Atalanta vs Torino Match Analysis and Prediction

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Atalanta finally put an end to their faltering form and now face mid-table Torino on Wednesday at the Gewiss Stadium, with both teams having won at the weekend.

Amid a worrying winless run of six matches at home and away, Atalanta were relieved to take the lead just before the break against Venezia on Saturday, and Mario Pasalic’s opening goal was followed by another from Duvan Zapata shortly after half time.

Ultimately returning to Lombardy with three precious points following a 3-1 victory, the Bergamaschi remain in the hunt for a return to Europe next season, but have much work to do following their recent dip into mediocrity.

Most of their growing talliy of losses have come at home, and after Gian Piero Gasperini’s side were beaten 2-1 by Verona last time out at the Gewiss Stadium, they hold a poor record of just four league wins in Bergamo this season.

That represents only the 13th-best performance on home soil throughout Serie A, and stands in sharp contrast to Torino’s total of 29 points as hosts.

Following their struggles throughout much of February and March, recent results have seen Torino get back on track for a shot at the top 10 and celebrating a successful first campaign under Ivan Juric with a top-half finish.

After they shut out Milan a fortnight ago, II Toro posted another draw against Lazio a week later and then succeeded against Spezia on Saturday, winning 2-1 through Sasa Likic’s brace.

As a result, Torino are unbeaten in four matches before they face Atalanta, and having also held both Inter and Juventus to draws in recent weeks, they are certainly confident.

Ivan Juric will now hope that having scored twice in one game for the first time since January, they can continue their pursuit of 10th-placed Sassuolo.

Atalanta vs Torino head to head

The two teams have previously met on 43 occasions across all competitions, where Atalanta have claimed 16 victories while Torino have won 13, and they have drawn in 14. Torino have scored 54 goals and conceded 62. In their last five meetings, Torino have won once, Atalanta three with one draw.

Atalanta 2-3 Torino 01/09/19

Torino 0-7 Atalanta 25/01/20

Torino 2-4 Atalanta 26/09/20

Atalanta 3-3 Torino 06/02/22

Torino 1-2 Atalanta 21/08/21

Atalanta latest home form

Atalanta have recently been on a poor run of form at home, as they have lost each of their three most recent matches. They were defeated 2-0 by RB Leipzig on April 14 in the Europa League. In their last five matches, they have scored five goals and conceded nine.

Atalanta 3-2 Bayer Leverkusen 10/03/22

Atalanta 0-0 Genoa 13/03/22

Atalanta 1-3 Napoli 03/04/22

Atalanta 0-2 RB Leipzig 14/04/22

Atalanta 1-2 Verona 18/04/22

Atalanta latest away form

Atalanta have recently been on a relatively good run of form on the road, having lost just one of their five most recent matches. In their last away game, they defeated Venezia 3-1 in the league. In their last five away matches, they have scored seven goals and conceded four.

Bayer Leverkusen 0-1 Atalanta 17/03/22

Bologna 0-1 Atalanta 20/03/22

RB Leipzig 1-1 Atalanta 07/04/22

Sassuolo 2-1 Atalanta 10/04/22

Venezia 1-3 Atalanta 23/04/22

Torino latest home form

Torino recently been on a relatively good run of form at home, having been unbeaten in their three most recent matches. Their last home defeat came on February 27 when they lost 2-1 to Cagliari in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored five goals and conceded six.

Torino 1-2 Venezia 12/02/22

Torino 1-2 Cagliari 27/02/22

Torino 1-1 Inter Milan 13/03/22

Torino 0-0 AC Milan 10/04/22

Torino 2-1 Spezia 23/04/22

Torino latest away form

Torino have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having won just one of their six most recent matches. In their last away game, they drew 1-1 with Lazio in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored three goals and conceded three.

Juventus 1-1 Torino 18/02/22

Bologna 0-0 Torino 06/03/22

Genoa 1-0 Torino 18/03/22

Salernitana 0-1 Torino 02/04/22

Lazio 1-1 Torino 16/04/22

Atalanta news

Gasperini is still set to be without captain Rafael Toloi in Atalanta’s back three due to injury, so Giorgio Scalvini should continue to feature on Wednesday.

Ruslan Malinovsky is set to sit out with a knee injury he sustained against Verona, Giuseppe Pezzela and Joakim Maehle are nearing their return.

Torino news

Andrea Belotti missed out at the weekend after suffering a muscular injury against Lazio but he aims to return on Wednesday.

Tommaso Pobega and Armando Izzo will have to be assessed before the game, while Mohamed Fares is out for the rest of the season and Simone Zaza is absent until next month.

Prediction and Odds

Atalanta have already lost nine league matches this season and they tend to struggle in front of their own supporters, and are likely to keep that trend running on Wednesday.

However, Torino have also failed to perform on the road in recent matches, and we predict a draw in this game.

Odds: 1 2.20 X 2.05 2 2.30