Udinese v Atalanta

Udinese vs Atalanta Preview

Udinese were involved in a second draw on the trot in the Italian top flight last weekend when they shared a point apiece in a 0-0 stalemate away from home at Hellas Verona which in turn maintained the hosts' mid-table position of ninth place in the Serie A table ahead of this weekend's fixtures.

Atalanta's impressive 11-game winning streak in the domestic top flight was finally brought to an end as Gianpiero Gasperini's side had to make do with a 1-1 draw away from home at Lazio last weekend but nevertheless that point extended the visitor's unbeaten run in Serie A to 13 games overall.

Udinese bring a three-match unbeaten run into this upcoming clash with Atalanta at their Bluenergy Stadium having picked up an important 2-1 win away from home at Fiorentina along with picking up useful points in back-to-back draws with Torino 2-2 and the aforementioned 0-0 draw away from home at Hellas Verona.

These recent results have brought welcome and much-needed stability after an inconsistent period of their preceding 10 games which yielded just two wins for the hosts but also included no fewer than seven defeats as well.

Having managed to capture just four wins from their previous 15 games in Serie A, the goals market looks an inviting prospect here especially as seven out of Udinese's last 10 games overall have resulted in both teams scoring.

Atalanta not only dropped two points in last weekend's 1-1 draw away from home at Lazio but the visitors also dropped down to second place in the Serie A table as a result, but nevertheless, Atalanta will still feel confident about their chances at the Bluenergy Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

Atalanta had previously put together an excellent 11-match winning streak in the Italian top flight with five of these 11 wins being achieved on their travels at the likes of Venezia, Napoli, Parma, Roma and Cagliari respectively, so the visitors stand a decent chance of a result in this upcoming encounter.

The visitors had previously produced a slow and disappointing start to this season's Serie A campaign as Atalanta had collected just two wins from their opening six games of the new term, slipping to three defeats in the shape of losses at the hands of Torino, Inter Milan and Como respectively.

However, Atalanta have since recovered and the visitors bring a seven-game unbeaten sequence into this upcoming encounter at the Bluenergy Stadium which consists of five wins and two draws, while goals for both sides looks favourable as Atalanta have scored in each of their last 15 games.

Udinese v Atalanta Verdict

Goals for both teams has been a regular occurrence in this fixture as nine out of the last 11 meetings have resulted in both teams hitting the back of the net.

Therefore, our main bet will be BTTS Yes @ 1.80

Other side bets worth considering:

Draw @ 3.80

Correct Score: 1-1 @ 7.50