At least one of Atalanta’s or Venezia’s losing runs will come to an end when the pair look to reboot their Serie A campaign on Monday at the New Balance Arena in Bergamo.
Match News and Current Form
A 2-0 loss to Juventus before the international break was a third defeat in a row for Atalanta and puts them in danger of losing four consecutive league games for the first time since January 2016. As the fixture list becomes congested due to their UEFA Conference League commencing in the wake of the clash, boss Maurizio Sarri can’t afford more pressure by matching that unwanted record. The lengthy international break provided Sarri and his side time to regroup, and playing in Bergamo seemingly offers the best chance to turn things around as Atalanta have recorded both their league wins this season at home and are also unbeaten in the last eight Monday-held Serie A games they hosted (W6, D2).
Venezia headed into the international break on the back of six straight competitive defeats, with five losses in Serie A rendering them one of just two sides across Europe’s traditional top-five leagues to have a 100% losing record going into the break. Further ignominy awaits the Venetians if they fail to break this sequence, as their only previous instance of losing their opening six Serie A games was way back in 1949/50. Head coach Giovanni Stroppa faces mounting pressure as a result, but away form offers little solace given Venezia are winless in 28 Serie A away trips (D10, L18).
Head-to-Head History
Atalanta have won six of the last seven Serie A H2Hs and have kept four consecutive clean sheets in home meetings - they haven’t kept five in a row against a single opponent in Serie A since 2001.
Hot Stats and Streaks
Seven of Atalanta’s last ten league games were decided by a one-goal margin.
Only six of Atalanta’s last 17 home Serie A matches saw both teams score.
Thirteen of Venezia’s last 19 Serie A games produced an even number of goals.
Venezia conceded first in 11 of their last 15 away Serie A games.
Key Players to Watch and Missing Players
Nikola Krstović could look to impact the game late as six of his last eight Serie A goals arrived after the 55th minute, but only three of his last 13 top-flight strikes came in home games. Antoine Hainaut contributed two goals in his last three games (G1, A1), and though that strike saw Venezia lose, his only previous H2H goal came in a win on this ground in May 2025 whilst playing for Parma.
Atalanta’s Giacomo Raspadori was injured on international duty with Italy, while Odilon Kossounou will be out for at least a month. Gianluca Busio missed Venezia’s last game and could be out until December.
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Betting Analysis
Venezia’s Serie A away record speaks for itself, so an Atalanta win seems to be the only logical pick.
Author: Sridhar Bhamidi
