Topic: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) - page 256. (Read 866653 times)

Well well Napoli starting to lose points now when they are facing good teams.
Atalanta is now in a 5 wins in a row and conquered the second spot in the leaderboard.
At least until Inter will play this evening and probably win.

We have so many underperorming teams so far, so many that Fiorentina can be in top 4 today, crazy only to think about it.

What a player Lookman, knowing Gasperini it will be sold next year for 70-80 milions.

Your guess is correct. The Napoli team is in great form, but the Napoli team cannot take the advantage against Atalanta in today's home match. Napoli lost the home match 2-0. We all expected good gameplay from Napoli but Napoli did not do that well in today's match. Napoli players were able to make several strong attacks to score. But Atalanta's defense was very strong today.

Hien and Djimsiti played very well today. Ademola Lookman also scored two goals for Atalanta today. And both assists were made by Ketelaere. Atalanta's overall gameplay was very composed and they deserved the win.

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Ademola Lookman always shows his class in important games. He is a player that you can depend on to make a difference anytime and any day. He will surely be crowned the African best.

I don't see Napoli coming back in this game. They have been totally outclassed by Atalanta and Antonio Conte might not have the strategy to win this game. A loss will shows the host that the race for the title will be fierce therefore they shouldn't relax.

I don't know if Napoli underestimated Atalanta in this match or today is the day for Napoli to be defeated, because Atalanta is as if they are training Napoli on the field. Atalanta defense is very tight an d whenever Napoli gets to their defense, the ball is stopped easily making it difficult for Napoli to break through.

Napoli on the other hand has a weak defense, and whenever Napoli players are with the ball, they are easily depossessed by Atalanta to win back the ball. Atalanta destroyed Leverkusen unbeaten and they have also stopped Napoli from going unbeaten.

Milan plays like crap, that's it, I said it every round, it's a team I would love to be a fan of it but I simply can't bring myself to truly back them up as they are the definition of disappointment, they play one great match and you think the tables are turning and then they hammer you with a month of either losses or bad results even against low-level teams.  That's why I never took that bet, even at 1.66 and against Monza it still looked risky, I don't know how they actually played as I've seen only the results but that's enough for me to keep away from doing it!


This aged like milk, cheap milk!

Less than 24 hours ago I said it and posted the results of Napoli and how they have faced only mediocre teams till now and that their actual fight for the championship begins now, they had the advantage of not playing in a European league, they faced teams from the end of the standings, not the things have turned a bit, next is Inter and Roma and Napoli, and from how things look against Atalanta it was a lot of hot air behind those claims.

30 minutes to go and Napoli has to do better than they did in 60 minutes as they only shot on target 2 times till now just to manage a draw, this ignoring Atalanta scoring as they just had a potential goal denied by VAR.

Yeah I also think he will win his bet, the match is played in Napoli's home, so I'm sure the players will try to score.

Seeing how Lookman scored 2 goals against Napoli, as a team that almost had undefeated history in this season, it's remind me how they won against Leverkusen in Europa League.

I think Atalanta will win this match, Napoli isn't a team that win via comeback.

It is unbelievable that Napoli are playing at their home stadium, hosting Atalanta but they're losing big in this match. Atalanta does amazing first half by scoring two goals and Lookman, their hero in last season UEFA Europa League final match, has another memorable match in his career.

Will Lookman has another hat-trick for Atalanta?

De Ketelaere has been playing better since his transfer from AC Milan to Atalanta and a new chapter of his career is written at Atalanta. After two bad seasons with AC Milan, he made good decision by moving to Atalanta where he has less pressure and can play better than previous seasons. It's big impression from Atalanta because in previous 10 matches, Napoli got only 5 conceded goals but their defense system is destroyed by Atalanta in the first half.

Atalanta is about to end Napoli's long unbeaten run of 9 games in the Serie A after Hellas Verona defeated them 3:0 in their opening match of the season. Atalanta is one team that pulls up surprises when people least expected of them and i could remember last season when they stopped Bayern Leverkusen from recording an unbeaten run in all competitions and it was still this same Nigerian International striker Ademola Lookman that has just scored a brace in the first half of this game today. Let's see how the match will finally end, though i don't think Napoli can be able to perform any magic and equalize Atalanta before full time. However, if Napoli loses to Atalanta they will still remain at the top of the table because even if Inter Milan wins, Napoli will still be higher than them with a point just that the gap will be so close.

Your bets almost worked both, now ht 0-2 for Atalanta to win and Napoli must be defeated but I believe Napoli still have a chance to turn things around, and I think your Btts and over 2.5 will go perfectly, you are quite good in considering your predictions.

Talking about Napoli they struggled to play with Atalanta and find a good tempo of play again Gesperini made Conte struggle in this match 2 goals in the first half were enough to make Napoli struggle I think they struggled to understand Atalanta's game which was so good in attacking and also defending, there were not many dangerous attacks in the first half but seeing the situation Atalanta took they were good enough not to waste the opportunities they had and I think the second half will be full of tension and I think Napoli still have a chance to turn things around or draw.

Napoli are currently 0-2 behind in the first half. Atalanta's two goals were scored by Ademola Lookman. Napoli's game seemed to have lost some of its strength. not many chances could be completed with shots. The attacks that were made were successfully broken up or went out of play due to mistakes by Napoli players themselves.
The second half must be a change for Napoli. trying to create more chances that must be effectively converted into goals. they must do it from the start of the second half, otherwise this match will probably be Napoli's second defeat in 11 matches.

