On October 16 2016 at 11:30 in the regular game of the 8th matchday of the Italian Serie A at the Artemio Franchi Stadium Fiorentina play against Atalanta.
Fiorentina won 11 of the 16 home games played in the previous season and three of the lost ones were against the teams from the top of the table (Juventus, Napoli and Roma). That is 69% of all home games. In the currents season Fiorentina haven’t missed a single goal in at home even though they only hosted the teams from the top six of the championship. They were Roma, Milan and Chievo.
In the away games their results are much worse and that is why they are on the 14th position now. Yet, it makes Fiorentina try even harder in the home games as they only manage to get points at the home stadium. The Violets deservedly outplayed Roma and Chievo, drew Milan, even though they had an advantage in that game. Moreover, Fiorentina won the Europa League game 5:1. Fiorentina have all of the players available in the squad, none of them is injured. What else would they need to win?
As for Atlanta, they lost 4 of the 7 games played this season. They played their away games against comparatively easy competitors, but lost against Sampdoria and Cagliari, only won against Croton, who are almost dead this season. In the previous season Atalanta lost 6 of the 9 away games played against top 9 teams.
The Goddess show really good performance at home. Yet, in the away games it seems like it’s another team on the pitch. They deserved to lose in both their lost games and the total difference of shots on target is 13:3. Moreover, these were the games against the teams from the second half of the table. The match against Fiorentina will definitely be much more difficult.
Fiorentina won 9 last games against Atalanta in a raw. In each of these games the Violets scored three goals. So, Atalanta are likely to be a convenient competitor for Fiorentina. We think that Fiorentina are the favorites of the forthcoming game and are very likely to get another home victory.
Prediction for the match: Fiorentina to win.
