With the Italian league season set to come to a close this weekend, all attention will be on the battle for a place in the top four. Juventus and Napoli have already secured their berths, which leaves Atalanta, Inter and AC Milan battling it out for the final two spots. On Sunday, Atalanta heads to Sassuolo knowing that a win will be enough to secure a top-four finish this term.
- Sassuolo is winless in its last three home matches in Serie A.
- Atalanta is unbeaten in its last 12 league outings.
- Atalanta has won five of the last 11 meetings between these teams.
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Sassuolo with little left to play for
After a promising season, Sassuolo appears to be going out with a whimper. The side has won just one of its last six league encounters, and none of their last three in front of their own fans, with the players seemingly counting down the hours until the campaign draws to a close this weekend.
That will play right into the hands of Atalanta, the form side in Serie A right now. The team is unbeaten in its last 12 league matches and sits third in the table, ahead of rivals Inter, AC Milan and AS Roma after an excellent run of games that has seen them become the leading scorers in Serie A with 74 goals.
It is therefore of little surprise to see that Atalanta comes into this match as the clear favorite to collect what could be three vital points. You can back the visitors to win at just -550 while Sassuolo, despite home advantage, is out at +1100 to do the same. A draw is priced in the middle at +550.
Atalanta to record comfortable victory
With Sassuolo seemingly thinking that the season has already ended, we are fully expecting Atalanta to take advantage of that lethargy and collect the three points they need to guarantee Champions League qualification with relative ease. It is not easy trying to predict the exact score in a football match, but a comfortable 3-1 win for the visitors comes in at +900 and may well be worth backing when you take into consideration the recent form of both these teams.
Such a result would then also allow you to back OVER 2.5 goals in the game, which comes in very short at just -250, as well as both teams to score, which is also at low odds of -110. Therefore, in an attempt to boost any possible winnings from this clash, you may wish to consider combo betting, which allows you to select multiple outcomes at higher odds.
For example, a combo bet of an Atalanta win, coupled with both teams to score, is at the higher price of +140, while an away victory and OVER 3.5 goals in the game is at +120. OVER 2.5 goals and both teams to score comes in at +105.
Could Atalanta make a fast start?
Given the fact that Atalanta desperately needs all three points, is on a fine unbeaten run of form and is the highest-scoring team in the division, we believe there is a strong chance they will come flying out of the blocks on Sunday in search of an early goal that could set the tone for the remainder of the 90 minutes. It may therefore be a good idea to back OVER 0.5 goals in the first 10 minutes at +250, while Atalanta is at just +333 to be ahead by the end of that time period.
This is a match that the visitors should really be dominating from start to finish. Atalanta comes in at just -163 to score in both halves and +125 to actually go out and win both halves.
In terms of goalscorers, Josip Ilicic will be looking to end the season on a high. The forward is at just -125 to score at any time, while you can back him at +375 to net either the first or the last goal of the game.
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