Atalanta vs Parma Prediction

Patchy form on both sides

Atalanta's last 20 matches, taken across Serie A, cup football and Europe, show eight wins, five draws and seven losses, with 25 goals scored and 21 conceded. That's a reasonable scoring record, but the defending has come and gone.

Atalanta: 20 completed matches; Parma: 20 completed matches.

Atalanta

20 matches

Win

40% 8 / 20

Draw

25% 5 / 20

Loss

35% 7 / 20

Scored

25

Conceded

21

Difference

+4

Parma

20 matches

Win

25% 5 / 20

Draw

30% 6 / 20

Loss

45% 9 / 20

Scored

15

Conceded

24

Difference

-9

Parma's equivalent sample reads five wins, seven draws and eight losses, netting just 16 while shipping 22. They've drawn more often than they've won, which points to a side that scraps for points rather than dominates games.

Neither side arrives with real momentum, and both samples mix competitions rather than reflecting pure league form.

Comparative Team Statistics: Atalanta vs Parma

Recent meetings favour Atalanta

The last meeting in January saw Atalanta win 4-0 at home, their biggest margin in this fixture for some time. The one before that, back in August, finished level at 1-1 in Parma.

Go back further and the head-to-head is far less one-sided, with Parma winning or drawing several of the earlier encounters. It's a long history, and the balance has shifted depending on the era rather than sitting fixed with one club.

The most recent result points to Atalanta, but it's one game, not an established pattern.

Both still finding their feet this season

With five league games played so far, Atalanta sit 11th on six points, while Parma are down in 15th with four. Both have just one win and plenty of ground to make up.

It's an early snapshot rather than a settled picture, and with this fixture still a month off there's time for things to shift either way.

A few names to watch for bookings

Parma's Troilo and Del Prato have each picked up two yellow cards in their last five matches, suggesting a side not afraid to put a foot in.

Atalanta:

Penalty cards:

G. Gaetano x 1

Parma:

Penalty cards:

M. Troilo x 2

E. Del Prato x 2

At the other end, Atalanta's Gaetano has a red card in his last four appearances, a reminder that discipline could become a factor if things get feisty.