Atalanta BC vs Torino Match Analysis and Prediction

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Atalanta BC will go head to head with Torino at the Gewiss Stadium for their Serie A encounter on Thursday evening.

The two teams have made similar starts to the new season, picking up seven points from their opening three league matches.

After playing out a 1-1 draw with title holders AC Milan, Atalanta bounced back to winning ways when they claimed a narrow 1-0 victory away at Hellas Verona last weekend.

Teun Koopmeiners scored the only goal of the game from outside the penalty area five minutes after half time, with the visitors holding on to secure their second consecutive win away from home this season.

It would be fair to say that Atalanta’s last two meetings with Torino on home soil have been eventful, as a 3-3 draw in February last year was followed by a 4-4 draw in April.

However, Gian Piero Gasperini’s side have failed to win any of their last seven Serie A matches at the Gewiss Stadium as well as each of their last four home fixtures against Torino.

Either side of a goalless stalemate with Lazio, Torino have picked up maximum points against newly-promoted sides Monza and Cremonese, defeating both teams away from home by a 2-1 scoreline.

II Toro are one of seven top flight teams level on points at the top of the table, and have now extended their fine away record in the Serie A to seven matches, including four consecutive victories.

Ivan Juric’s side will be looking to extend their winning run on the road in Serie A to five matches for the first time since 1946 when they face Atalanta on Thursday.

However, they will need to strengthen their backline if they are to improve their chances of claiming maximum points against La Dea at the Gewiss Stadium on Thursday.

Atalanta BC vs Torino head to head

The two teams have previously met on 44 occasions across all competitions, where Atalanta have claimed 16 victories while Torino have won 13, and they have drawn in 15. Torino have scored 58 goals and conceded 66. In their last five meetings, Atalanta have won three while they have drawn twice.

Torino 0-7 Atalanta 25/01/20

Torino 2-4 Atalanta 26/09/20

Atalanta 3-3 Torino 06/02/21

Torino 1-2 Atalanta 21/08/21

Atalanta 4-4 Torino 27/04/22

Atalanta latest home form

Atalanta BC have recently been on a relatively good run of form at home, having lost just one of their six most recent matches. They drew 1-1 with AC Milan in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored 18 goals and conceded just four.

Atalanta 1-1 Salernitana 02/05/22

Atalanta 0-1 Empoli 21/05/22

Atalanta 12-1 Gambarogno-Contone 16/07/22

Atalanta 4-0 Como 23/07/22

Atalanta 1-1 AC Milan 21/08/22

Atalanta BC latest away form

Atalanta BC have recently been on an upturn in form on the road, having won each of their two most recent matches. They managed to defeat Hellas Verona 1-0 in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored four goals and conceded five.

AC Milan 2-0 Atalanta 15/05/22

Newcastle United 1-0 Atalanta 29/07/22

Valencia 2-1 Atalanta 06/08/22

Sampdoria 0-2 Atalanta 13/08/22

Verona 0-1 Atalanta 28/08/22

Torino latest home form

Torino have recently been on a relatively good run of form at home, having been unbeaten in their four most recent matches. They played out a goalless draw with Lazio in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored six goals and conceded three.

Torino 0-3 Roma 20/05/22

Torino 2-0 Mlada Boleslav 19/07/22

Torino 1-0 Apollon 27/07/22

Torino 3-0 Palermo 06/08/22

Torino 0-0 Lazio 20/08/22

Torino latest away form

Torino have recently been on a relatively good run of form at home, having lost just one of their four most recent matches. They managed to defeat Cremonese 2-1 in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored eight goals and conceded six.

Eintracht Frankfurt 3-1 Torino 15/07/22

Trabzonspor 0-3 Torino 23/07/22

Nice 1-0 Torino 30/07/22

Monza 1-2 Torino 13/08/23

Cremonese 1-2 Torino 27/08/22

Atalanta BC news

Atalanta defender Berat Djimsiti is set to be sidelined for a lengthy spell with a fractured leg, while Jose Luis Palomino is still suspended after failing a doping test.

Left wing-back Joskim Maehle will be hoping to force his way back into the starting lineup ahead of Brandon Soppy for this contest.

Torino news

Torino’s summer signing Aleksei Miranchuk remains sidelined with a hamstring injury, which will leave Radonjic and Vlasic to continue in their attacking midfield roles.

Sasa Lukic returned to the substitutes’ bench last weekend after serving a suspension, and the midfielder will be hoping to be recalled into the XI on Thursday.

Prediction and Odds

We are expecting goals to come from either side in this contest, considering 35 goals have been scored at an average of 5.8 per game over the last three seasons.

Atalanta will be slight favourites on home soil, but the visitors are sure to have enough to secure a point on Thursday.

Odds: 1 2.22 X 2.05 2 2.28