Can Calcio spring another surprise?
The second matchday of Serie A is coming up and the fixture list features Parma against Atalanta Bergamo, with the odds clearly favoring La Dea, if you believe the bookmakers. In the run-up to the game, there is a clear distribution of roles, as the visitors will be the favorites.
In recent years, Atalanta has had a clear advantage in this matchup, but surprisingly lost the last duel at home in May. On Saturday, the teams will take to the pitch at the Ennio Tardini in Parma. The hosts are looking to secure their first points of the season after losing their opener.
Parma have already lost their first game of the season, but they had to play away at Juventus Turin. Atalanta, on the other hand, could not get past a 1-1 draw against Pisa despite their home advantage. Nevertheless, it is enough to make them the favorites this weekend. Parma Calcio want to put a stop to this Parma vs. Atalanta Bergamo prediction and win their second game in a row against Atalanta.
While Bergamo reached the Champions League last season, Parma, as a promoted team, played against relegation. They ultimately managed to stay up, but now it remains to be seen whether the team can make it clearer this season that they belong in Serie A.
Apart from home advantage, there is not much to suggest that Parma will once again succeed in winning this duel. Atalanta is rightly seen as the favorite and has strengthened its squad in the summer with a number of players who underline this role.
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In this match, more than 2.5 goals are definitely conceivable. This goal mark has been exceeded in the last eight games between these two teams. Those who want to bet on the hosts can do so with an Asian handicap, which creates interesting Parma vs. Atalanta Bergamo odds.
Parma – Atalanta Bergamo Head-to-head comparison / H2H record
In over 100 years, there have been 66 matches between the two sides, with Atalanta currently having the upper hand. This record has been built up mainly over the last ten years. Although they suffered a 2-3 defeat at home in Bergamo in May, they had previously gone nine games without defeat against Parma.
The return match from last season will still be fresh in the memory, but a lot has changed since then. With Carlos Cuesta at Parma and Ivan Juric at Atalanta, neither coach who was involved in the last match is still in charge.
Parma – Atalanta Bergamo Tip
Home advantage is an argument in Parma’s favor, but last season showed that they can drop enough points at home. Parma has strengthened its squad, but Atalanta has done so even more. Therefore, the Parma – Atalanta Bergamo tip clearly favors the visitors.
Parma has strengthened its defense in particular with the signings of Mandela Keita, Zion Suzuki, and Giovanni Leoni. Up front, Antoine Joujou from Le Havre and Pontus Almqvist are the most interesting new additions, but that is still less than half of what Atalanta has spent.
Atalanta invested more than twice as much as Parma before the season, but still managed to achieve a transfer surplus. Many new players were immediately loaned out again, so there aren’t that many changes in the team. Odilon Kossounou was loaned from Bayer Leverkusen for €5.20 million and is expected to strengthen the central defense. Up front, Lazar Samardžić from Udinese Calcio is expected to provide fresh impetus.
All in all, there are many reasons to believe that Atalanta will come out on top. This is also indicated by the matches on the first matchday. Parma was clearly inferior in Turin, while Atalanta had to share the points due to an own goal by Isak Hien, but basically also clearly dominated. Hence the tip for an away win, with the odds being even better than the Parma vs. Atalanta Bergamo betting odds suggest.
