On Saturday, December 18, local Atalanta will meet Roma at the Geviss Stadio Arena in Bergamo. The game will take place on Matchday 18 in the Italian Serie A championship calendar. It will kick off at 17:00 MSK.
In recent rounds, the Bergamaschi showed good football and achieved positive results. As a result, today, Atalanta is in 3rd place in the standings — claiming to participate in the fight for the “Scudetto,” hence, the reason we are interested in the upcoming game. Our prediction for the Atalanta vs Roma match is hoped to be useful to bettors.
Atalanta Bergamo
Closer to the equator of the season, Gian Piero Gasperini’s charges managed to significantly improve their standings. The team has not lost in nine rounds. Due to this achievement, Atalanta managed to climb to the third position in the championship, moving very close to the leaders. Before the upcoming game with Roma, the Bergamas has 37 points. The club has only three points less than leading Inter.
Roma
The team in the capital is pursuing other goals today. The dream of Jose Mourinho’s team is a place in the top-5 and a ticket to the European Cup next season. Ahead of the visit to Bergamo, the Wolves have 28 points and 6th place in the standings. On the previous matchday, the Romans beat Spezia 2-0.
Head-to-head statistics
The Atalanta and Roma teams have played 132 times at the official level. In 29 games, the victory was on the side of Bergamas; while in 60 matches, the team from the capital was stronger. They drew in the other 43 matches.
Prediction
Atalanta has a good chance to win this game. The team is on the move and is able to continue to chase the championship leader. Roma is not the team that can stop the Bergamas right now. In addition, the motivation of Gian Piero Gasperini’s wards to win the championship is quite real. This is our prediction for the Atalanta vs Roma match.
Probable result – the victory of Atalanta.
