Serie A: Atalanta vs Bologna - Betting Tips, Odds & Prediction

The third and fourth best teams in Italy are set to lock horns at Gewiss Stadium on Sunday afternoon as Atalanta battle Bologna in the Serie A. 

Atalanta sit a point and a step ahead of their guests in the league standings. La Dea will also be keen to avenge their Coppa Italia quarter-final loss at home against the same opposition in February. 

Having already won when they made the trip to this same ground earlier in the season, Bologna will be confident of leapfrogging Gian Piero Gasperini’s men in the Serie A ladder. Read on for our football betting tips on this clash.

Atalanta

Atalanta trail only Inter and Napoli in the table. However, with the league leaders 10 points ahead and just seven games remaining, the realistic focus for La Dea is on securing Champions League football now. 

Atalanta smashed Empoli 5-0 in February, and with Lookman grabbing two goals, they’re looking more and more like a UCL-bound side. Football betting sites understandably have them as favourites coming into this fixture as a result.

Team News: With Gianluca Scamacca, Odilon Kossounou and Giorgio Scalvini already sidelined long-term, Atalanta could also be missing Isak Hien on Sunday, and Daniel Maldini remains doubtful.

Predicted Lineup: Carnesecchi, Posch, Djimsiti, Kolasinac, Bellanova, De Roon, Ederson, Zappacosta, De Ketelaere, Lookman; Retegui.

Bologna

After six straight wins, Bologna’s streak finally came to an end when they welcomed Scudetto-chasing Napoli on Monday night. The Rossoblu still managed to share the spoils though, as the scoreline read one-all at full time. 

Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa handed the visitors a first half lead, but a magical backheel goal from Dan Ndoye levelled the affair. Vincenzo Italiano’s side will now look to pick up their fourth successive away win against Atalanta across all competitions to cement their UCL berth.

Team News: Federico Ravaglia is expected to start in goal, with Lukasz Skorupski still recovering from the injury he sustained against Napoli.

Predicted Lineup: Ravaglia, Holm, Lucumi, Beukema, Lykogiannis, Freuler, Pobega, Ndoye, Odgaard, Dominguez, Castro.

• Atalanta are winless in their last four matches against Bologna
• Since 2016 Bologna have picked up six red cards in this fixture
• An Atalanta player has not been sent off against Bologna since 2010
• Atalanta have not won at home against Bologna since 2021

Bologna have been in excellent form lately and they come to a venue which has been a happy hunting ground for them in recent seasons. Atalanta also announced that they are ready for the clash with a resounding 5-0 win in their last match, but we believe betting apps are significantly under-valuing an away win in this match. 

Santiago Castro came off the bench to score the decisive goal for Bologna in February. While Atalanta have improved since then - thrashing Empoli in their latest outing - we are not fully convinced that they have left behind the inconsistent form from earlier in the year. 

Bologna will look to capitalise on a fast start and hand another defeat to Atalanta in front of the Gewiss Stadium crowd. 

Bologna to Win 2-1 - $13  

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Only 11 goals have been scored in the last five meetings between these two sides, with two of those matches ending 2-1. This should be a close battle, but we expect Bologna to prevail. But, don’t put it past the hosts to get a consolation goal either.