Atalanta host Inter in Serie A. Inter have been flying this season, while Atalanta have struggled to find any real consistency.
The two sides have actually met pretty closely in their last couple of games, despite the gap that's opened up between them in the table. That contrast is worth digging into before thinking about how this one might go.
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Form tells two very different stories
Looking across their last 20 matches in all competitions, Inter have won 13, drawn five and lost just two, scoring 44 and conceding 23 along the way. That's a strong return against a mixed bag of opposition including Serie A, Champions League and friendly fixtures.
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Atalanta: 20 completed matches; Inter: 20 completed matches.
Atalanta
- Win
- 45% 9 / 20
- Draw
- 20% 4 / 20
- Loss
- 35% 7 / 20
- Scored
- 32
- Conceded
- 28
- Difference
- +4
Inter
- Win
- 65% 13 / 20
- Draw
- 20% 4 / 20
- Loss
- 15% 3 / 20
- Scored
- 43
- Conceded
- 26
- Difference
- +17
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serie A | Fiorentina | Atalanta | 29.10.2026 | 2-2 |
| Serie A | Atalanta | Frosinone | 25.10.2026 | 4-4 |
| UEFA Europa Conference League | Ajax | Atalanta | 22.10.2026 | 2-0 |
| Serie A | AC Milan | Atalanta | 18.10.2026 | 3-2 |
| UEFA Europa Conference League | Atalanta | Pafos | 15.10.2026 | 3-1 |
| Serie A | Atalanta | Venezia | 12.10.2026 | 3-1 |
| Serie A | Juventus | Atalanta | 20.09.2026 | 2-0 |
| Serie A | Atalanta | Cagliari | 12.09.2026 | 1-2 |
| Serie A | AS Roma | Atalanta | 05.09.2026 | 2-1 |
| Serie A | Atalanta | Bologna | 31.08.2026 | 1-0 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serie A | AC Milan | Inter | 31.10.2026 | 3-1 |
| Serie A | Venezia | Inter | 28.10.2026 | 0-2 |
| Serie A | Inter | Fiorentina | 25.10.2026 | 2-1 |
| UEFA Champions League | Inter | Shakhtar Donetsk | 21.10.2026 | 1-0 |
| Serie A | Bologna | Inter | 17.10.2026 | 1-3 |
| UEFA Champions League | Inter | Club Brugge KV | 13.10.2026 | 3-4 |
| Serie A | Inter | Parma | 10.10.2026 | 3-0 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Inter | Lumezzane | 03.10.2026 | 2-0 |
| Serie A | AS Roma | Inter | 19.09.2026 | 2-2 |
| Serie A | Inter | Udinese | 14.09.2026 | 5-3 |
Atalanta's equivalent sample reads very differently. Nine wins, three draws and eight losses from 20, with 28 scored and 25 conceded. Home defeats to sides like AC Milan in that run suggest they've not always been solid at their own ground.
Atalanta's defensive record in this spell raises questions about containing an in-form Inter side.
Comparative Team Statistics: Atalanta vs Inter

Head-to-head has been closer than the table suggests
The most recent meeting between these two finished 1-1 back in March 2026. Before that, Atalanta actually beat Inter 1-0 at home in December 2025.
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serie A | Inter | Atalanta | 14.03.2026 | 1-1 |
| Serie A | Atalanta | Inter | 28.12.2025 | 0-1 |
| Serie A | Atalanta | Inter | 16.03.2025 | 0-2 |
| Super Cup | Inter | Atalanta | 02.01.2025 | 2-0 |
| Serie A | Inter | Atalanta | 30.08.2024 | 4-0 |
| Serie A | Inter | Atalanta | 28.02.2024 | 4-0 |
| Serie A | Atalanta | Inter | 04.11.2023 | 1-2 |
| Serie A | Inter | Atalanta | 27.05.2023 | 3-2 |
| Coppa Italia | Inter | Atalanta | 31.01.2023 | 1-0 |
| Serie A | Atalanta | Inter | 13.11.2022 | 2-3 |
Further back there are some lopsided Inter wins, including two 4-0 scorelines, but those are from previous seasons and don't tell us much about where either side is right now. The last two competitive meetings have both been tight.
This fixture has a habit of being more competitive than the current form gap implies.
The league table backs up the form gap
Inter currently sit top of Serie A with 19 points from seven games, built on six wins and just one draw. Atalanta are down in tenth with nine points, having won three and lost four of their seven matches so far.
| № | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lazio | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 22/7 | 25 |
| 2 | Inter | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 26/13 | 25 |
| 3 | AS Roma | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 28/10 | 24 |
| 11 | Cagliari | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8/13 | 13 |
| 12 | Atalanta | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16/17 | 11 |
| 13 | Genoa | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8/13 | 10 |
That's a ten-point gap after only seven rounds, which is a notable early-season split between two sides who aren't usually that far apart.
Players making the difference
Lautaro Martínez has scored four goals in his last four appearances for Inter, with Thuram adding goals and assists and Diouf chipping in three assists in four matches. That's a decent spread of attacking contribution for the league leaders.
On the card front, Akanji has picked up two yellows in his last five games for Inter, while Atalanta's Gaetano has a red card in his last four appearances. Worth keeping an eye on discipline given how that game went for Gaetano.

Putting the pieces together
Inter arrive as the form side and the table leaders by some distance, with a defence that's barely been breached this season. Atalanta's recent record against them shows they can still make a game of it, as that December win demonstrated.
