Roma v Atalanta: Prediction, Tips and Odds

Roma’s 2-2 draw with Tottenham Hotspur last week means they went the entirety of November without a competitive win, with the preceding defeat in Naples leaving them down in 13th in the Serie A table.

By contrast, Monday's visitors Atalanta are fresh from a six-goal haul in Switzerland last week and find themselves just a point off the top of the table heading into game-week 14.

Roma v Atalanta betting tips and predictions

Atalanta to win - 6/5

A last-gasp Mats Hummels goal salvaged a point for Roma when they visited the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium last week, but that 2-2 draw in London extended I Giallorossi’s winless run to five games in all competitions and leaves them in dire need of positive results in both the UEFA Europa League and Serie A.

Defeats to Verona, Bologna and Napoli leave them down in 13th position in their domestic league, and new manager Claudio Ranieri is tasked with turning around a run of form that has seen them concede 10 goals in their last five games.

After notching six at Young Boys last time out, Atalanta should have no problem taking advantage of the hosts’ fragile back line.

That demolition made it seven wins on the spin for La Dea and seven in a row away from home, while they have not tasted defeat since September, at home to Como during a ropey start to the campaign for last season’s fourth-place finishers.

Their current run includes fantastic victories at Napoli and Stuttgart, and they should be able to get another three points on the board against the ailing Romans.

Over 2.5 goals - 4/5

Atalanta’s six-goal haul in Switzerland may have been something of an outlier, but it is far from unusual for La Dea to be involved in high-scoring games.

That was their second 6-1 win of the season and the third time in the past 10 games they have scored at least five goals, taking their tally to 45 in 19 competitive outings this term.

Combined with a tendency to leak the odd goal, over 2.5 goals has landed in four of Atalanta’s last five matches, and Roma are hardly goal-shy themselves.

Across the hosts’ last five assignments, 17 goals have been scored and another Stadio Olimpico goal-fest can be anticipated on Monday.

Ademola Lookman to score anytime - 11/5

Ademola Lookman was afforded a rest for La Dea’s thrashing of Young Boys, but the former Everton and Leicester man is expected to be back in the starting line-up on Monday as he looks to continue what could prove to be the best goalscoring season of his career.

He rounded off a 3-1 win over Parma last weekend with his ninth goal of the season in all competitions, with five of those coming from six outings on the road.

That goal against Parma was his sixth in his last six matches, and he looks an excellent price to maintain his purple patch in front of goal.

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Roma v Atalanta odds

Roma to win - 21/10
Draw - 5/2
Atalanta to win - 5/4

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