Pre-match Analysis: Atalanta vs AS Roma (Italian Serie A)

Written by Paul Michael Ezeoha 

Monday night football in the Italian Seria, will have two of the league's big dogs, Atalanta and AS Roma, battle things out in the Gewiss stadium in Bergamo. They both seek to secure a spot in the league's top 4 berth - and invariably securing a place in next season's Champions League. 

For the home side, this will serve as a good opportunity to seal a 7th consecutive participation in European competitions. 

A win for Roma would catapult them to 4th position in the league. On the other hand, this tie could also be an opportunity for revenge against Atalanta, as they lost 0-2 lost at home in the first leg tie back on the second day of December 2024. 

So, this blog post will include an analysis of both teams, so as to stare curiosity in our minds football fans in terms of expectations for this tie. 

      

                                          HEAD-TO-HEAD                                                         

Here are the scoreline for both teams past 5 fixtures in the Italian Serie A: 

December 2, 2024 : 0-2 (Atalanta won)

May 12, 2024 : 2-1 (Atalanta won)

January 7, 2024: 1-1

April 24, 2023: 3-1(Atalanta won)

September 18, 2022: 0-1 (Atalanta won)

From the above, it is clear that Atalanta have had very good results against AS Roma- winning 4 and drawing only one.

So, they would probably come into this game with an air of confidence knowing fully well that they've always done well against AS Roma. 

They are playing at home- so this could serve as another form of confidence booster for them. 

                                                

PERFORMANCE IN THE LEAGUE 

  

Atalanta in their last 5 league matches, have had quite good results. They won 3- against Monza, AC Milan, Bologna - lost one- against Lazio- and drew one -Lecce. 

Roma's results have been outstanding. In their last 5 league games they've won 3 - against Fiorentina, Inter Milan, Hellas Verona - and drew two - Lazio and Juve. 

When we take a look at both teams' opponents in those games, we would discover that in as much as Roma had encountered tougher ones compared to Atalanta, they did slightly better compared to Atalanta against their opponents. 

                                                          

CONCLUSION 

From the stats highlighted during this analysis, Atalanta have had a greater edge over capital club, AS Roma, in their past 5 meeting in the league. They also play at home - their fortress- a place where  AS Roma have never won since 2021. So, it could be said that they possess a higher confident level. 

This is simply an aspect where Atalanta are at the vantage, as AS Roma based on their past 5 games had produced more outstanding results. Therefore, they also have their own confident booster at their disposal.

So, in summary, Atalanta can be said to have a slight edge over AS Roma going into this game- based on statistics. 

But stats are not always right. It's football and anything could happen.