Atalanta vs Fiorentina Serie A Match Preview or Key Statistics 🔷
Atalanta have lost only one of their last eight Serie A matches against Fiorentina (W2 D5).
The last time Fiorentina won an away match against Atalanta in Serie A was back in February 2016 (2-3 with goals by Mati Fernandez, Tello and Kalinic): since then, three draws and one win for Atalanta.
Atalanta have picked up only five points in their last six league matches, losing three times in this period (W1 D2) and finding success only against Crotone.
From the beginning of November, only Crotone (1) have picked up fewer points than Fiorentina in Serie A: for the Viola only two draws in the last five league matches.
Atalanta have conceded 16 goals in the current league season: the most goals they’ve let in since 2004/05, when they conceded 18 goals in their first nine games in Serie A.
Only Verona (two) have scored fewer goals with their strikers than Fiorentina (three) in Serie A this season: all the last six Viola’s goals have been netted by defenders or midfielders.
Atalanta haven’t scored headed goal in Serie A this season; on the other hand, only Bologna (five) have conceded more headed goals than Atalanta and Fiorentina so far (both four).
Since 2018/19, Nikola Milenkovic (born in 1997) is the youngest defender to have scored at least 10 goals in the Top-5 European leagues (10 goals for him) and the only one born after 1/1/1995 to reach this.
Atalanta’s Josip Ilicic played 105 matches with Fiorentina in Serie A between 2013 and 2017, a record for him with a single club in the competition; against the Viola, the Slovenian has scored four goals in the top-flight.
Giacomo Bonaventura’s first 99 Serie A appearances were with Atalanta (14 goals): the Fiorentina midfielder scored three goals against the Bergamo side in the top-flight, including his last brace on the road (Atalanta - AC Milan 1-3 in May 2015).
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