The final fixture of the weekend in the Italian Serie A takes place on Monday the 2nd of May as Atalanta meet Salernitana at the Gewiss Stadium. The hosts begin this round of fixtures in 8th place on 55 points while the visitors are in 18th place on 25 points.
Atalanta come into the match having participated in a thrilling 4-4 draw at home with Torino on Wednesday night. Having fallen a goal behind after only 4 minutes, Atalanta took the lead thanks to 2 goals in the space of 5 minutes.
Torino equalised before half-time and went 4-2 up in the 67th minute. The game appeared to be lost for Atalanta but they scored 2 goals in the final 12 minutes to take a point.
That result means Atalanta have recorded just a single victory in their last 7 games in all competitions.
The win came over Venezia away from home in Serie A but there have been defeats to Napoli and Verona at home in Serie A plus RB Leipzig at home in the Europa League. Atalanta also tasted defeat in a 2-1 loss at Sassuolo in Serie A.
Trends show Atalanta have achieved just 1 win in their last 9 home Serie A games. However, they have been scoring goals and have found the back of the net in 6 of their last 7 on home soil.
Salernitana make the trip to the Gewiss Stadium on the back of a good 2-1 home victory against Fiorentina last weekend.
Having opened the scoring early in the match, Fiorentina equalised in the 64th minute but Salernitana scored the winning goal with 11 minutes of the match remaining.
That result means Salernitana have won each of their last 3 Serie A fixtures, with the additional wins coming against Sampdoria and Udinese away. That run of results means Salernitana have given themselves a chance of getting out of the bottom three and avoiding relegation this season.
Salernitana have won their last 2 away league games but have won only 3 of their last 12 on the road. Salernitana have found it tough to keep clean sheets when playing away in Serie A and have kept just a single clean sheet in their last 19 away league matches, with 2 of those games being played back in 1999.
Looking ahead to the team news and Atalanta will be without the injured duo of Giuseppe Pezzella and Joakim Maehle.
Salernitana also have two players on the treatment table, with Mamadou Coulibaly and Lys Mousset both set to miss out.
Atalanta need the points for European qualification while Salernitana need a win in their bid to avoid the drop. Salernitana may be in better form than Atalanta but the hosts, with home advantage, must be considered the favourites.
If they play anywhere near their best, we expect to see Atalanta win this game and keep a clean sheet in the process.