Lazio – Atalanta. Forecast and announcement for the match of the Italian championship

On December 28, the match of the 18th round of Italian Serie A will be held at Stadio Olimpico, in which “Lazio” will meet “Atalanta”. The match will start at 21:45 Kyiv time.

Lazio

The team, after the season before last, one of the most successful in history, has noticeably given up. As a result, Sarri was removed without waiting for the summer break, and in the end it was possible to climb at least to the 7th position. It allows now, already under the leadership of the new coach, Barona, to play in the Europa League. Moreover, the Italians ended the calendar year there successfully, winning 5 victories in 6 matches for misfires in the form of 0:0 against Ludogorets. The Eagles continue their fight for the cup, where they knocked out Napoli. And immediately after that, they defeated him in Serie A, confirming their maximum claims there. However, before the success from the Partenopeia, the capital team managed to lose to Parma, and after – received 6 goals from Inter. But then they at least relatively rehabilitated, beating Lecce 2:1.

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Atalanta

After a couple of unclear years, the club was able to regain its position among the leaders. Moreover, they not only returned to the quartet of leaders of Series A, but also won a full-fledged, international trophy by winning the Europa League. After the summer vacation, there was a difficult start, connected with a series of defeats of the team, which is being forced to rebuild due to the injury of Scamakka and the sale, first of all, of Kompeiners. But in the end, the Bergamo team played at an excellent level, and Retegi shows the highest performance. In the Champions League, it was possible to score 11 points – only with Real Madrid it continues to fail. At the same time, in the cup, the finalist of the last draw with Cesena held a benefit, stopping only with a score of 6:1 in their favor. Well, in Serie A, Gasperini’s wards rose to the top in the winter. They kept their status even after taking on Empoli – there they won a difficult 3:2.

Statistics of personal meetings

In both previous seasons, the clubs exchanged victories.

Forecast

Bookmakers give a slight advantage to guests. But both they and the hosts are good in attack – we bet they will score a total of more than 2.5 goals (coefficient – 1.84).