Atalanta will host Napoli in one of the most anticipated matchups in Serie A this week. Antonio Conte’s team will be looking to cement their place as the leaders, while Gian Piero Gasperini’s men have been very solid at home and will jump to second place with a win.
There are only four points that differentiate both teams at the top of the table, so what should we expect from this important matchup?
| ℹ️ Tournament: | Italian Serie A season 2024-25, Matchday 21 |
| ⚽️ Venue: | Gewiss Stadium, Bergamo, Italy |
| 🗓️ Date: | 18 January 2025 |
| ⏰ Time: | 7:45 p.m. GMT on Saturday |
According to the best betting odds for soccer, Atalanta are the slight home favorites at 2.25 (5/4). A draw is offered at 3.30 (23/10), while Napoli are the away underdogs at 3.30 (23/10) to beat the Goddess in the 21st Serie A round.
This matchup has been pretty balanced and going back and forth recently, as in the last 11 head-to-head games, Atalanta won five, drew once, and Napoli won five. The Goddess won both games last season, while Napoli won four straight before that.
Atalanta are currently sitting in 3rd place in the Serie A standings with 43 points. The Goddess are 11th on the UCL table with three wins, two draws, and one loss, and they have a big clash with Barca in two weeks after they face Sturm Graz. Atalanta will face Bologna in the Coppa Italia quarterfinals next month as well.
La Dea are coming off a 1-1 home draw with Juventus in the Serie A. The league’s top scorer, Mateo Retegui, came back from his injury in great form and scored the equalizer for Atalanta. We have the Goddess in our 2024/25 Serie A betting picks to finish inside the top four with great odds, and they are looking very good to achieve that.
Atalanta are still missing Juan Cuadrado, Gianluca Scamacca, and Odilon Kossounou due to injuries, while Saed Kolasinac is suspended for this game.
Napoli are currently sitting on top of the Serie A standings with 47 points. The Azzurri have a good chance to win the league, as it’s the only competition that they are playing in right now, especially after getting knocked out of the Coppa Italia tournament by Lazio, and they aren’t participating in any European competitions this season.
Napoli are coming off a 2-0 home win over Verona in Serie A. Lorenzo Montipo scored an own goal to open the scoring for the Azzurri, and Frank Anguissa scored the second goal in the 61st minute. Napoli unsurprisingly have the best defense in the league under Antonio Conte, conceding only 12 goals in 20 matches, and they didn’t concede any goals in 12 of those 20 games.
Napoli got Matteo Politano back from his injury, while Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Alessandro Buongiorno are still out.
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Napoli have been more solid than Atalanta lately, as the Azzurri are on a five-game winning streak right now, while the Goddess are winless in their last four matches. Napoli have a couple of extra rest days for this game, as Atalanta had to play their postponed game with Juve on Tuesday. Antonio Conte is leading the head-to-head score over Gian Piero Gasperini as well, as Conte won five games, drew twice, and Gasperini won twice.
The live odds for Serie A betting have very enticing odds on Napoli to not lose this game. The Azzurri lost only three games in the league so far, so there’s a good chance they will get a positive result here as well.
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Both teams have been in great offensive form lately, as Atalanta have the second-best attack in the league, while Napoli have scored in eight of their last nine games. The Goddess have scored in all of their Serie A home games this season, and the Azzurri have scored two or more goals in four of their last five games, so both teams are very likely to score.
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Romelu Lukaku is tied for fifth on the Serie A 24/25 top scorers list with seven goals and six assists. The Belgian striker is in great form right now, scoring two goals and having two assists in the last five games. Atalanta have the second-worst defense among the top six teams, so Napoli’s great offense can score a couple of goals, and Lukaku is always involved in the attacks, especially since he is also the main penalty taker.
Napoli are more rested and in better form for this matchup, so we expect them to perform well here. Make sure you use our 2025 Atalanta vs Napoli betting predictions and bet them at the legal bookies in Italy to have more fun watching the game.
