Fiorentina vs Atalanta Prediction: Entertaining affair expected in Florence

Domestic football returns this weekend and there's plenty to get excited about in Serie A as Fiorentina entertain Atalanta at Stadio Artemio Franchi.

The visitors will still harbour hopes of winning the Serie A title, with Gian Piero Gasperini's side third in the table and only six points behind league leaders Inter Milan. Fiorentina are eighth in the table and have ambitions of European football once again, with the hosts only three points behind the teams in the top six.

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Fiorentina winger Andrea Colpani will miss out due to a foot injury, but manager Raffaele Palladino has no other injury concerns ahead of kick-off.

Unlike their hosts, Atalanta have several injury woes as they prepare to make the trip to Florence.

Striker Mateo Retegui has an adductor injury and is expected to miss out, while midfielder Ederson is unavailable due to suspension.

Gianluca Scamacca, Odilon Kossounou, Giorgio Scalvini and Stefan Posch remain long-term absentees for Atalanta.

Fiorentina vs Atalanta Odds

Despite having home advantage, the gap in the table is in Atalanta's favour and Fiorentina are 11/4 to win, with the draw 5/2, while the visitors are 1/1 to collect all three points.

A high-scoring game is expected, with both teams to score 8/11, while Atalanta striker Charles De Ketelaere and Fiorentina's Moise Kean are both 2/1 to score anytime.

Draw @ 5/2

La Viola went into the international break in good form, beating Panathinaikos 3-1 in the Uefa Conference League and Juventus 3-0 in Serie A.

Palladino's team have been tough to beat on home soil, losing just one of their last seven games in front of their own fans.

They have kept three clean sheets in their previous five matches at home, but that is unlikely to happen this time around.

Atalanta have scored four or more goals in three of their last four away games and they have only lost two of their previous 18 matches on the road.

With both teams coming back from a break, both sides should be ready to hit the ground running, but they are likely to cancel each other out.

Over 2.5 goals @ 10/11

Not only does the recent form suggest this should be entertaining, but the history books suggest this could be an end-to-end battle.

In the last 12 meetings, at least six of the games have contained five goals and those in attendance should be in for a treat.

La Dea's recent away form is hard to ignore and they face a Fiorentina team that have netted 10 times in their last five matches at home.

All signs point to a thrilling battle and the points should be shared in Florence.

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