Atalanta v Spezia Betting Tips [19 January 2023]

Atalanta and Spezia will face off in the Coppa Italia Round of 16, with the winner set to face Inter in the quarter finals. The home side come into the match in strong form, having just demolished Salernitana 8-2 in Serie A, becoming the first Italian team in twenty-seven years to score eight goals in a single Serie A match. La Dea are currently sitting just three points behind the top four in the league, while they are also unbeaten in their three games after the break. Additionally, Atalanta have a good recent record at the Gewiss Stadium, with five wins and two draws in their last nine games there and have beaten them in all three of their previous home meetings, scoring five, three, and two goals in those games. This gives them a psychological advantage over their visitors, who will be looking to break this streak. 

Spezia come into the match having beaten Torino 1-0 away from home over the weekend. They are currently nine points clear of the drop zone in the league and are on a five-game unbeaten run. They have also performed well in the Coppa Italia so far, beating Como and Brescia to reach this stage, scoring eight goals in the process. However, they will face a much tougher obstacle in Atalanta, as their away form has been poor recently. They have lost seven of their last nine away games, six of which they failed to score in. They have also suffered heavy defeats against top teams such as Lazio, Inter, Napoli and Juventus, with an aggregate score of 10-0, yet managed to claim a point when they hosted Atalanta two weeks ago. Nonetheless, Spezia coach Luca Gotti will have to come up with a tactical plan to try to neutralize Atalanta's attacking power and try to exploit the spaces left behind by the home team's high defensive line, yet as they demonstrated at the weekend, containing their attacking units is much easier said than done.