Atalanta go head-to-head against Roma on Sunday. Read our Predictions and Betting Tips with Match Preview, Head-to-head stats (h2h) and Team Form Analysis.
This match will be played on 13/05/2024 at 02:45
Atalanta and Roma square off in a Serie A fixture at Gewiss Stadium, with both teams still pushing for a Champions League finish. Atalanta have been in good form lately. But with the distraction of the Coppa Italia final looming large, Roma could earn a point in Bergamo.
Atalanta has been on a good run in recent weeks, claiming five wins and a draw from their last six matches across all competitions. They have progressed to two finals in this period, reaching the Coppa Italia final thanks to a 4-2 aggregate win over Fiorentina. A 3-0 win over Marseille on Thursday offers a chance to play for the Europa League title.
HIGHLIGHTED PLAYER (MARTEN DE ROON):
After spending his youth career in ASWH, Feyenoord and Sparta Rotterdam, Marten de Roon made his senior debut on 27 March 2010. The midfielder played for Sparta against Twente back then, but he made no more than three appearances for de Kasteelheren in the 2009/2010 season.
Marten de Roon joined Heerenveen in 2012 and in 2015 he moved to Serie A side Atalanta. He made 36 appearances for Atalanta in the 2015/2016 Serie A campaign, but on 4 July, 2016, he signed a contract with Middlesbrough for a reported fee of £12m. The Dutch footballer scored one goal in three appearances for Netherlands U19 team.
Marten de Roon was born in Zwinjndrecht, Netherlands on 29 March, 1991. His main position is central midfield, but he is capable of playing as a defensive and attacking midfielder as well. Martin de Roon is a right-footed footballer and he is 185 cm tall.
HIGHLIGHTED TEAM (AS ROMA):
AS Roma is a professional football club based in Rome. Roma were founded by a merger in 1927 and they play in the Italian Serie A. Roma’s fiercest rivals are Lazio and it has to be noted that both capital clubs play their home games at Stadio Olimpico. The two local rivals face each other in the Derby della Capitale. Which is considered one of the most exciting derbies in the world of football.
The Giallorossi (The Yellow and Reds) have won three Serie A titles (1941/1942, 1982/1983, 2000/2001), while winning nine Coppa Italia trophies. The colour of Roma’s shirts is imperial purple with a golden yellow trim. A number of top-class footballers were part of Roma in the past. But Francesco Totti is undisputedly the club’s biggest legend.The Prince of Rom made his 601 appearances for Roma on 14 May, 2016 when the Giallorossi recorded a 3-1 win over Milan at Stadio San Siro.
Players to watch: Scamacca still worth keeping an eye on
Gianluca Scamacca is the man in form for Atalanta and has found the net seven times in the last 10 matches across all competitions. The striker is priced at 15/8 by JILIACE to maintain his scoring run.
Romelu Lukaku is also showing some good form for Roma in recent weeks, scoring in the last two matches. The Belgian striker is priced at 5/2 by JILI ACE to get on the score sheet on Sunday.
Probable Line-ups
With the Coppa Italia final coming up next Wednesday, Atalanta are likely to rest a few players. The likes of Teun Koppmeiners, Charles de Ketelaere and Ademola Lookman could give way with El Bilal Toure. Aleksey Miranchuk and Mario Pasalic in line to feature.
Defender Diego Llorente and forward Paulo Dybala are expected to return to the starting line-up for Roma having sat out the draw at Leverkusen on Thursday.
Atalanta: Musso, Djimsiti, Hien, De Roon, Ruggeri, Miranchuk, Ederson, Zappacosta, Toure, Pasalic, Scamacca.
Roma: Svilar, Mancini, Ndicka, Llorente, Karsdorp, Cristante, Paredes, Pellegrini, Spinazzola, Dybala, Lukaku
Recent Meetings
- Atalanta will come into this encouraged with two wins and a draw in the previous three encounters with the Giallorossi.
- The outfits shared spoils in a 1-1 stalemate in this season’s game in January in the capital.
- Only one of the previous four H2H affairs provided three or more goals.
Atalanta vs Roma Prediction
Both teams had Europa League semi-final duties on Thursday. Fatigue will affect them equally. In this case, we do fancy Atalanta who have been on a much better run of form lately. Also, the Dea own a strong home record this season. They won 11, drew 2, and lost 3 of the previous 16 home matches in the league.
Roma won just one of the previous five matches in all competitions. Their back line has been anything but reliable of late. Daniele De Rossi’s troops have not kept a clean sheet in six straight matches across competitions. Knowing that the Lupa are also winless in the previous three head-to-head encounters with Atalanta, we’ll opt for the home win bet at the 2.00 odds.
The second pick would be Both Teams To Score at the 1.70 odds. We saw goals at both ends in four of Atalanta’s last five matches in all competitions. The same scenario occurred in five of Roma’s previous six outings across competitions. Both teams also scored in six of the previous eight head-to-head outings between Atalanta and Roma.
