Atalanta vs Cremonese Predictions
Atalanta should make light work of a goal shy Cremonese this weekend. A home to nil offers the most value in Bergamo.
In-Form Atalanta
- Atalanta won 7 of their last 8 home matches (domestic fixtures)
- Atalanta kept a clean sheet in 10 of their last 12 wins
- Cremonese lost 5 of their last 7 matches
- Cremonese failed to score in 8 of their last 9 matches
Atalanta Edge Recent H2H
Atalanta and Cremonese have met on just four occasions in the 21st century. Atalanta won twice, with two games ending in a draw.
Atalanta Maintain Brilliant Bergamo Form
Atalanta return to Serie A action after an impressive 3-0 Coppa Italia win against Juventus earlier this week. Italian international Gianluca Scamacca opened the scoring with a first-half penalty before Kamaldeen Sulemana and Mario Pasalic secured a superb victory.
Raffaele Palladino's side have been in excellent form at New Balance Arena. La Dea won each of their last four home fixtures, with clean sheets kept in all four victories.
Much-improved defensively, Atalanta conceded only one goal in their last seven domestic fixtures.
Unbeaten in their last six Serie A games, Palladino's side remain seventh in the division, five points behind Como.
Goal Shy Cremonese Slump Continues
Cremonese make the trip to New Balance Arena with low confidence after a 2-0 home defeat against Inter last weekend. Davide Nicola's side registered an XG of just 0.72, while creating no clear-cut opportunities in a limp defeat at Stadio Giovanni Zini.
A dismal run of form sees the visitors now winless in nine Serie A games played since December. I Grigiorossi picked up just three points during that run, while they scored just two goals - in a 2-2 draw against Cagliari last month.
Despite their recent slump, Cremonese sit 15th in the division, still five points clear of the drop zone.
Predicted Lineups and Team News
Atalanta (3-4-2-1) Marco Carnesecchi; Berat Djimsiti, Odilon Kossounou, Sead Kolasinac; Davide Zappacosta, Mario Pasalic, Ederson, Lorenzo Bernasconi; Charles De Ketelaere, Nicola Zalewski; Gianluca Scamacca.
Atalanta boss Palladino will be without Marten de Roon and Honest Ahanor through suspension, while Mitchel Bakker is sidelined.
Speaking to SportMediaset after the 3-0 win over Juventus, Palladino expressed his delight.
"Beyond the personal statistics, I'm just happy. I thank the lads, the club and all our fans. They were fantastic tonight, the stadium was buzzing, and we got carried away by their enthusiasm."
Cremonese (3-5-2) Emil Audero; Francesco Folino, Federico Baschirotto, Federico Ceccherini; Filippo Terracciano, Alessio Zerbin, Alberto Grassi, Youssef Maleh, Giuseppe Pezzella; Federico Bonazzoli, Jamie Vardy.
Cremonese boss Nicola has a handful of injury issues this week. Warren Bondo, Michele Collocolo and Antonio Sanabria are sidelined, while Jari Vandeputte and Martin Payero are doubtful.