Wednesday , 30 September 2026

SSC Napoli vs Atalanta BC, Serie A 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Serie A · 2021-22
SSC Napoli
2 – 3
Full Time
Atalanta BC
Sat 4 Dec 2021 · 19:45 UTC Diego Armando Maradona HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 17' Ruslan Malinovskyi
Amir Rrahmani 58' Y
Kevin Malcuit 64' Y
Y 82' Mario Pasalic
Y 87' Berat Gjimshiti

Overview

Match Preview

SSC Napoli vs Atalanta BC — Serie A at Diego Armando Maradona.

Match Details

  • Referee Maurizio Mariani
  • Referee Luca Banti
  • Referee Matteo Passeri
  • Referee Salvatore Longo
  • Referee Antonio Vono
  • Referee Francesco Forneau
5 games this season 🟨 4.6/game ⚽ 12.8 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AS Roma 5 13
2 FC Internazionale Milano 5 13
3 SS Lazio 5 13
4 Cagliari Calcio 5 12
5 AC Milan 5 11
6 Frosinone Calcio 5 10
7 Juventus FC 5 10
8 Como 1907 5 10
9 SSC Napoli 5 7
10 US Sassuolo Calcio 5 7
11 Atalanta BC 5 6
12 US Lecce 5 6
13 Udinese Calcio 5 4
14 Torino FC 5 4
15 Parma Calcio 1913 5 4
16 AC Monza 5 4
17 ACF Fiorentina 5 4
18 Bologna FC 1909 5 2
19 Genoa CFC 5 1
20 Venezia FC 5 0

Head-to-Head

8
1
7
SSC Napoli 16 games · Avg 3.6 goals Atalanta BC
Last 5 meetings
2021-12-04 SSC Napoli 2–3 Atalanta BC 2021-02-21 Atalanta BC 4–2 SSC Napoli 2020-10-17 SSC Napoli 4–1 Atalanta BC 2020-07-02 Atalanta BC 2–0 SSC Napoli 2019-10-30 SSC Napoli 2–2 Atalanta BC

Recent Form

SSC Napoli
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Dec Atalanta BC H 2–3 L
01 Dec US Sassuolo Calcio A 2–2 D
28 Nov SS Lazio H 4–0 W
24 Nov FK Spartak Moskva A 1–2 L
21 Nov FC Internazionale Milano A 2–3 L
07 Nov Hellas Verona FC H 1–1 D
Atalanta BC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Dec SSC Napoli A 3–2 W
30 Nov Venezia FC H 4–0 W
27 Nov Juventus FC A 1–0 W
23 Nov BSC Young Boys A 3–3 D
20 Nov Spezia Calcio H 5–2 W
06 Nov Cagliari Calcio A 2–1 W

Season Stats

SSC Napoli Atalanta BC
#9 Position #11
7 Points 6
5 Played 5
2 / 1 / 2 W / D / L 2 / 0 / 3
7 Scored 5
6 Conceded 7
+1 GD -2
1.40 PPG 1.20
40% Win % 40%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
88% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
SSC Napoli this season
20% Clean Sheets
Atalanta BC this season

SSC Napoli are 9th (7 pts). Atalanta BC are 11th (6 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

SSC Napoli
0-15
–/–
16-30
2/1
31-45
–/1
46-60
2/2
61-75
1/–
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Atalanta BC
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/2
31-45
1/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
1/1
76+
1/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

