genoa vs Atalanta tip.
Genoa was in a relegation battle in the first half of the season. With only one win and ten points from the first 18 games, the team is in 18th place, but the safety zone is only three points away. Bergamo, on the other hand, have shown their usual strength so far and are once again on course for the Champions League. 37 points mean fourth place at the moment, the gap to fifth place is already six points.
Genoa – Atalanta Info
– Date & Time: 21/12/2021, at 20:45.
– Venue: Luigi Ferraris (Genoa)
– Competition: Serie A, Matchday 19
– TV broadcast: DAZN
Genoa Form & Balance Check
CFC Genoa have been one of the weakest teams in the league this season. They have only managed to pick up one win so far, a 3-2 win at current league rivals Cagliari Calcio on matchday three. Since then, the Genoese have gone 14 league games in a row without a win and are therefore in a relegation spot. A week ago, however, CFC were able to win the Coppa Italia against Serie A promoted Salernitana and gain a little self-confidence.
Change of coach so far without effect
Those responsible reacted to the sporting misery back in November and brought the Ukrainian football icon Andriy Shevchenko onto the coaching bench. However, the striker, who was very successful as a player with Milan, among others, was unable to reverse the trend and the downward slide continues. The last four league games were all lost, even though Milan, Juventus and Lazio were strong opponents. Genoa conceded eleven goals in this period. Now, with Bergamo coming up, there is no light at the end of the tunnel.
Genoa facts & analysis
– 18th place in Serie A
– Only one win from 18 league games
– Last lost 1:3 at Lazio Roma
– 4 consecutive defeats in the league
Atalanta form & balance check
Bergamo have continued their strong form of recent seasons in the current first leg. Atalanta are once again on course for the Champions League and have already built up a decent cushion on the places behind them. Even without the long-injured national player Robin Gosens, the Bergamo team has shown its usual offensive strength and regularly offers the fans spectacle. Most recently, the team even remained unbeaten for ten games before suffering two defeats in the last three competitive matches.
Bergamo win Europa League in the winter
One of those was coupled with a disappointing Champions League group stage exit. Bergamo faced a deciding match against Villareal on the last matchday, which actually took place a day later than planned due to weather conditions. But Atalanta had to admit defeat in the end with 2:3, which is why they will go into the EL playoffs against Piraeus as third in the group. In the league, this was followed by a narrow win against Verona and last weekend’s emphatic 1:4 defeat against Roma, to which Bergamo now wants to show a reaction before the winter break.
Atalanta facts & analysis
– 4th place in Serie A
– Last lost 1:4 against AS Roma
– Before that 6 wins in a row in the league
– Eliminated in CL after group stage
Predicted line-up – last update on 20 December 2021
Shevchenko could make some changes to the starting line-up at Genoa, who lost in Rome last time out. Ekuban, Hernani and Masiello are options instead of Destro, Portanova and Vasquez, otherwise all places seem to be taken at the moment. Bergamo coach Gasperini is also likely to make some changes after the disappointing defeat against Roma, especially as the tightly-paced last few weeks may well have taken their toll. The well-equipped Bergamo squad, however, offers plenty of rotation options.
Genoa – Atalanta direct comparison & statistics
CFC Genoa and Atalanta Bergamo have already played 78 matches against each other. The overall balance is completely balanced, with both teams winning 27 times. In addition, 24 games ended in a draw. Last season, the first leg ended in a 0-0 draw, while Bergamo scored seven goals in a 4-3 win in the second leg.
– The average number of goals scored in a match between Genoa CFC and Atalanta BC is 3.4.
– The average number of goals scored in the first half in matches between Genoa CFC and Atalanta BC is 1.4.
– Both teams lost their last match in Serie A.
– The comparisons between the two clubs last season: 3-4 (home to Genoa CFC) and 0-0 (home to Atalanta BC).
– A look at Genoa CFC: Mattia Destro is the top scorer with 7 goals. Duvan Zapata scored 9 times for Atalanta BC.
