Atalanta vs Milan Betting Tips 24/05/2021

13:55, 20 May 2021

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13:55, 20 May 2021

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Atalanta will host AC Milan in the final game week of Serie A at the Gewiss Stadium in Bergamo on 24th May 2021 at 00:15 IST. The odds are slightly in favor of AC Milan to win the match. It is a very important clash in terms of the Champions League qualification.

Teams Status

Atalanta are coming on the back of three wins in a row against Genoa, Benevento and Parma in Serie A. They are placed in the second position of the La Liga points table with 78 points from 37 matches including 23 wins, nine draws and five losses in the league. They have a poor home record with 12 wins, three draws and three losses in the 18 matches that they have played on home turf, accumulating 39 points in the process. They have scored the most number of goals with as many as 90 goals and have conceded 45 goals. Three of the Atalanta players have scored over ten goals each as Luis Muriel, Duvan Zapata and Robin Gosens have netted 22, 15 and 11 goals respectively. Ruslan Malinovskyi is the team’s leading assist provider with 12 assists under his belt. Gasperini might stick with the same playing XI that beat Genoa.

Milan are on the back of a disappointing 0-0 draw against Cagliari, due to which they are in the third position of the Serie A points table. They have bagged 76 points from 37 matches including 23 wins, seven draws and seven losses in the league so far. They have the best away record in the league with 15 wins and one draw in the 18 matches that they have played on the road. In the 37 matches that they have played in the league, they have scored as many as 72 goals and have conceded 41 goals. The talismanic Zlatan Ibrahimovic is the team’s leading goal scorer with 15 goals. While Franck Kessie and Ante Rebic have chipped in with 11 goals each. Milan might consider some changes to the playing XI against Atalanta.

What Do the Sportsbooks Say?

Home team name	Draw	Away team name
2.55	4.10	2.55
2.60	4.00	2.40
2.45	3.85	2.40

According to the 10Cric sportsbook, Milan are the favorites to win the match and are placed at 2.40, Atalanta are placed at 2.45 and the draw is at 3.85 odds. Milan are placed at 2.55 according to the Dafabet sportsbook, Atalanta are placed at 2.55 and the draw is at 4.10 odds. According to the Betway sportsbook, Milan are placed at 2.40, Atalanta are placed at 2.60 and the draw is at 4.00 odds.

Tipster’s Angle

Atalanta have a slight advantage over Milan as they are playing at home and have a better head to head record over them. Also, this could also be a high scoring encounter similar to the one that they have produced over the years.

Tip: Total Goals Over 2.5 @ 1.45

In the last five head to head matches, over 2.5 goals were scored in four of those matches. Both the last two head to head matches that were played at the Bergamo had over 2.5 goals scored in them. In the last 11 matches that Atalanta played across competitions, over 2.5 goals were scored in six of those matches. Also, over 2.5 goals were scored in seven of the last ten matches that Milan has played across competitions. Apart from that, over 2.5 goals were scored in all the last five matches that Milan played on the road. So, it is very likely that over 2.5 goals will be scored at 1.45 odds available at the Betway sportsbook.

Tip: Both Teams To Score @ 1.40

Atalanta and Milan have scored 90 goals and 72 goals respectively at an average of 2.4 and 1.94 goals per match. In the last six head to head matches, both teams scored in four of those matches. Also, both teams scored a goal in two of the last three head to head matches that were hosted by Atalanta. In the last 11 matches that Atalanta have played across competitions, both teams scored in seven of those matches. Apart from that, both teams scored in four of the last nine matches that Milan has played across competitions. So, it is very likely that both teams will find the back of the net at least one goal at 1.40 odds available at the Betway sportsbook.

Conclusion

Both the teams have something to play for as the winner of this match will make it to the UEFA Champions League next year with the fifth-placed Juventus breathing down their necks, who also have a chance to overtake both these teams.