Atalanta vs. Fiorentina 9/11/21 Serie A Soccer Pick, Odds, and Prediction

Atalanta is hosting Fiorentina at Gewiss Stadium in round 3 of the Italian Serie A. Atalanta is capable of playing fantastic soccer, but they are still looking for their form at the start of this season. Fiorentina has lost to Roma in their season opener, but they have bounced back against Torino before the international break.

Atalanta has a good group of players, and as soon as someone underestimates them, Atalanta goes on a streak and is hard to beat. In their first two games of the season, Atalanta has 1 win and 1 draw, and they are now in 9^th place with 4 points. Atalanta was playing against Bologna at home in their last game, and they were solid with 59% of ball possession, 3 shots on goal, 5 corner kicks, 0 big chances created, and 81% of the correct passes. This was a solid game, but Bologna was defending well, and the final score of this match was 0-0. De Roon, Hateboer, and Zapata will miss this game because of an injury and red card, but Atalanta still has plenty of talent left to win this game. Piccoli and Muriel have each scored 1 goal for Atalanta so far. Offensively, Atalanta has been one of the best teams in Serie A over the last few years, and if they can repeat that, and keep their defense somewhat consistent, Atalanta will be in the title competition.

Fiorentina has been scoring a ton of goals in the preseason, and at the start of the season as well, but they have won only 1 of their first two games. Fiorentina has scored 3 goals so far this season, and Milenkovic, Vlahovic, and Gonzalez have each scored a goal for Fiorentina so far. Amrabat is the only injured player for Fiorentina at this time. Fiorentina was hosting Torino in their last game, and they were solid with 58% of ball possession, 6 shots on goal, 3 corner kicks, and 81% of the correct passes. This was a rough game, with a lot of fouls and yellow cards, but Fiorentina was the better team, and they deservedly won this game 2-1. Fiorentina also has a new coach, they have a few new players, and at the moment, they are looking well, but their problems come to light further down the road.

Fiorentina hasn’t won any of their last 3 games against Atalanta, while Atalanta hasn’t lost in their last 5 home games against Fiorentina. Both teams are solid in the attacking end, but the defenses are still sloppy, and for that reason, I will take the over.