Atalanta v Hellas Verona

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Sixth placed Atalanta will be looking to make the most of home advantage on Monday night when they take on lowly Verona in the later kick-off in Serie A as the hosts seek a turnaround in form following a 2-1 defeat away from home at Cagliari last weekend, while Verona now sit just one position and one point above the relegation zone after last week's 2-1 defeat at home to Genoa, making it two losses in their last three games overall.

Atalanta have somehow still managed to hold onto the last of the European spots in the Italian top flight table as the hosts occupy sixth place despite picking up just one win from their last six matches overall which came in the form of an impressive 3-0 win away from home at last season's Scudetto winners, Napoli.

However, Atalanta have also suffered three defeats within these last six games in Serie A with losses incurred at the hands of Inter Milan, Bologna and Cagliari respectively but their rousing midweek 3-0 win away at Anfield against Liverpool in the Europa League should give Gian-Piero Gasperini's side a welcome boost for this upcoming domestic clash.

On home soil, Atalanta have won seven of their last eight games at their Gewiss Stadium.

Verona slipped to a second defeat in three games when they were dealt a disappointing 2-1 loss at home to Genoa which followed a previous heavy 3-1 loss at home to AC Milan and these recent defeats have done little to assist Verona in their bid to avoid relegation from Serie A in recent times.

Indeed, Verona have now managed to capture just two wins from their last 11 matches overall which have been collected against the likes of Sassuolo and Lecce both by 1-0 margins but the bigger picture shows the visitors have also been dealt five defeats within this 11-game period as well thus suggesting this upcoming trip to Atalanta on Monday night could be another tough challenge for Marco Baroni's side.

Verona have accumulated just four league wins from their previous 29 games in the Italian top flight which does not bode well for this upcoming tussle with Atalanta, even with the hosts' having produced some disappointing displays of late.

Verona have also struggled for results away from home as well with the visitors picking up just one win from their last 15 outings on the road and being handed no fewer than 10 defeats in the process, while also failing to score in seven of these away games as well.

Atalanta v Verona Verdict

Atalanta should have enough quality to see off Verona in this upcoming clash having won five of the last six meetings and three of these five wins also saw them keep a clean sheet too.

Therefore, our main bet will be BTTS No @ 1.90

Other side bets worth considering:

Under 2.5 goals @ 2.10

Correct Score: Atalanta 2-0 @ 7.00