The race to finish in the top four of Serie A is warming up nicely and stats show we are in for a competitive game between two of the contenders for Champions League football next season.
The match between Atalanta and Lazio will be played on the 4th of February at the Gewiss Stadium.
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The host begin the weekend in 4th place on 36 points while the visitors are in 6th place on 34 points.
Atalanta come into the match having beat Udinese 2-0 at home in Serie A last weekend.
Atalanta opened the scoring in the 33rd minute and doubled their advantage on the stroke of halftime. Atalanta kept Udinese out in the second half to seal the win.
The victory over Udinese means Atalanta are undefeated in their 6 most recent fixtures in all competitions.
There have been wins over Lecce and Frosinone at home in Serie A plus Sassuolo at home and AC Milan away in the Coppa Italia. Atalanta also picked up a point in a 1-1 draw at Roma in Serie A.
Trends show Atalanta are undefeated in 11 of their 13 most recent home Serie A matches.
They have won each of their last 5 league games on home soil and have kept a clean sheet in each of their last 3 home Serie A fixtures.
However, Atalanta have won only 1 of their last 6 games against Lazio in all competitions.
Lazio make the trip to the Gewiss Stadium on the back of a 0-0 draw at home with Napoli in Serie A last weekend.
Considering the form of Napoli and the fact they were missing Victor Osimhen, it was a game Lazio would have been hoping to win.
The draw with Napoli means Lazio are undefeated in 6 of their 7 most recent fixtures in all competitions.
There have been wins over Frosinone and Lecce at home plus Empoli and Udinese away in Serie A.
Lazio also beat Roma 1-0 in the Coppa Italia but lost 3-0 against Inter Milan in the Super Cup semi-final.
Statistics show Lazio are undefeated in their last 5 Serie A games and have won 4 of those matches.
They are undefeated in their last 3 Serie A fixtures on the road and have scored 2 or more goals in 4 consecutive away encounters with Atalanta in Serie A.
Team news: Atalanta are without forward Ademola Lookman who is at the Africa Cup of Nations. Teun Koopmeiners remains on the treatment table with an ankle injury.
Lazio travel without suspended midfielder Danilo Cataldi. He is the only player likely to be unavailable for the visitors.
Atalanta have been in good form of late but Lazio have had the edge on them in recent meetings.
This is going to be a closely fought encounter and our analysis suggests we could se a narrow win for Lazio, with both teams scoring.