Atalanta BC vs Empoli FC betting tips: Preview, predictions & odds

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Gli Azzurri have struggled on their travels recently and have picked up just a single point from their last six Serie A matches on the road. Atalanta have been blowing hot and cold lately but should have the quality to put Empoli to the sword to end the season. Therefore, 101 Great Goals' prediction for this match is Atalanta BC 2-0 Empoli and is available at odds of 9.5/1.

Alternatively, you can bet on any Atalanta win at 1.22/1 against Gli Azzurri at home on Saturday.

Or, back any away win for Empoli at 11/1 here at the Gewiss Stadium.

You can find odds of 6.5/1 for any draw between Atalanta and Empoli on Saturday.

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Match Preview

The Goddess welcome Empoli to the Gewiss Stadium on Saturday for this Serie A match. Atalanta, who are currently 8th in the table, could finish as high as 6th depending on results on the final day of the season. A win, coupled with both Roma and Fiorentina failing to do so would see them finish 6th in the Europa League qualification place.

Should either Roma or Fiorentina match their result, they would finish above them leaving Atalanta in 7th and in the Europa Conference League next season. Empoli are safe from relegation but could drop a place or two in the table should Spezia or Sampdoria win and they fail to do so.

Atalanta BC come into the match on a run of five home league games without a win. They have picked up eight points from a maximum of 18 from their last six Serie A matches.

Gli Orobici lost their last league match away to AC Milan. Expected goals of 1.5 to 0.8 in favour of AC Milan indicates perhaps it was a fair result. The match was actually very even until the second Milan goal went in. La Dea will be getting extra finishing sessions with only one in six of their shots here being on target. The final score of the match was 2-0.

Mario Pasalic is Atalanta BC’s top scorer with thirteen goals in Serie A this season and is 2/1 to score against Empoli on Saturday.

Their opponent on Saturday, Empoli, come into the match on a run of 10 away league games without a win. They have picked up five points from a maximum of 18 from their last six Serie A matches.

The Blues shared the points in their last league match at home to US Salernitana. Expected goals of 3.3 to 1.8 in favour of Salernitana indicates Empoli were a little fortunate to escape from the game with a point. Guglielmo Vicario was the hero in the Empoli goal as he bailed out his team by saving a late penalty.

It was Patrick Cutrone's opening goal here that proved enough to secure a point for Empoli. Cutrone now has three league goals this season for Empoli and is 5/1 to get on the scoresheet again here. The final score of the match was 1-1.

Atalanta BC vs Empoli: Previous Serie A Meetings

19 in Total:- 8 Atalanta BC wins, 3 Empoli wins, 8 draws.

Atalanta BC team news

Ruslan Malinovskyi looks set to miss out after collecting his tenth yellow card of the season resulting in a suspension in Serie A. Luis Muriel (knee), Josip Ilicic (depression) and Bryan Cabezas (cruciate ligament) will be unavailable for The Goddess due to injury on Saturday, while Rafael Tolói (thigh) and Giuseppe Pezzella (torn groin) are both doubts and face a late fitness test. Atalanta BC may also look to make a few unforced changes for the final game of the season to the side who lost against AC Milan in their last league match.

Empoli team news

Injuries will rule out Emmanuel Ekong, Riccardo Marchizza (cruciate ligament injury), Nicolas Haas (cruciate ligament), and Lorenzo Tonelli (cruciate ligament injury) for the trip to the Gewiss Stadium. Federico Di Francesco is also a doubt with an ankle injury for this match against Atalanta BC. Empoli may look to shuffle some of their deck voluntarily despite coming back to earn a point against US Salernitana in their last league match.

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