In the final of three games from Serie A on Saturday, Atalanta host struggling Sampdoria
Atalanta Form GuideAtalanta arrive at the weekend in 6th position in Serie A, and they're unbeaten in their last four games, with two wins and two draws. The big key focus of those games has been goals, they've recorded 8-2 and 2-1 wins, as well as 2-2 and 3-3 draws.
Recently, Udinese were held 3-3 with Juventus, in a wild game where they showed the ability to score goals, but also confirmed that they have struggles in defence, their opponents are scoring with ease.
Sampdoria Form GuideWhile Atalanta are scoring goals for fun, Sampdoria are certainly not. They've lost five of their last six games, and what has been key with those losses is that they have not scored in any of those. The win they picked up, which came against Sassuolo, did see them score twice, but there is no doubt that goals are a problem right now.
Sampdoria are in the relegation zone, and only one point ahead of Cremonese, who are at the bottom of the league. They lost 1-0 against Udinese last weekend, an opponent that hadn't won for 10 games before that.
Latest Team NewsThe big worry for Atalanta is their centre half Jose Luis Palomino, who had to go off injured in their most recent game against Juventus.
As Sampdoria continue to struggle for goals, they look set to go with Sam Lammers and Manolo Gabbiadini in attack for this one.
Match PredictionGiven the fact Atalanta are scoring for fun and Sampdoria are struggling for goals, this can be a comfortable success for the home team. With that in mind, the asian handicap looks the place to be, with -1.5 being the line for this pick, which means it's Atalanta to win by two goals or more.
