Fiorentina came close to upsetting Inter Milan at the weekend, they led the defending champions in the 90th minute, but two late goals condemned them to a third straight defeat.
The Viola are in the Serie A relegation zone after a poor start to the season and host an Atalanta side who are also finding life difficult at present.
Fiorentina v Atalanta Tips Summary
Best Bet - Both teams to score and over 2.5 goals @ 5/6
Alternative Bet - Nikola Krstovic anytime scorer @ 13/8
Bet Builder - Franco Mastantuono to be shown a card and to win 2+ fouls & Ederson to have a shot @ 8/1
Fiorentina v Atalanta Prediction
Best Bet: Both teams to score and over 2.5 goals @ 5/6
Two teams who have made poor starts to the new Serie A season face off in Florence in Thursday.
The hosts are seven games without a win at the Stadio Artemio Franchi, while La Dea have lost four away matches on the spin, so it is hard to have any real faith in either team getting the job done in this clash.
Both sides have been leaky at the back, La Viola are yet to keep a clean sheet in the league this season, while the visitors have shipped nine goals in their last three games as their defensive injuries catch up with them.
Isak Hien, Sead Kolasinac, Odilon Kossounou and Raoul Bellanova are all out for this clash, so La Dea's backline could have a disjointed feel once more.
With both teams struggling badly at the back and with the 90-minute markets well worth avoiding, it may pay to side with both teams to score in a game which also produces three or more goals, something which has landed in Fiorentina's last three outings.
Alternative Bet: Nikola Krstovic anytime scorer @ 13/8
One of the few bright sparks from Atalanta’s disappointing campaign so far have been the performances of Nikola Krstovic.
The Montenegrin striker was solid last season, but has taken his game to a new level this term with six goals in 449 minutes of Italian top-flight action.
He is averaging two shots on target per game and is a tempting price to get on the scoresheet.
Fiorentina v Atalanta Bet Builder Tip
Franco Mastantuono to be shown a card
Franco Mastantuono to win 2+ fouls
Ederson to have a shot
Pays 8/1
Real Madrid loanee Franco Mastantuono has been at the centre of the action for Fiorentina since his summer move, picking up two yellow cards in eight starts. He looks a solid bet to add to that tally against this Atalanta midfield.
The 19-year-old is adept at winning fouls, he has drawn 19 already this term and nine in his last three games, so take Mastantuono to win two or more fouls.
Atalanta’s Ederson is not afraid to have a pop from midfield, he has taken a shot in all but one of his eight Serie A appearances and is fancied for another.
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Key Match Stats
Both teams have scored in Fiorentina's last six league games
Atalanta have won just one of their last six league matches
Fiorentina have conceded 19 goals in eight games
Atalanta have conceded at least twice in six of their last eight away games
The hosts have not won at home in their last seven attempts
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