Atalanta vs Cagliari Serie A Match Preview or Key Statistics 📊
Atalanta have lost four of their last six matches against Cagliari in Serie A (W2): the Sardinians have defeated the Bergamaschi the most times in the top-flight since 2017 /18.
Atalanta kept a clean sheet in their last league game against Cagliari and could collect consecutive shutouts against the Rossoblu for the first time since the 2008/09 season under Luigi Delneri.
Cagliari have won their last three Serie A away matches against Atalanta: as many as in their previous 23 (D5 L15). Indeed, the Sardinians have never collected four away wins in a row against a single opponent in the top-flight.
This will be Atalanta's home debut in Serie A 2020/21: the Bergamaschi have lost three of their last four home league openers (W1): as many losses as in their previous 22 first home games of the season (W11, D8).
Eusebio Di Francesco could become the first Cagliari manager to fail to win their first three league games with the club since Massimo Rastelli in 2016/17.
Atalanta have scored six of their eight goals in Serie A this season during the first half, more than any other side. They have scored four goals in each of their opening two games in a Serie A season for their first time in their history.
Only Sampdoria (36.6%) have had a lower possession rate than Cagliari (38.4%) in Serie A this term: previously, the teams managed by Di Francesco had always had at least a 40% average in Serie A.
Atalanta striker Alejandro Gomez has scored three in his 15 Serie A goals appearances against Cagliari: only two players have found the net more times in matches between Atalanta and Cagliari in the competition than the Argentinian: Luigi Riva (five) and Roberto Boninsegna (four), both with Cagliari.
Luis Muriel has scored nine goals in his 20 Serie A appearances in 2020. Among the players with more than three appearances in the period in the top-flight, the Atalanta striker is the one with the best minutes/ goals average (one every 62 minutes).
Giovanni Simeone has scored five goals in his last eight away games in Serie A; however, the Bergamaschi are the team against which he has played the most times in Serie A without scoring eight.
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