Atalanta vs Napoli Prediction, Lineups, Preview and Team News| Serie A, January 18, 2025

Atalanta vs Napoli Preview

• Tournament: Serie A
• Date: Saturday, January 18
• Kick-off Time: 07:45 PM GMT
• Venue: Gewiss Stadium, Bergamo.

Hosts Atalanta BC and Italian giants SSC Napoli will lock horns in their upcoming Serie A 2024-25 clash. This is a table-top affair, where a slight mistake from Napoli would help Inter Milan climb to the top in the later stages. The visitors are leading, and just below them are defending champions Inter, and in third place, the hosts are competing.

Hosts Atalanta BC are having three back-to-back draws, and this winless run has led them to slip off from the upper post. Naturally, the side is expected to be thirsty for a win, and a home game against the leaders seems like the perfect opportunity for the hosts to improve their chances and skyrocket their morale.

SSC Napoli, the first-placed side in the league, shouldn’t dare to drop points here. They are having just three points more than Inter Milan, who have played a game less. The side is hailing excellent form, in fact, they are the only club in the tournament to have won their last five games. They will face Juventus and AS Roma next, so this is just the start of a tough schedule ahead.

Atalanta BC Team News

Sead Kolasinac, Gianluca Scamacca, and Odilon Kossounou are the players out of this game. The latter two remain injured, while the first one is suspended. This leaves Atalanta BC head coach Gian Piero Gasperini with limited choices in his playing XI.

SSC Napoli Team News

Alessandro Buongiorno remains the only player out from the SSC Napoli squad. So the genius tactician Antonio Conte has not much to worry about.

Atalanta vs Napoli Predicted Lineups

Atalanta BC Predicted Lineup:

Goalkeeper: Carnesecchi

Defenders: Scalvini, Hien, Djimsiti

Midfielders: Bellanova, De Roon, Ederson, Ruggeri; Pasalic

Forwards: Lookman, De Ketelaere

SSC Napoli Predicted Lineup:

Goalkeeper: Meret

Defenders: Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Jesus, Olivera

Midfielders: Anguissa, Lobotka; Politano, McTominay, Neres

Attackers: Lukaku

Atalanta vs Napoli H2H Record

Atalanta BC and SSC Napoli have played against each other in a total of 39 games. Atalanta BC have 15 wins, and SSC Napoli have won 16 games. The remaining 8 games have ended in a draw. Records indicate that both sides have a fierce rivalry.

Key Players to Watch in Atalanta vs Napoli

Ademola Lookman (Atalanta BC)

The No. 11 has nine goals and five assists in 17 Serie A appearances this season. This accounts for 32% of the total goals the club has scored, at an astonishing xG of 8.99 and xA of 4.96. His duo with De Ketelaere has yielded many wins for the club. He had scored a brace in the first leg away game against Napoli, fans would expect him to show a similar show in this game.

Romelu Lukaku (SSC Napoli)

The star striker has been the prime reason for SSC Napoli staying at the top of the table. He has seven goals and six assists in the 18 he played. The big fee spent on him to be acquired from Chelsea is proving to be worth it. The player hails an exciting xG of 7.59.

Despite these big figures, the 31-year-old has not been at his best against the top sides of the league. This could be his chance to strike a few, and if he is successful in doing so against one of the toughest back-lines, against a coach who highly values the defense, his morale will peak. He needs to be at the best of his game, as the centre-back pair will try to mark him primarily.

Atalanta vs Napoli Prediction

Atalanta BC are expected to pull this one in their favour after a tough fight, as there is very little to differentiate between the two sides. Atalanta might have the edge for the prevailing home advantage.

Predicted Score: Atalanta BC 1-0 SSC Napoli (Watch Live)

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