The 13th round of action in the Italian Serie A will feature a meeting between the two best sides in the league. Second-placed Atalanta will hope to close in on leaders Napoli with a win on Saturday.
The two are also among the league’s best first-half teams. Can either side win the opening half on Saturday? Bookmaker 10bet has the odds at 3.60 for Atalanta to win the first half and at 2.60 for Napoli to lead at the break.
※ Current Odds Date & Time: November 3rd, 8:00 P.M. (EST)
There are five points separating the two teams with Napoli the only remaining unbeaten team in the league. They have enjoyed a superb campaign so far, although the mood will likely be a bit down in the camp after Napoli’s 13-game winning streak across all competitions was cut by Liverpool on Tuesday.
Napoli have managed 15 wins in total this season and Wednesday marked their first loss of the year in 18 outings. Luciano Spalletti has worked wonders with the team and it looks like the league is Napoli’s to lose.
Atalanta have a record of eight wins, three draws and one loss for the season. The lone defeat came in their last home outing with a 2-0 scoreline against Lazio.
The side from Bergamo has been known as a very attacking team, but there has been a change of philosophy in 2022-23 and Napoli will face a stingy defense that has conceded only eight goals this season.
At the other end of the pitch, Atalanta have Ademola Lookman spearheading the attack. The former Premier League misfit seems to have finally found himself a comfortable situation in Northern Italy and it’s helped him to shine with five goals and one assist in Serie A. Four of Lookman’s goals have come in the last five games and he should give the Napoli defense plenty to think about.
These two teams love to exchange victories in recent seasons with the last draw in the match-up coming back in 2019. There were a whopping nine goals in two clashes last season, and if this meeting turns out to be another high-scoring affair then it will likely suit Napoli better.
Only two players have scored more than once for Atalanta this season in the league and they will be in real trouble if they end up conceding multiple times on Saturday. Keeping Napoli quiet isn’t an easy task, though, as Spelletti’s men are averaging 2.5 goals per game in the league. Atalanta have shut them out just once in the past 10 league meetings.
