Genoa will be hoping to end their poor run of form when the welcome Atalanta at the Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris on Tuesday, having gone winless in 15 straight Serie A matches.
The Red and Blues are currently sitting in the 19th place on the table, having collected 10 points after playing 18 matches.
They lost 3-1 in their last Serie A match at the Stadio Olimpico against Lazio, which extended their winless run to 15 games, having drawn seven and lost eight.
The four-goal thriller saw Genoa on 45% ball possession, with four attempts on goal with two of them on target. Filippo Melegoni was the only goalscorer for Genoa.
Genoa have really struggled at the front recently, with just 3 goals from their last six outings and they have conceded a total of 11 goals.
Meanwhile, Atalanta are heading into the game off the back of a 4-1 loss to Roma at the Gewiss Stadium, which ended their 10-game unbeaten run leaving them 3rd with 37 points in 18 matches, and they are six points adrift league leaders Internazionale.
Atalanta have not been beaten in the league away matches this season, with eight victories and one draw on their outings.
They have been led by Duvan Zapata in goalscoring, with the Colombian striking on nine occasions, and he is tied fifth in the league’s scoring charts in 2021-22 campaign.
La Dea won in the last Serie A encounter between the teams, finishing on a 4-3 victory at the Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris last season. Duvan Zapata, Ruslan Malinovskyi, Robin Gosens and Mario Pasalic scored for Atalanta, as Shomurodov got a brace and Pandev scoring for Genoa.
Genoa have drawn one and lost five games in their last six league matches this season, while Atalanta have won five and lost one in their last six.
Genoa vs Atalanta head to head
The two Italian outfits have previously met on 34 occasions in all competitions, with Atalanta taking 15 victories while Genoa have 10 and they have drawn in 9. Atalanta have scored 51 goals and conceded 41. In their last five encounters, Atalanta have won three and they have drawn two.
Atalanta 2-1 Genoa 11/05/19
Genoa 1-2 Atalanta 15/09/19
Atalanta 2-2 Genoa 02/02/20
Atalanta 0-0 Genoa 17/01/21
Genoa 3-4 Atalanta 15/05/21
Genoa latest home form
Genoa won their last home game 1-0 over Salernitana in the Coppa Italia in December. However, they have had a poor run of form at home, having lost their last three league matches on the home turf. In their last five games, they have won one, drawn one and lost three.
Genoa 0-0 Venezia 31/10/21
Genoa 0-2 Roma 21/11/21
Genoa 0-3 AC Milan 01/12/21
Genoa 1-3 Sampdoria 10/12/21
Genoa 1-0 Salernitana 14/12/21
Genoa latest away form
The Red and Blues have failed to keep a good form on the road just like at home, having won just one out of their last ten away games, with the win coming on September 12 in a 3-2 victory over Cagliari. In their last five games, they have drawn three and lost two.
Spezia 1-1 Genoa 26/10/21
Empoli 2-2 Genoa 05/11/21
Udinese 0-0 Genoa 28/11/21
Juventus 2-0 Genoa 05/12/21
Lazio 3-1 Genoa 17/12/21
Atalanta latest home form
Atalanta lost their last two games at home, to Villarreal in the Champions League, and to Roma in the Serie A. However, they had not lost in five matches prior to that, and they have lost just three of their last ten. In their last five, they have won two, drawn one and lost two.
Atalanta 2-2 Manchester United 02/11/21
Atalanta 5-2 Spezia 20/11/21
Atalanta 4-0 Venezia 30/11/21
Atalanta 2-3 Villarreal 09/12/21
Atalanta 1-4 Roma 18/12/21
Atalanta latest away form
Atalanta have had a good run of form on the road, having lost just one of their last ten games and they have not lost in any of their last six. In their last five, they have won four and drawn one, with the drawn coming against Young Boys in the Champions League.
Cagliari 1-2 Atalanta 06/11/21
Young Boys 3-3 Atalanta 23/11/21
Juventus 0-1 Atalanta 27/11/21
Napoli 2-3 Atalanta 04/12/21
Verona 1-2 Atalanta 12/12/21
Genoa news
Genoa will be missing the services of Felipe Caicedo due to muscular issues, Nikola Maksimovic who has a strain and Mohamed Fares with a muscle injury.
Manager Andriy Shevchenko will also miss Ivan Radovanovic in his squad for this game having been suspended, but Filippo Melegoni is likely to feature again.
Atalanta news
Atalanta will be heading into this match without major concerns of injury, with manager Gian Gasperini having just one fitness issue to be concerned about ahead of Tuesday’s fixture.
Robin Gosens will miss out due to a hamstring injury, with Federico Mattiello missing out of this game through his suspension.
Prediction and Odds
We will be expecting Genoa to put up a good show as they are playing at home, and we could see them try to score to avoid defeat here.
Meanwhile, Atalanta are coming to this game trying to bounce back from the 4-1 thrashing by Roma. We expect a close contest but we back the visitors to take the win.
Odds: 1 3.10 X 2.78 2 1.97
Probable outcomes
Genoa 1-2 Atalanta
Genoa 0-2 Atalanta
Genoa 1-3 Atalanta
Genoa 2-4 Atalanta
Genoa 2-2 Atalanta