SSC Napoli
Rasmus Hojlund 2 G
Kevin De Bruyne 1 G 1 A
Matteo Politano 1 G
Antonio Vergara 1 G
Atalanta BC
Ederson 1 G
Giacomo Raspadori 1 G
Nikola Krstovic 1 G
Lazar Samardzic 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — SSC Napoli and Atalanta BC get this one started.
  • 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 7' Ruslan Malinovskyi is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 12' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 17' Poor challenge from Ruslan Malinovskyi. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 22' SSC Napoli are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Atalanta BC backline.
  • 27' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 32' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 37' Rafael Toloi has been relatively quiet despite scoring 11 goals in his last 528 appearances.
  • 40' Piotr Zielinski does the damage! The net is bulging and SSC Napoli surge ahead!
  • 45' SSC Napoli are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 46' The whistle greets Davide Zappacosta as he departs to be replaced by Hans Hateboer.
  • 47' The Belgium Dries Mertens breaks the deadlock on 47 minutes. 2-1!
  • 52' Marten de Roon needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 55' A tactical swap from SSC Napoli — Diego Demme on, Stanislav Lobotka off on 55 minutes.
  • 56' Matteo Pessina makes way for Josip Ilicic at the 56 minute mark. A tactical switch from Atalanta BC.
  • 58' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Amir Rrahmani on 58 minutes.
  • 63' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 64' Poor challenge from Kevin Malcuit. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 66' What an equalizer from Merih Demiral!
  • 67' Another substitution for SSC Napoli to replace Dries Mertens by Adam Ounas on 67 minute.
  • 71' GOAL! Remo Freuler scores on 71. Assisted by Josip Ilicic
  • 73' Mario Pasalic is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ruslan Malinovskyi at the 73 minute mark.
  • 78' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Hans Hateboer suffering a number of foals already.
  • 82' Atalanta BC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 82' Luis Muriel has so much to prove this time. He replaces Duvan Zapata on 82 minute.
  • 85' Another change for SSC Napoli made on 85 minute. Kevin Malcuit leaves to be changed by Matteo Politano.
  • 87' Controversy at the stadium! Berat Gjimshiti argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — SSC Napoli 2-3 Atalanta BC.

Lineups

SSC Napoli Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luciano Spalletti

Atalanta BC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gian Piero Gasperini

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ademola Lookman 5
Eljif Elmas 3
Robin Gosens 3
Matteo Politano 3
Duvan Zapata 3
Dries Mertens 2
Mario Pasalic 2
Mateo Retegui 2

Head to Head

2021-12-04 SSC Napoli 2–3 Atalanta BC 2021-02-21 Atalanta BC 4–2 SSC Napoli 2020-10-17 SSC Napoli 4–1 Atalanta BC 2020-07-02 Atalanta BC 2–0 SSC Napoli 2019-10-30 SSC Napoli 2–2 Atalanta BC

SSC Napoli Form

2021-12-04 SSC Napoli 2–3 Atalanta BC L 2021-12-01 US Sassuolo Calcio 2–2 SSC Napoli D 2021-11-28 SSC Napoli 4–0 SS Lazio W 2021-11-24 FK Spartak Moskva 2–1 SSC Napoli L 2021-11-21 FC Internazionale Milano 3–2 SSC Napoli L 2021-11-07 SSC Napoli 1–1 Hellas Verona FC D

Atalanta BC Form

2021-12-04 SSC Napoli 2–3 Atalanta BC W 2021-11-30 Atalanta BC 4–0 Venezia FC W 2021-11-27 Juventus FC 0–1 Atalanta BC W 2021-11-23 BSC Young Boys 3–3 Atalanta BC D 2021-11-20 Atalanta BC 5–2 Spezia Calcio W 2021-11-06 Cagliari Calcio 1–2 Atalanta BC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.82 SSC Napoli xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.5 Atalanta BC xG
I would bet for: SSC Napoli or Atalanta BC 75% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
SSC Napoli39% Draw25% Atalanta BC36%
Actual: Atalanta BC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.32
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 63%
37%
± 3.5 42%
58%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

SSC Napoli or Draw
65%
Draw or Atalanta BC
61%
SSC Napoli or Atalanta BC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
SSC Napoli33% Draw42% Atalanta BC25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted
2 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
10.8%
2 – 1
8.7%
1 – 2
7.1%
2 – 2
6.4%
2 – 0
6%
1 – 0
5.9%
3 – 1
5.2%
0 – 0
5.2%
0 – 1
4.7%
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 2
3.9%
1 – 3
3.6%

Asian Handicap — SSC Napoli

Handicap SSC Napoli covers Push Atalanta BC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 13% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 20% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 16% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

SSC Napoli keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Atalanta BC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.