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

Atalanta vs. Sassuolo
September 21, 2021 2:45 pm EDT
The Line: Over 2.5 -225, Under 2.5 +175
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Atalanta is hosting Sassuolo at Gewiss Stadium in round 5 of the Italian Serie A. Atalanta is struggling a bit at the start of this season, and they have scored only 4 goals in 4 games so far this season. Sassuolo is also struggling, they have also scored 4 goals, but their defense has been worse with 5 conceded goals.

Atalanta has the potential to be the best offensive team in the league, and they probably will as the season progresses, but at the moment, Atalanta is being very convincing. In their last game against Salernitana on the road, Atalanta was the better team with 58% of ball possession, 3 shots on goal, 4 corner kicks, 2 big chances created, and 85% of the correct passes. Atalanta has had some good chances in this game, but it took them a while to score a goal. Atalanta has won this match 0-1 with a goal in the 75th minute. Hateboer and Muriel are the only two injured players, but I think Atalanta really misses them in their lineup. Zapata is the leading goalscorer for Atalanta with 2 goals. Atalanta must get their offense back fast because the Champions League won’t wait for them, and neither will Serie A.

Sassuolo is an average Italian team, and even though they are struggling at the moment, they are capable of scoring a lot of goals. In their first 4 games so far this season, Sassuolo has scored 4 goals while conceding 5 goals, and they are now in 12th place. Sassuolo was hosting Torino in Serie A this past weekend, and they have had 53% of ball possession, 2 shots on goal, 6 corner kicks, 1 big chance created, and 78% of the correct passes. This was a tight game, neither team had the advantage, but Sassuolo lost focus in the 83rd minute, and they ended up losing this game 1-0. The good news for Sassuolo is only Obiang is injured, and they will definitely need all the help they can get in this game. Djuricic has scored 2 goals so far this season, while he also added 1 assist. I don’t think we can expect much from Sassuolo this season, they certainly are not good enough to compete for the Europa League, but I don’t think they will have any problems staying out of the relegation zone.

When playing at home, Atalanta hasn’t lost to Sassuolo in their last 8 games, and they are definitely the better team here. Atalanta is struggling in the attacking sure, but they need to get back on track at some point. I think Atalanta will need to score more than one goal in this game to win it, and I think they will.

Goran Kucar's Free Pick: Atalanta and over 2.5 +100

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Goran Kucar

I was born and raised in Croatia, and with that, I was raised with soccer all around me. I love playing soccer, watching soccer, and now I love writing and handicapping soccer at PickDawgz and SportsChatPlace.

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