Udinese vs Atalanta Prediction: Bergamaschi win and return to the first place

Atalanta missed the chance to win their first trophy of the season, having already finished the fight for the Italian Super Cup after the semi-final match with Inter. Will Bergamaschi now manage to regain the first place in the national championship by beating Udinese on the road? Read our free prediction for this game. Let's analyze the bookmakers' odds and choose three betting options at once.

The Zebras played another league match last weekend - away against Verona. The game ended with an unusual score of 0:0 for Udinese in the current season. The team had the advantage - possession of the ball 63% of the time, made 15 strikes, 6 of which hit the goalpost, but could not open the opponents' gates.

At the same time, Udinese extended their unbeaten streak to three consecutive matches. Before the zeros with Verona, the Stripes drew at home with Torino (2:2) and away defeated one of the leaders of the current championship, Fiorentina (2:1). In the Serie A standings after the first round, Udinese are in ninth place and closer to the European Cup (7 points behind) than to the relegation zone (8 points handicap). It is worth recognizing that the Zebre management has, for once, made a good choice with the head coach.

Bergamaschi missed the previous round of the championship, participating in the draw of the Italian Super Cup, which for the second year in a row was held in Saudi Arabia. Gian Piero Gasperini's team finished the fight for the trophy at the semi-final stage. An insurmountable obstacle for Bergamo was the reigning national champion Inter - 0:2. Atalanta conceded both goals in the opening 16 minutes of the second half.

In Serie A Bergamaschi are in second place, three points behind Napoli, but in terms of points lost they are on par with the Neapolitans. In the previous game, towards the end of December, Atalanta made peace with Lazio in Rome (1:1), coming back almost at the final whistle. It should be noted that this draw interrupted Bergamo's winning streak in the league, which eventually reached 11 consecutive matches. It should also be mentioned that Atalanta has one of the best attacks this season - 43 goals scored in 18 games. Only Inter have scored more in this stretch - 45.

In the first round of the current championship Atalanta defeated Udinese at home with a score of 2:1. Bergamaschi conceded at the end of the first half, but responded with a double in the beginning of the second half.

Last season, Atalanta beat Udinese 2:0 on their home field and drew 1:1 with Udine.

Overall, Atalanta have not lost to Udinese since 2017, 14 matches in a row - 9 wins, 5 draws.

• At home, Udinese has lost 3 out of 4 previous matches.
• In ten previous face-to-face meetings in Udine, the rivals exchanged accurate strikes.
• In 12 of Atalanta's 18 matches in the current championship, three or more goals have been scored.
• In 12 out of 15 previous games Atalanta has scored at least twice.

Atalanta has not tasted defeat in matches with Udinese since 2017, winning 9 out of 14 matches in this stretch. For example, according to the line of 1xbet, the bet on the victory of Atalanta is estimated at 1.67. The victory of Udinese is at 5.54. A draw - for 4.25.

Atalanta is three points behind the leader of the championship Napoli, but in the 20th round Bergamaschi are lucky - they meet one of the most comfortable opponents in recent seasons. The team has beaten Udinese in 9 out of 14 previous matches, not losing in this stretch not once. We believe that this series will continue, and the meeting will be productive.