Whether Atalanta can repeat that at home against a sharper, more settled Inter side right now is the open question here, especially with a month still to go before kickoff and plenty of football to be played by both sides before then.
Match odds and squad lists
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G. Gaetano | Italy | 26 | Midfielder | 183 | 71 |
| E. Elmas | North Macedonia | 27 | Midfielder | 184 | 78 |
| S. Kolašinac | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 33 | Defender | 183 | 85 |
| F. Kessié | Côte d'Ivoire | 29 | Midfielder | 183 | 74 |
| D. Zappacosta | Italy | 34 | Defender | 182 | 70 |
| Mario Pasalic | Croatia | 31 | Midfielder | 188 | 77 |
| Éderson | Brazil | 27 | Midfielder | 183 | 83 |
| M. Carnesecchi | Italy | 26 | Goalkeeper | 191 | 83 |
| M. de Roon | Netherlands | 35 | Midfielder | 186 | 76 |
| G. Raspadori | Italy | 26 | Attacker | 172 | 69 |
| G. Scamacca | Italy | 27 | Attacker | 196 | 85 |
| M. Sportiello | Italy | 34 | Goalkeeper | 192 | 87 |
| O. Kossounou | Côte d'Ivoire | 25 | Defender | 191 | 79 |
| N. Krstović | Montenegro | 26 | Attacker | 185 | 83 |
| R. Bellanova | Italy | 26 | Defender | 188 | 82 |
| C. De Ketelaere | Belgium | 25 | Attacker | 192 | 74 |
| L. Samardžić | Serbia | 24 | Midfielder | 184 | 70 |
| K. Sulemana | Ghana | 24 | Attacker | 175 | 70 |
| N. Zalewski | Poland | 24 | Attacker | 175 | 68 |
| L. Bernasconi | Italy | 22 | Defender | 190 | 72 |
| J. Rowe | England | 23 | Attacker | 178 | 74 |
| T. Kristensen | Denmark | 24 | Defender | 198 | 85 |
| G. Scalvini | Italy | 22 | Defender | 194 | 76 |
| P. Vismara | Italy | 23 | Goalkeeper | 195 cm | 75 kg |
| I. Sulemana | Ghana | 23 | Midfielder | 180 | 72 |
| R. ObriÄ | Slovenia | 20 | Defender | 194 | n/a |
| A. Bonanomi | Italy | 20 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| S. Levak | Croatia | 20 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| A. Manzoni | Italy | 21 | Midfielder | 178 cm | 64 kg |
| Matteo Giuseppe Plaia | Italy | 20 | Defender | 193 cm | n/a |
| F. Cassa | Italy | 20 | Midfielder | 176 cm | 75 kg |
| Jacopo Mirra | Italy | 20 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| J. Idele | Italy | 19 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| I. Isoa | Italy | 18 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| D. K. Pounga | n/a | n/a | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| M. Plaia | n/a | n/a | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| T. Pompei | n/a | n/a | Goalkeeper | n/a | n/a |
| M. Sonzogni | n/a | n/a | Goalkeeper | n/a | n/a |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Akanji | Switzerland | 31 | Defender | 188 | 91 |
| Lautaro Martínez | Argentina | 29 | Attacker | 174 | 72 |
| C. Jones | England | 25 | Midfielder | 185 | 78 |
| P. Zieliński | Poland | 32 | Midfielder | 180 | 76 |
| J. Stones | England | 32 | Defender | 188 | 80 |
| H. Mkhitaryan | Armenia | 37 | Midfielder | 177 | 75 |
| H. Çalhanoğlu | Türkiye | 32 | Midfielder | 178 | 76 |
| B. Pavard | France | 30 | Defender | 186 | 76 |
| Luis Henrique | Brazil | 24 | Attacker | 181 | 85 |
| Carlos Augusto | Brazil | 27 | Defender | 184 | 78 |
| D. Spence | England | 26 | Defender | 185 | 71 |
| M. Thuram | France | 29 | Attacker | 192 | 90 |
| Y. Bisseck | Germany | 25 | Defender | 196 | 83 |
| N. Barella | Italy | 29 | Midfielder | 175 | 68 |
| A. Bastoni | Italy | 27 | Defender | 190 | 75 |
| F. Dimarco | Italy | 28 | Midfielder | 175 | 75 |
| I. Provedel | Italy | 32 | Goalkeeper | 194 | 82 |
| Josep Martínez | Spain | 28 | Goalkeeper | 191 | 78 |
| R. Di Gennaro | Italy | 33 | Goalkeeper | 186 | 80 |
| A. Diouf | France | 23 | Midfielder | 187 | 82 |
| A. Bonny | France | 23 | Attacker | 189 | 83 |
| A. Stanković | Serbia | 21 | Midfielder | 187 | 82 |
| F. Esposito | Italy | 21 | Attacker | 190 | 80 |
| P. Sučić | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 23 | Midfielder | 183 | 76 |
| M. Mosconi | Italy | 19 | Attacker | 176 cm | 72 kg |
| L. Jakirović | Croatia | 18 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| M. Lavelli | Italy | 19 | Attacker | 185 cm | 78 kg |
| J. Iddrissou | n/a | n/a | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| L. Bovio | n/a | n/a | Defender | n/a | n/a |
Everything in the data leans towards Inter being the stronger side heading into this one, but Atalanta's recent record against them shows the gap isn't always as wide as the table suggests on derby-type occasions like this.
With no market currently available to assess and a month still before kickoff, we're happy to leave this one alone for now and revisit closer to the game.
