Napoli v Atalanta

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Napoli's impressive winning momentum continued in midweek when the hosts registered a solid 2-0 win on the road at AC Milan to extend their unbeaten run to nine games in Serie A, while Atalanta also collected all three points by virtue of a 2-0 home win against Monza, so both teams will be heading into this upcoming encounter in confident mood.

Despite being dealt a disappointing and heavy 3-0 loss away from home at Verona on the opening day of the Serie A season, Napoli have nonetheless re-grouped and the hosts have clicked in impressive fashion by putting together a nine-game unbeaten sequence.

Five of the eight victories gained so far by Napoli have been achieved on home soil at their Stadio Diego Armando Maradona with wins collected against Bologna, Parma, Monza, Como and Lecce respectively and the hosts have also been fairly tight at the back as well within these last nine games.

Napoli have kept no fewer than seven clean sheets within these last nine league matches in the Italian top flight and their miserly defence may well be the catalyst for another three points here on Sunday morning for the hosts as they chase down a sixth home win on the bounce.

Atalanta will be hoping to make it five wins on the trot though in the domestic top flight when they make their way to the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona for Sunday morning's encounter with the league leaders, Napoli.

The visitors have previously picked up important wins against Genoa, Venezia, Verona and Monza respectively which has helped Atalanta up into early contention for a possible Champions League spot for next season as they sit in third place in the Serie A standings.

Atalanta had previously produced a disappointing start to this Serie A campaign as the visitors had picked up just two wins from their opening six games of the new term which came in the form of victories over Lecce and Fiorentina.

However, Gian Gasperini's side also slipped to three defeats within their opening six league games, suffering losses at the hands of Torino, Inter Milan and Como respectively, but since their shaky start, Atalanta have now seemingly hit their straps in recent weeks.

Results away from home though continue to possess an inconsistent streak as Atalanta have won two, drawn once but also lost twice within their five away games so far this season and this could hold them back against an in-form and confident Napoli outfit on Sunday morning.

Napoli v Atalanta Verdict

Napoli have held the upper hand over Atalanta in previous exchanges as the hosts have won four of the last five meetings and another three points looks likely to be making their way to Napoli again on Sunday.

Therefore, our main bet will be Napoli win @ 2.10

Other side bets worth considering:

Napoli win & Under 2.5 goals @ 4.75

Correct Score: Napoli 2-0 @ 10.00