Atalanta vs Empoli Expert Predictions and Picks | Serie A Betting Advice March 17

Atalanta vs Empoli Betting Preview

WagerTalk soccer handicapper Kevin Dolan shares his expert predictions and picks on this Atalanta vs Empoli Serie A match from Gewiss Stadium in Bergamo, Italy. The last time Atalanta and Empoli met, Atalanta came away with a 2-0 win back on October 30, 2022.

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Atalanta vs Empoli Betting Odds

Friday, March 17	Serie A Betting Notes
Empoli:	+580
Atalanta:	-215
Draw:	+370
Total:	2.75 Goals (Odds Above Courtesy of DraftKings)
Game Time:	3:45pm ET / 12:45pm PT

Atalanta vs Empoli Betting Analysis

Both Empoli and Atalanta will be looking to rebound off disappointing losses this Friday as we head into the final twelve games of the season over in Italian Serie A.

Empoli enjoyed the lion’s share of possession in their game against Udinese on Saturday, including having more attempts on goal and more dangerous attacks as well, but a bullet header off a corner early in the second half from Udinese’s Rodrigo Becao was enough to offset that and give the visitors all three points in that one.

Atalanta meanwhile fell 2-0 to Napoli in a game the Partenopei absolutely dominated to extend their lead at the top of the table and make the race for Europe next season become suddenly very interesting with Juventus now sitting just 4 points off Atalanta in 6th spot.

Both teams have a record of W2, D1, L2 across their last five head-to-heads against one other. However, in Bergamo, the games have been even tighter, with three draws and a win apiece in their last five meetings in Gewiss Stadium.

Empoli Need To Tame Aggression

No team in Serie A this season has received more straight red cards than Empoli have, and it’s an area manager Paolo Zanetti will need to target moving forward if Empoli are going to continue to create distance between themselves and the relegation battle below.

That said, Empoli will still nevertheless feel confident of gaining a result in Bergamo this Friday as they’ve shut out Atalanta in their home stadium in three of their last four visits here.

Lack Of Goals An Issue For Atalanta

With a current winless run of four straight games in Serie A and their lowest points total at this stage of the league in the last four years, Atalanta have slipped out of the top four and are desperately holding onto 6th spot with a hard-charging Juventus side right behind them.

A huge factor in that recent decline for Atalanta has been a surprising lack of offense on their part, with La Dea netting just one goal across their last four league games in all.

Atalanta vs Empoli Expert Prediction

Despite Empoli’s recent impressive performances in Bergamo, you’d have to imagine Atalanta respond strongly at home in this one with so much at stake for next season in Europe.

On top of that, Empoli’s data this season makes for some really tough reading, sitting last in the league in offensive xG on the road this season, with only Bologna seeing a bigger gap between expected to actual goals differential in terms of over-performance in the league.

Take Atalanta to bounce back with a win and cover on Friday against Empoli over in Italian Serie A.

Prediction: Atalanta -1 (-130)

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