We have a full round of fixtures to look forward to in the Italian Serie A this weekend including the meeting between Juventus and Atalanta.
The game will be played at the Allianz Stadium on the 22nd of January and the hosts begin the weekend in 3rd place on 37 points while the visitors are in 6th place on 34 points.
Juventus come into the game having beat Monza 2-1 at home in the Coppa Italia on Thursday night. Juventus opened the scoring early in the game but Monza struck back to level things in the 24th minute. Juventus were struggling to make the breakthrough but a moment of magic from Federico Chiesa saw the hosts claim the victory.
It was important for Juventus to bounce back with a win following the dreadful 5-1 loss at league leaders Napoli in Serie A last weekend. It was an opportunity for Juventus to create a title race but they fell apart in the second half, conceding 3 goals without reply.
However, trends show Juventus have not lost in 36 of their last 42 games in Serie A. They have won 8 of their last 9 league games and that run has moved them up the table following a slow start to the campaign.
Juventus have won each of their last 5 home Serie A matches and are undefeated in their last 12 home league games.
Atalanta make the short trip to the Allianz Stadium on the back of a good 5-2 home win over Spezia in the Coppa Italia on Thursday night.
There were plenty of goals in the first half, with Atalanta winning 3-2 at half time. Atalanta were better defensively in the second half and scored 2 goals without reply to progress in the cup.
That victory means Atalanta are undefeated in their last 4 matches in all competitions. In addition to the win in the Coppa Italia, there have been wins over Bologna away and Salernitana at home in Serie A plus a draw at Spezia in the league.
Trends show Atalanta have a good record of 8 undefeated games from their last 9 away encounters in Serie A. Atalanta have succeeded in scoring at least one goal in their last 9 consecutive away games in the league but have kept just 1 clean sheet in their last 5 Serie A matches on the road.
Team news and Juventus could have Paul Pogba available following a muscle injury but Dusan Vlahovic remains in the treatment room.
Atalanta will be without suspended midfielder Teun Koopmeiners. Every other player should be fit and available for the visitors.
This could be the game of the weekend in Serie A and we expect both teams score plus over 2.5 goals in the game.
Juventus are tough opposition when playing at home in Serie A and the hosts could come out on top by a 1 goal margin.