Atalanta vs Lazio Match Preview

Atalanta is ranked at 3rd place with 24 points and comes in a good form after three wins and two draws over the last five matches. Alongside Napoli, they are one of the two teams which are still unbeaten as they haven't tasted a defeat so far. A top four finish seems to be their goal for this season but if they keep going like this they could aim for something more.

With 16 goals scored so far their attack has been pretty good and in the last five matches they scored a total of seven goals averaging more than a goal per game. Here they will miss Toloi and Palomino who are important players for their defensive side and this could cause some problems for them.

Koopmeiners with 4 goals - 1 assist and Lookman 4 goals - 1 assist have been leading their attack, while Muriel and Zapata are suffering from injuries.

Lazio, on the other side, is ranked at 5th place with 21 points and comes almost in a perfect run after four wins and a draw over the last five matches. Their only defeat this season came against league leaders of Napoli so we could say they are having a pretty good start.

With 21 goals scored so far they have one of the best attacks in the league and in the last five matches scored a total of 14 goals averaging almost 3 goals per game while managing to find the back of the net in four encounters.

Unfortunately their best scorer Immobile 6 goals - 3 assists is going to miss this duel because of an injury but I think Milikovic-Savic 3 goals - 7 assists and Zaccagni 3 goals - 3 assists could also offer high quality upfront.

In conclusion, I think both teams can score at least once in this game. Atalanta has scored at least a goal in front of their fans in every game at home ground this season and I guess they should keep this trend going. Lazio need to make use of the fact that their rivals will miss two important defenders, and despite the absence of Immobile, they could punish the hosts.