Atalanta vs Venezia Predictions

• Atalanta thrashed Venezia 4-0 in Serie A in late November, and won 6-2 at Udinese last time out.
• The Bergamo club have scored 44 goals in their 20 Serie A games this term.
• Venezia have won just once in their last eight games, and have been beaten by more than a one-goal margin in four of those matches.

Comfortable evening expected for hosts

After a couple of pre-Christmas setbacks, Atalanta were back to their brilliant best in a 6-2 win at Udinese on Sunday, firing 21 shots at goal and creating their second-highest expected goals tally of the season.

Atalanta have scored 44 goals in 20 Serie A games, and will be determined to compete for the Coppa Italia again, after losing two of the last three finals. They will expect to reach the quarter-finals in comfortable fashion, after being drawn to face a Venezia team which they thrashed 4-0 in late November.

Venezia have won just one of their last eight games, against Serie B outfit Ternana in the last round of this competition. They’ve been beaten by more than a one-goal margin in four of those eight games, by Inter, Atalanta, Lazio, and AC Milan, and have the second-worst attacking record in Serie A after rock-bottom Salernitana.

Back hosts to beat the handicap

Paolo Zanetti’s Venezia failed to threaten Milan during a 3-0 home loss at the weekend, and will primarily be focused on maintaining their Serie A status, after their poor run of form saw them slip to within four points of the relegation zone.

Backing Atalanta to beat the -1 handicap thus looks a very strong play for this fixture. Venezia have managed both the fewest shots and the second-lowest expected goals tally in Serie A this season, and a routine 3-0 home victory seems a solid correct score prediction.

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