Fiorentina vs Atalanta Preview: Team News & Prediction
by Alex Lawes ·
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Fiorentina are looking to find some sort of spark this season as they welcome an inconsistent Atalanta side to Stadio Artemio Franchi in Tuscany.
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Fiorentina preview: Beaten by the champions
Fiorentina were left frustrated by a 2-1 defeat to defending champions Internazionale at San Siro at the weekend, having led going into second half stoppage-time before a 98th minute penalty scored by Piotr Zielinski snatched Inter a late win.
I Viola spent heavily over the summer and managed to poach Fabio Grosso from Sassuolo as they sought to move away from a relegation battle like last season but Grosso’s poor start led to his sacking and the return of Paolo Vanoli.
Atalanta preview: Thrilling draw
Atalanta head into this one on an absolutely thrilling 4-4 draw at home to the surprise package in Serie A this season, Frosinone, in a game in which they were 2-0, 3-2 and 4-3 up at the New Balance Arena in Bergamo.
The Bergamasci are now in quite poor form in Serie A after a tough and inconsistent start to the campaign following the appointment of former Chelsea and Juventus boss Maurizio Sarri over the summer.
Fiorentina team news: Pongracic a doubt
Croatia international defender Marin Pongracic is now a doubt for Fiorentina after being forced off against Inter due to a thigh injury with other absentees including Luca Ranieri, Fabiano Parisi and Arthur Atta.
Predicted XI (4-3-3): David de Gea; Alex Jimenez, Dragusin, Viery, Valde; Ndour, Fagioli, Brescianini; Mastantuono, Mateo Pellegrino, Njie
Unavailable: Ranieri (Injured), Parisi (Injured), Atta (Injured)
Questionable: Pongracic (Injured)
Atalanta team news: Lots of injuries
Raoul Bellanova is a fresh injury doubt for Atalanta due to a thigh issue with the visitors also still without key men such as Giorgio Scalvini, Franck Kessie and Giacomo Raspadori.
Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Carnesecchi; Zappacosta, Kristensen, Obric, Zalewski; Ederson, Gaetano; Elmas, De Ketelaere, Rowe; Krstovic
Unavailable: Hien (Injured), Scalvini (Injured), Kossounou (Injured), Kolasinac (Injured), Kessie (Injured), Sulemana (Injured), Raspadori (Injured)
Questionable: Bellanova (Injured)
Key stats
- Fiorentina have lost only two of their 25 Serie A home games against Atalanta since 1994/95 (W14 D9) and are unbeaten in the last five at the Franchi.
- Fiorentina have scored in nine consecutive home meetings with Atalanta. The last meeting in Florence ended 1-1 in May 2026.
- Fiorentina lead the head-to-head 22 wins to 12 (D16). The biggest win in the fixture is Fiorentina's 5-0 at home in December 1997; Atalanta's is 3-0 in December 2020.
- Fiorentina are 18th with four points (W1 D1 L6) – the same total they had after eight games in 2025/26. Those are their two worst starts since 1994/95.
- Fiorentina are winless in seven home Serie A games, since beating Lazio 1-0 on 13 April 2026, and have lost three home games already this season.
- Fiorentina have lost their last three (1-2 at Genoa, 1-3 v Como, 1-2 at Inter) and have conceded in nine consecutive league games.
- Fiorentina have conceded 19 goals, the most in Serie A. Their only win this season was 4-2 at Venezia.
- Atalanta drew 4-4 with Frosinone at home on Sunday and are winless in two. They are 11th with ten points.
- Atalanta have lost all three of their away games this season (1-2 at Roma, 0-2 at Juventus, 2-3 at Milan) and have conceded in seven consecutive away games.
- Atalanta's games have averaged 3.62 goals this season, up from 2.29 in 2025/26.
- Atalanta have won five of their seven Serie A games played on a Thursday (D1 L1).
‘Key stats’ are Serie A only (not all competitions)
Fiorentina vs Atalanta prediction
Atalanta are trying to adapt themselves to the fairly complex and, as a result, often dull and fairly tedious ‘Sarri-ball’ style of football. They were involved in a thriller last week but that was more Frosinone dragging them into a bit of fun. Lacking fun and form, they head to a Fiorentina side that put in an improved performance at San Siro last week and perhaps siding with the hosts would be a good value bet for this one on Thursday.
Fiorentina vs Atalanta tip: Double chance – Fiorentina to win or draw
