Fiorentina vs Atalanta Prediction

How they've played recently

Fiorentina's last five league games have been a mixed bag: a draw at home to Napoli, an away win at Venezia, then defeats to Torino, Frosinone and Roma. One win from five tells its own story.

Fiorentina: 20 completed matches; Atalanta: 20 completed matches.

Fiorentina

20 matches

Win

35% 7 / 20

Draw

35% 7 / 20

Loss

30% 6 / 20

Scored

33

Conceded

28

Difference

+5

Atalanta

20 matches

Win

40% 8 / 20

Draw

25% 5 / 20

Loss

35% 7 / 20

Scored

25

Conceded

21

Difference

+4

Atalanta haven't had it easy either. They've lost to Juventus, Cagliari and Roma in their last three league outings, though home wins over Bologna and Sassuolo earlier in the month show they can still get results when it matters.

Neither team arrives with real momentum, so home advantage could count for a bit more than usual.

Comparative Team Statistics: Fiorentina vs Atalanta

A history of tight meetings

The last meeting between these two finished 1-1 back in May. Before that, Atalanta won 2-0 away in November, and Fiorentina won 1-0 at home the previous March.

Across those three most recent encounters there's no clear pattern of one side dominating the other, just a run of closely fought results.

Recent head-to-head form gives no strong lean to either side.

Two sides finding their feet early on

After five rounds, Atalanta sit 11th with six points from two wins and three defeats. Fiorentina are down in 17th on four points, having won just once, drawn once and lost three times.

The gap in goals conceded stands out too. Atalanta have let in seven so far, Fiorentina twelve, which puts more pressure on the home side's defence than the visitors'.

Fiorentina need to tighten up at the back if they're going to move away from the bottom of the table.

Key men to watch

Franco Mastantuono has been Fiorentina's standout performer, scoring three goals in five appearances this season. He's clearly the main source of their attacking threat right now.

Fiorentina:

Best scorers:

Franco Mastantuono - 3

Atalanta:

Penalty cards:

G. Gaetano x 1

On the other side, Atalanta's Gaetano has picked up a red card in his last four matches, a disciplinary note worth keeping an eye on, though it doesn't confirm he'll be missing for this one.

Mastantuono's form makes him the man most likely to trouble Atalanta's defence if Fiorentina are to get something out of this game.