Empoli vs Atalanta prediction and betting tips on October 30, 2023
Oliver White
Dailysports's expert
Translated by the editors
Empoli will compete with Atalanta as part of the 10th round of the Italian Serie A. The match will take place at Stadio Carlo Castellani on October 30 and will start at 18:30 CET.
Empoli
This team is the worst one, if we take into account the start of the new season in Italy.
It has already set a scoring record in the history of the elite division – only 1 goal was scored in 8 matches. As for the previous round, the team unexpectedly defeated Fiorentina on the away field.
It is worth noting that if Empoli scores, it wins the match (for instance, this happened in the battles against Salernitana and Fiorentina). Moreover, it drew the game with Udinese and is in 17th place with 7 points.
Only Salernitana, Udinese and Cagliari are below Empoli – these opponents will fight with the team for survival in the elite of Italian football.
Atalanta
The team has recently evened out its progress and taken the victories over Cagliari and Verona. Those results were followed by a draw in the match with Juventus and an unfortunate defeat made by Lazio. As for the previous round, Gasperini’s team beat Genoa. Now, “the Bergamascs” are in 6th place in the standings with 16 points.
They are 6 points behind leading Inter. At the same time, Atalanta is followed by a group of opponents, which are only 2 or 3 points behind it.
It is reasonable to mention that Atalanta leads its group in the Europa League. The team has got 7 points after 3 rounds.
Interesting facts and the statistics of head-to-head matches
• Empoli has scored just 1 goal in 5 previous home matches.
• Atalanta scored 2 goals in each of its 3 away games.
• Empoli has not beaten Atalanta at the home arena since 2018.
Prediction
The rivals set radically different aims for this season. Atalanta certainly looks like the favourite of the following battle and should win this game. Moreover, bookmakers give pretty good odds for such an outcome.
