Lazio vs Atalanta
Lazio and Atalanta will meet three more times this season. Their next matchup will be this Saturday night at Stadio Olimpico for their final Serie A match, followed by the two legs of their Coppa Italia semi-final tie in early March and late April.
Today, SBOTOP previews the next league match between these two sides. I Biancocelesti and La Dea are fighting for European football berths next season. Atalanta currently have the upper hand in the Italian top-flight standings, as they’re the seventh seed with 39 points, six points ahead of eighth-seeded Lazio.
Atalanta are on a three-game unbeaten run in all competitions, including last Monday’s 2-1 win over Cremonese. On the other hand, Lazio are undefeated in their last four and are fresh from a 2-2 draw against Juventus and a penalty shootout win against Bologna in the Coppa Italia quarter-finals.
Valuable points are up for grabs between these two, making this a compelling matchup in Matchday 25.
Talking Points
Pedro doubtful to play for Lazio
Lazio eked out a penalty shootout win against Bologna to advance to the Coppa Italia semi-finals yesterday. However, it came at a high cost, as they lost one of their most reliable players.
Pedro, who started the match on the left wing alongside Daniel Maldini and Gustav Isaken in the final third, had to leave the pitch on a stretcher after sustaining a nasty ankle injury, following Jens Odgaard’s crunching challenge. By the looks of it, the veteran Spaniard is unlikely to play against Atalanta this Saturday, and he may be out for a while.
Losing Pedro is a massive blow for the Biancocelesti, as he’s one of their top scorers this season with three goals and one assist. But then again, no Lazio player has scored more than thrice, as the team has only 26 league goals, good for a +3 goal difference.
Besides Pedro, Lazio will also be without skipper Mattia Zaccagni, Toma Basic, Samuel Gigot, and Manuel Lazzari due to injuries, while centre-back Alessio Romagnoli must serve a suspension. Lazio’s squad is being stretched too thin, as they’ve just played three games in six days, while Atalanta have had an entire week to prepare.
Atalanta can cope without top playmaker
In contrast, Atalanta have a relatively full squad at the Stadio Olimpico this weekend. La Dea are only missing Charles De Ketelaere due to a knee injury, as the Belgian, with three goals and three assists this season, sat out their recent trip to Cremona.
De Ketelaere’s absence opens up more playing time for either Lazar Samardzic, Nikola Krstovic, or Nicola Zalewski to join Giacomo Raspadori and Gianluca Scamacca in the final third. Krstovic is the top candidate, as he’s Atalanta’s top scorer and playmaker with seven goals and four assists, and he has produced one goal involvement every 81 minutes in Serie A this term.
Meanwhile, head coach Raffaele Palladino can recall Honest Ahanor and Marten de Roon after both served their one-match bans last weekend. Atalanta are still undefeated in the league this calendar year with five wins and two draws thus far.
History
The reverse fixture between Lazio and Atalanta last October at the Gewiss Stadium ended up being a forgettable goalless draw. In their previous two league meetings, only three goals were scored between these two sides, with Lazio winning 1-0 in April 2025 after a 1-1 stalemate in December 2024.
Lazio and Atalanta have faced each other 128 times across all competitions, with Atalanta notching 41 wins, while Lazio have 39 wins and 48 draws. At the Stadio Olimpico, Lazio have the edge with 27 wins, while Atalanta have 15 wins and 20 draws.
Saturday also marks the fourth meeting between managers Maurizio Sarri and Raffaele Palladino. Sarri has the edge with two wins and one draw.
Betting Tip
The Serie A 2026 odds predict another tight contest between Lazio and Atalanta. Because they’re higher in the Italian top-flight standings, Atalanta have the edge at 2.14, whereas Lazio aren’t far behind at 3.21, and a draw is at 3.08 in the 1X2 market. Based on their recent encounters, Serie A 2026 highlights could only come a few and far between this Saturday, and the game might be decided by an odd goal. Besides our recommended bet, bettors may consider adding Under 2.25 at 2.02, Under 2.50 at 1.75, and even Total Goal 0-1 at 2.78 to the parlay. Moreover, a Correct Score of 0-0 – the result of the reverse fixture – offers a robust payout of 8.80 your bet.
A SHORT EXPLANATION ON HOW OUR (⭐) BETS ARE WORTH:
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Disclaimer: Odds are correct at time of publish.
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