Atalanta vs Cagliari Predictions

• Atalanta are unbeaten in four of their first five games
• Cagliari only picked up 18 points from 19 away games last season
• Atalanta have lost only one of their last six home matches against Cagliari

Home comforts to help Atalanta’s cause

Two teams who endured contrasting fortunes last weekend in Serie A meet at the New Balance Arena on Saturday as Atalanta host Cagliari.

Atalanta looked to be seconds away from an impressive win away at Roma, only to concede two goals after the 89th minute and lose 2-1.

The Goddess are still adjusting to life under new manager Maurizio Sarri, but they had enjoyed a four-match unbeaten run before that.

After back-to-back defeats to Inter Milan and Verona in all competitions, Cagliari responded by beating Lecce 1-0 on Monday.

Cagliari beat Parma 1-0 away last month, but their visits to Bergamo in recent years have been relatively miserable. Atalanta are unbeaten in three at home against Cagliari and they should be able to dictate possession and outclass their visitors.

Even though they fell short against Roma last time out, Atalanta will take plenty of confidence from the fact they were minutes away from victory and if they can repeat that performance then they should have too much quality in front of their own fans.

Sarri’s sides typically do not play expansive football, though, so while they should keep a clean sheet, it is unlikely that they rack up the goals.