Sassuolo – Atalanta

Should we expect goals from both teams?

Sassuolo were the author of one of the biggest sensations of the last round. "The Neroverdi were able to beat Milan on the road. The Neroverdi were able to defeat Milan on the road, not just to beat them but to score five goals against the reigning Scudetto holders. Having said that, Alessio Dionisi's charges conceded twice. This win was the team's first in 2023. Before that, Sassuolo had lost three times and shared points with Monza. Parallel to the results, the quality of the team's football as a whole has improved. The successes are also reflected in the league standings. The Neroverdi are currently sitting on 20 points and, thanks to their latest win, have managed to edge out La Spezia. There are some minor changes to their performance in the second half of the season. Sassuolo have left Kaan Aikhan and Giorgos Kyriakopoulos (who lost his place in the starting line-up). But Nadir Zortea and Nedim Bayrami have been loaned out. Atalanta played a match in the Italian Cup on Tuesday. The Bergamaschi faced Inter and suffered a minimal defeat. The loss was the first for the team in 2023. Prior to that, Gasperini's side had been doing more than fine. "The Goddess managed four victories and shared points with Juventus in a highly productive encounter. Efficiency has become a new trademark. Prior to the meeting with Inter, Atalanta had scored at least twice in every game (and Salernita had as many as eight goals). Last week's encounter against Sampdoria ended in a confident but nervy 2-0 win. The Bergamaschi side allowed the Genoese to create too many chances, and only a sluggishness on the part of their opponents allowed Musso to notch up a brace. The zero conceded was the team's first of the year. Therein lies the flip side of Gasperini's old-new scheme. Atalanta allow themselves to create an unacceptably high number of chances. And even the aforementioned Salernita and La Spezia have scored two goals each for the Goddess. In the context of this bet, it's worth taking a look at the teams' recent head-to-head encounters. In the past nine (!) games, the opponents have been in goal without fail. The current form of the opponents directly suggests that an extension of this series is more than possible. That's worth betting on.