Juventus vs Atalanta: Betting Odds & Prediction

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Written by: Tom Johnston

Juventus host Atalanta in Turin this Sunday as both sides look to return to winning ways in Serie A. 

The two teams’ meeting earlier this season finished 0-0. Kick-off is set for 5pm UK time on Sunday evening. 

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Both sides have been through a rough patch recently. Juventus sit second , but a painful late 2-1 loss at Napoli last time out means they have collected just four points from their last five league games, and they are now 15 points adrift of runaway leaders Inter.

In their last five games Atalanta have picked up seven points, but they are coming off two defeats in a row - a 4-0 thrashing at Inter and a damaging 2-1 defeat at home to Bologna, which leaves them sixth and five points behind Bologna in fourth. They also played in the Europa League on Thursday, earning a creditable 1-1 draw away to Sporting Lisbon.

Team News

Juventus top-scorer Dusan Vlahovic misses out through suspension after picking up his fifth yellow card of the season against Napoli. Other injury concerns include Adrien Rabiot (toe), Carlos Alcaraz (hamstring), Moise Kean (shin), Mattia Perin (knee), although Weston McKennie and Mattia de Sciglio trained on Friday and have a chance of making the squad.

Nicolo Fagiolo and Paul Pogba are serving long-term suspensions for off-field matters.

Atalanta have the luxury of almost a full squad to choose from. Only backup goalkeeper Francesco Rossi is injured, while Emil Holm is suspended.

Betting Odds

Juventus are the favourites with the bookmakers, with SkyBet having them to win at 13/10, an implied probability of 43.5%. The draw is priced at 12/5 with William Hill, an implied probability of 29.4%. Atalanta can also be backed to win at 12/5 with Betfair, again with an implied probability of 29.4%.

Juve have opened the scoring in 11 of their 13 home matches this season. These have frequently been Vlahović’s goals, but with him missing, much of the attacking burden will fall on Federico Chiesa, who grabbed their equaliser at Napoli. Chiesa to score the first goal has odds of 15/2 with Bet365.

Atalanta midfielder Marten de Roon has nine yellow cards in the league this season, and eight of them have come away from home. He is priced at 27/10 to get a card with BetMGM.

Prediction

Juventus’ improvement this season has been built on their solid defence, which ranks as second best in the league, and despite their many absentees, none of them are starters from that unit. They do not have a clean sheet in six games though, and will face a strong test against an Atalanta side who have the fourth most goals. However, Atalanta have struggled on the road this season and their energy may be depleted from their trip to Lisbon.

The Bianconeri have also lost just once at home this season, so despite the absence of Vlahović up front, OddsNow backs the home side to win on the moneyline. 

OddsNow's Pick: Juventus to win outright

 

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