Thursday , 2 July 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
14 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 4.4 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Internazionale Milano 38 87
2 SSC Napoli 38 76
3 AS Roma 38 73
4 Como 1907 38 71
5 AC Milan 38 70
6 Juventus FC 38 69
7 Atalanta BC 38 59
8 Bologna FC 1909 38 56
9 SS Lazio 38 54
10 Udinese Calcio 38 50
11 US Sassuolo Calcio 38 49
12 Parma Calcio 1913 38 45
13 Torino FC 38 45
14 Cagliari Calcio 38 43
15 ACF Fiorentina 38 42
16 Genoa CFC 38 41
17 US Lecce 38 38
18 US Cremonese 38 34
19 Hellas Verona FC 38 21
20 AC Pisa 1909 38 18

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
#2 Position #7
76 Points 59
38 Played 38
23 / 7 / 8 W / D / L 15 / 14 / 9
58 Scored 51
36 Conceded 36
+22 GD +15
2.00 PPG 1.55
61% Win % 39%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
88% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

SSC Napoli are 2nd (76 pts). Atalanta BC are 7th (59 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and SSC Napoli launch into their encounter with Atalanta BC.
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Atalanta BC that had 525 games and scored 714 goals.
  • 7' A goal from the Ukraine international Ruslan Malinovskyi! He fires home on 7 to make it 0-1!
  • 12' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 17' Ruslan Malinovskyi catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 17.
  • 22' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 27' SSC Napoli are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Atalanta BC's shape.
  • 32' Giovanni Di Lorenzo has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 37' It’s high time Gian Piero Gasperini made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 40' GOAL! Piotr Zielinski fires home to make it 1-1!
  • 45' The travelling Atalanta BC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 46' Hans Hateboer is replacing Davide Zappacosta for the Atalanta BC side.
  • 47' GOAL! Dries Mertens scores on 47. Assisted by Kevin Malcuit
  • 52' It is a cagey affair so far. SSC Napoli in their trying to find a way past Atalanta BC's compact .
  • 55' Another substitution for SSC Napoli to replace Stanislav Lobotka by Diego Demme on 55 minute.
  • 56' Josip Ilicic has so much to prove this time. He replaces Matteo Pessina on 56 minute.
  • 58' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Amir Rrahmani.
  • 63' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 64' A moment of madness from Kevin Malcuit on 64 minutes earns him a Yellow card. SSC Napoli will be frustrated.
  • 66' What composure from Merih Demiral! The Turkey international strokes it home. 2-2.
  • 67' SSC Napoli ring the changes. Dries Mertens has done his job and it is now time for Adam Ounas to step up.
  • 71' Remo Freuler doubles the advantage! 2-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 73' Atalanta BC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Mario Pasalic is hanging Ruslan Malinovskyi on the field on 73 minute.
  • 78' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Atalanta BC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 82' The referee shows Atalanta BC player a Yellow card on 82.
  • 82' Another change for Atalanta BC made on 82 minute. Duvan Zapata leaves to be changed by Luis Muriel.
  • 85' The crowd applauds Kevin Malcuit as he leaves the pitch. Matteo Politano steps in for SSC Napoli.
  • 87' The referee has no hesitation. Berat Gjimshiti is booked for Atalanta BC — Yellow card on 87.
  • Another three points for 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
Duvan Zapata 3
Eljif Elmas 3
Robin Gosens 3
Matteo Politano 3
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia 2
Piotr Zielinski 2
Dries Mertens 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
4 / 4
1.73 SSC Napoli xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.6 Atalanta BC xG
I would bet for: SSC Napoli or Atalanta BC 75% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
SSC Napoli36% Draw25% Atalanta BC39%
Actual: Atalanta BC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.33
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 64%
36%
± 3.5 42%
58%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

SSC Napoli or Draw
62%
Draw or Atalanta BC
64%
SSC Napoli or Atalanta BC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
SSC Napoli31% Draw42% Atalanta BC27%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted
2 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
10.8%
2 – 1
8.2%
1 – 2
7.7%
2 – 2
6.6%
1 – 0
5.5%
2 – 0
5.3%
0 – 0
5.1%
0 – 1
5%
3 – 1
4.7%
0 – 2
4.6%
1 – 3
4.1%
3 – 2
3.8%

Asian Handicap — SSC Napoli

Handicap SSC Napoli covers Push Atalanta BC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 12% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 19% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 17% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 11% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

SSC Napoli keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
Atalanta BC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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