Atalanta vs Monza Predictions

• There have been at least four goals in each of Atalanta’s last five league home games
• Atalanta have kept just two clean sheets in their last ten Serie A matches on their own patch
• Monza have won just one of their last 18 league matches

Atalanta are full of goals on their own patch

Atalanta have now established themselves as one of the top teams in Italy and no outfit has scored more than their tally of 24 this season, so that is bad news for Monza before their midweek visit to Bergamo.

Verona were the last team to leave with their tails between their legs after a 6-1 defeat and that was the 13th time in their last 14 home league matches that the Europa League champions have scored at least twice.

Striker Mateo Retegui has been the star of the show, scoring a brace in their latest home success to follow the hat-trick he posted in the preceding 5-1 victory over Genoa, so this could be a daunting prospect for Monza as they face the league’s top goalscorer.

Monza could at least threaten

The visitors posted a 3-0 win at Verona in their last away game, which will have lifted the gloom somewhat, but it is still the first victory they have gained in their last 18 league matches.

This season could be a campaign of struggle, but they should be encouraged by the fact Atalanta have conceded in eight of their last ten league games, so correct-score punters may wish to take a chance that the visitors can make their mark in a 3-1 home win.