The game is not going as everyone thought, as Atalanta is currently winning 2-0. I cannot believe what is happening right now on the field, because Atalanta is in full control of the match, dominating all angles on the field and Napoli is playing as if they are very weak. Lookman scored both goals with a super shot to find the back of the net on the 10th and 31st minutes of the match. Lookman and De Ketelaere are just destroying Napoli's defense as if it is nothing to them. Atalanta continues pressuring Napoli.

Napoli 0-2 Atalanta

I also think that a draw for both teams could happen today, but because Napoli will play at home in today's match, I am still more confident in Napoli's ability to win than Atalanta's ability to make Napoli lose at their own headquarters. Currently, Napoli is very aware of the gap in points they have with several other rivals in Serie A, so Napoli will continue to play as well as possible in order to get full points and create a bigger gap with Inter Milan even though they have to compete quite fiercely in today's match.

I've got a strong feeling that Napoli won't collect all three points today. Even though they are undoubtedly the best team right now and have recorded 8 wins in 10 games, I still believe Atalanta could put a dent in their record today.
 Early kick off games don't usually produce goals and I doubt we'd see much being that they play against a side that is above average in terms of defense. Let's see how Conte will manoeuvre this one or maybe Gasperini will have to pocket the three points, depends on who is able to out smart whom.

Heavy rain yesterday and Pole Position has been delayed for today.
The pole will be probably on rain also.

The race will be under rain too and they changed the starting time.

It will be a fun day today. 

There is no doubt that Napoli are very strong this season. The top spot in the table is now occupied by Napoli. We have seen Napoli win in the last 5 matches. Napoli's defenders have been superb this season. Napoli players conceded only 5 goals in 10 matches. Also the performance of the players in the forward line-up is very good.

Napoli are considered favorites in today's match. Napoli is definitely a strong team, but I see no chance to consider Atalanta a weak team. Atalanta are strong enough and have the ability to beat Napoli. Moreover, the Atalanta team probably won 3-0 in the last match against Napoli.

A draw could indeed happen. But I see that with Napoli's strong defense, Atalanta will have quite a hard time scoring goals in this match. I might be closer to predicting a win for Napoli with a narrow 1-0 scoreline. As hosts, of course Napoli has a better chance of playing better than usual. But yeah, because the opponent is Atalanta, it won't be an easy match. And I think this week only this match will really be more exciting than the other matches. Because the other matches seem quite easy to predict. Because most of the strong teams will face mediocre teams this week. And the results of the 3 matches that have been held are very clear, namely victory for the favorite team. And yes, I think this week there will be many matches that match what is predicted.

I agree with what you said that Atalanta is more than anything, compared to Napoli and maybe Napoli will also benefit in this match, playing as the host will make it easy for them to win, I'm afraid there will be a referee's decision in favor of Napoli then Atalanta can steal a goal first than Napoli, If Napoli is superior first then Atalanta will have difficulty getting a win or getting full points in this match, because Napoli can plan anything.

It sounds weird when saying a team at fourth position is stronger than a team at a first position. Possibly Napoli and Atalanta have similar quality but in their early matches in Serie A, Napoli are doing better. In this direct match, perhaps they have quite balancing chance of winning it. Napoli looks to be stronger than Atalanta but not too considerable.

Conte is a winning coach and he is building up a very strong Napoli in his first season with them. Look at how he tightens Napoli defense system with only 5 conceded goals so far, it's very impressive and very abnormal with Napoli style. In many seasons last decade, Napoli are known as one of most attacking teams in Serie A but their defense is never good. Now it is upgrading with Conte and his tactics for Napoli, their defense system is like rock.

Atalanta with several seasons under Gasperini have been built up very sustainably and their competitiveness is very stable in recent seasons. They have players in and out including star players with important roles in their squad, but over years, Gasperini succeeds to maintain their squad quality and competitiveness. The last season with Europa League title is not like a peak after that they will have downside. As we saw so far in this season Atalanta are playing well and ready to have another successful season.

With Conte, Napoli can beat Atalanta and perhaps this match will not have many goals because Conte will not let Napoli playing too attacking and open their defense for Atalanta.

Tijjani Reijnders saved Milan and Fonseca...
Reijnder's goal was a testament to his striker instinct while Morata, Leao, Chukwueze, RLC, Abraham, and Jovic did not show their striker instinct.

After three months of management, the coach still doesn't understand anything should Milan continue to trudge until May like this or wake up?
Hopefully, Fonseca doesn't follow ETH with his joke tactics

Never underestimate the coach of Napoli, Antonio Conte. This Man has handled lots of high profile matches in the past and has the required experience to navigate his Napoli side to victory against Atalanta. One thing I like about Conte is that, once he has the players he wants in his team, he gives his all to win matches even if his team don't score many goals but 1 goal is enough for him to keep winning  matches, and we have seen this Napoli side doing that. Atalanta are playing very well, but they are going to lose their match against Napoli today. And when the time comes for Napoli to play inter Milan they are still not going to lose, either they win again or they will share the points. Conte is a tactician who knows what he is doing. Napoli and Inter Milan are going to win their matches today.