Sampdoria vs Atalanta Prediction and Odds | Serie A August 13
Sampdoria vs Atalanta Betting Preview
Sampdoria and Atalanta will open up their respected Serie A seasons on Saturday as both failed to qualify for both the UEFA and Europa Champions group stages last season. WagerTalk soccer handicapper Kevin Dolan shares his thoughts on Saturday’s Sampdoria vs Atalanta battle.
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| Saturday, August 13 | Serie A Betting Notes |
|---|---|
| Sampdoria: | +325 |
| Atalanta: | -125 |
| Draw: | +285 |
| Total: | 2.75 Goals (Odds Above Courtesy of DraftKings) |
| Game Time: | 12:30pm ET / 9:30am PT |
Sampdoria vs Atalanta Analysis
The new Serie A season kicks off on Saturday as both Atalanta and Sampdoria will look to have much better seasons than they experienced last year in the Italian league.
After an impressive third-place finish two seasons ago, Atalanta drifted out massively last year, ranking all the way down in eighth position in the table and lost out on European football as a result.
Sampdoria for their part were far worse, avoiding relegation by just six points and ranked as the third worst team on overall total points accumulated over 2022 and second worst on xPTS also, so they’ll have a huge fight ahead of them this season in order to survive.
Atalanta have comprehensively beaten Sampdoria in each of their last three head-to-heads by a combined 9-1 scoreline. However, Sampdoria have avoided defeat against Atalanta in six of the last nine games taking place in the Stadio Luigi Ferraris.
Gasperini Needs To Avoid Collapse
As poor as Sampdoria were to finish out 2022, Atalanta weren’t far behind them, registering the exact same number of wins as Sampdoria over the calendar year, and that’s something Gasperini’s men desperately need to avoid ahead of this season.
That being said, Atalanta are a team known for starting hot, winning each of their last four opening day Serie A games, so they’ll no doubt be buoyed by that fact heading into this game.
Inability To Grind Out Results A Major Concern For Sampdoria
Despite having five wins over the 2022 calendar year, the same as Atalanta, it was Sampdoria’s inability to grind out results that was the most worrying factor last season.
Sampdoria had just one draw over 2022, the league’s lowest rate, and accompanied that with thirteen losses, the league’s highest, so Sampdoria will really need to find a way to grind out tough results this year if they’re going to maintain their status in the top flight of Italian football.
Sampdoria vs Atalanta Prediction
The Under 3 goals is going off at a -133 in this one and that’s the way we’re looking to play this game on Saturday.
Contrary to Atalanta, Sampdoria have lost each of their last four opening day Serie A games without even scoring a single goal, and with Mikkel Damsgaard leaving for the EPL as well, that run could well continue into Saturday also.
Atalanta, despite their issues last season, still ranked top seven in the league in terms of defensive goals allowed, and we can see them continuing that here in limiting a fairly stunted Sampdoria attack in this one.
Take the Under 3 goals at -133 and/or the Atalanta to win to nil prop at +250 also as your plays for this one.
Prediction: Under 3 Goals Scored
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‘The sharpest sports mind in Ireland’ is how one prominent newspaper dubbed Kevin Dolan after he became the first foreigner ever to win the World Series of Handicapping tournament back in 2015. “The Irishman” made his start wagering on GAA, football, soccer and boxing, all to immense success. Since becoming a professional bettor, he has since lit up the sports betting scene in the U.S. and abroad, winning two handicapping awards and writing a best-selling book on sports handicapping named ‘The Complete Guide to Sports Betting’.
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