Atalanta vs Empoli Prediction & Betting Tips (28 April)

6th in Serie A with one game less and 4 points behind 5th, Atalanta is in the race to qualify for the Champions League. Gian Piero Gasperini's men have however been slowing down for several weeks, as evidenced by the 2 successes gleaned over the last 8 days, for 3 draws and 3 defeats. Able to win with authority in Naples 0-3, they then produced poor performances against Cagliari defeat 2-1 and Hellas Verona draw 2-2 before winning at Monza last weekend 1-2. This week, Dea delivered a very good performance against Fiorentina 4-1, which allowed them to book their ticket for the final of the Italian Cup, losing 1-0 in the first leg. In the Europa League, Atalanta has just eliminated the favorite Liverpool and will face OM in the semi-final.

Empoli is still far from being saved and today occupies 16th place in Serie A with 3 points ahead on the first relegation. Davide Nicola's men have recently given themselves some breathing space in the standings. Indeed, after a bad patch, they won 2 of their last 3 championship matches, for 1 defeat. Beaten on the Lecce pitch 1-0, Empoli was otherwise able to count on the support of its fans to dominate Torino 3-2 and Napoli last weekend 1-0.

For Atalanta, we must mention the return of the important defender Scalvini. On the other hand, affected on the last day, the potentially starting fullback Holm is injured just like the former executive Toloi. Substitutes against Monza, the influential Koopmeiners (11 goals and 4 assists in SA) and Scamacca (9 goals and 4 assists in SA), scorers this week in the Italian Cup, could return to the bench in anticipation of the semi-final of C3.

In their absence, attackers De Ketelaere (7 goals and 6 assists in SA), Touré (2 goals in 5 SA games) and Lookman (8 goals and 6 assists in SA) took the opportunity to be decisive.