The race for the top four is a very competitive one in Serie A and it couldn’t be much closer. There is just one point separating 4^th place with 7^th, both AC Milan and Atalanta find themselves in those positions ahead of their clash on Saturday evening.

STATS

• Atalanta are having another decent campaign but they are still struggling to break into the Champions League places as they sit 5^th in the table. They’re in great form after spending their last six games unbeaten as well as knocking Juventus out of the Coppa Italia. They had to come from behind to beat SPAL 2-1 last time out.
• AC Milan are also striving for a place in the top four and they are currently occupying the final spot whilst being just four points behind their arch-rivals Inter who are 3^rd. They are maintaining their push but with just two wins from their last five matches, their results must improve. However, they were emphatic in their last game as they beat Cagliari 3-0.
• Duvan Zapata has been in terrific goalscoring form for Atalanta and with 16 goals, only Cristiano Ronaldo has more in the Italian top-flight.
• AC Milan made the signing of Krzysztof Piatek from Genoa in January and he is already repaying the fee with four goals in his first three games.

HEAD TO HEAD

The meetings between these two sides tend to be quite close as five of the last seven in the league have ended as draws (Atalanta won the other two). The most recent, in September, was an entertaining 2-2 draw at the San Siro and is an example of where both teams have scored in this fixture, as has happened in three of the last four.

ATALANTA NEWS

A victory for Atalanta would see them leapfrog AC Milan and go into 4^th place. Berat Djimsiti and Marco Varnier are expected to miss out for the hosts through injury.

Latest matches: Atalanta Bergamasca

10.02.2019	Seri	Atalanta Bergamasca	Spal 2013	2:1	W
04.02.2019	Seri	Cagliari Calcio	Atalanta Bergamasca	0:1	W
30.01.2019	Copp	Atalanta Bergamasca	Juventus Turin	3:0	W
27.01.2019	Seri	Atalanta Bergamasca	AS Roma	3:3	D
20.01.2019	Seri	Frosinone Calcio	Atalanta Bergamasca	0:5	W

AC MILAN NEWS

Three points for the visitors would see them potentially close the gap between themselves and the sides above them whilst distancing them from the chasing pack. Pepe Reina, Christian Zapata and Giacomo Bonaventura won’t feature but Mattia Caldara may return.

Latest matches: AC Milan

10.02.2019	Seri	AC Milan	Cagliari Calcio	3:0	W
03.02.2019	Seri	AS Roma	AC Milan	1:1	D
29.01.2019	Copp	AC Milan	SSC Napoli	2:0	W
26.01.2019	Seri	AC Milan	SSC Napoli	0:0	D
21.01.2019	Seri	Genoa FC	AC Milan	0:2	W

SUMMARY

This game is a tough one to predict but Atalanta will be confident of a win and will be an attractive price in front of their own fans. Duvan Zapata looks like he will continue his prolific form so backing him to score anytime in the match may provide good value.