- Date and Time: September 23, 19:45 GMT+1
- Venue: Gewiss Stadium, Bergamo, Italy
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Atalanta
Atalanta have been inconsistent in the opening stages of Serie A. Despite a 3-2 victory against Fiorentina in their most recent match, La Dea made many defensive mistakes, evidenced by the two conceded goals. However, they demonstrated a more composed and controlled approach in their Champions League encounter against Arsenal.
Stasera si gioca 👏
Monday = Matchday ❗️#AtalantaComo #GoAtalantaGo ⚫️🔵 pic.twitter.com/2ic8E08vqN
— Atalanta B.C. (@Atalanta_BC) September 23, 2024
Ademola Lookman, who remained with the club, unlike Teun Koopmeiners, has emerged as Atalanta’s key player this season. Against Fiorentina, the Nigerian scored one and delivered an assist, which led to his inclusion in the team of the week of the fourth round in Serie A.
In a positive development for the club, striker Gianluca Scamacca is recovering faster than expected from his anterior cruciate ligament surgery. Sky Italia has reported that his recovery is ahead of schedule.
Como
Como have developed a distinctive style compared to other smaller clubs in Serie A. They faced Bologna in the last round and were leading 2-0 until the 76th minute, but failed to maintain their advantage, allowing the visitors to equalize for a 2-2 draw.
MATCHDAY ⚔️🔵 pic.twitter.com/EWr4l6NY70
— Como1907 (@Como_1907) September 23, 2024
Como focus on ball possession and building attacks through positional play near the opponent’s goal, but so far they have been doing this with great difficulty. The situation is even worse in defence – only Venezia have conceded more in the first four rounds.
In the previous fixture, Cesc Fabregas abandoned the two-striker formation, putting Andrea Belotti on the bench. In the upcoming match, it is expected that Como will continue with a 4-2-3-1 formation.
Bet hereAtalanta vs Como Prediction
- Pick: Atalanta to Win (-1.5) Handicap
- Odds: 2.28 (22Bet)
- Score prediction: Atalanta 3-1 Como
Cesc Fabregas is trying to instil an attacking style of play with a lot of short and mid-range passes in his team, but it has not produced favorable results so far. Como’s results at the start of the season have been disappointing with two draws and two losses.
🎙 Cesc Fàbregas in today’s press conference:
“Gasperini and Atalanta have a very clear idea of how they want to play on the pitch. They have top players and we can’t just compete on par against these teams. We have to perform better in every aspect to prevail.” pic.twitter.com/4jfcrm3AZ0
— Como1907 (@Como_1907) September 21, 2024
Playing such an open style against a team like Atalanta is risky. Atalanta are comfortable when facing such opponents and they will be able to capitalize on their chances and despite possible rotations, the hosts have more quality players in their squad.
While Como will try their best, we don’t think they will put up any serious resistance against Atalanta. Therefore, our pick for this match is Atalanta to win with a handicap (-1.5).
Atalanta vs Como Prediction, Betting Tip
- Pick: Over 2.5 Goals
- Odds: 1.65 (22Bet)
Como have one of the weakest defences in Serie A , and they are likely to face significant pressure from Atalanta’s attack. However, they will be able to create opportunities in the attack and likely convert them.
Atalanta and Como have met seven times, but five of their matches ended with at least three goals scored. Most recently, they played a friendly match in 2022, which Atalanta won 4-0.
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— Atalanta B.C. (@Atalanta_BC) September 22, 2024
Como will mostly sit in the defence and build their gameplay on counterattacks. On the other hand, Atalanta will seize the initiative from the first minute. Considering their previous encounters and the current form of both teams, the safest betting tip would be to go for over 2.5 goals in this match.
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