Krstović’s six goals test Fiorentina’s home defence
What is at stake, with the data behind it
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Fiorentina’s home record and Atalanta’s away record are both winless, but Krstović’s 6 goals make the visitors’ attacking threat the central question. The pre-match table gives Atalanta a 6-point advantage, while both squads carry significant absences and doubts.
Before kickoff
The key pre-match question is whether Fiorentina can contain N. Krstović, Atalanta’s leading scorer with 6 goals and 2 assists in 8 league appearances. Franco Mastantuono carries Fiorentina’s main listed goal threat, with 3 goals in 8 appearances.
Home weakness meets away weakness
Fiorentina have won 0, drawn 1 and lost 3 of their home league games this season, scoring 3 goals and conceding 9. Atalanta’s away record is also 0 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses, with 3 goals scored and 7 conceded. Neither side has kept a clean sheet in that respective sample.
Fiorentina’s recent form is Loss, Loss, Loss, Win, Draw, Loss, Loss, Loss across 8 matches. Atalanta’s is Win, Win, Loss, Loss, Loss, Win, Loss, Draw across 8 matches, offering only a mixed contrast rather than a clear momentum story.
Pre-match table stakes and team news
The provisional Serie A standings place Fiorentina 18th with 4 points from 8 games, while Atalanta are 11th with 10 points. Atalanta therefore hold a 6-point advantage. Fiorentina will be without F. Parisi and R. Sottil; A. Atta, M. Pongracic and L. Ranieri are questionable. Atalanta are missing I. Hien, S. Kolasinac, O. Kossounou and G. Raspadori, while R. Bellanova, F. Kessie, G. Scalvini and K. Sulemana are questionable.
At kickoff, can Fiorentina’s home attack create enough pressure to keep Krstović’s 6-goal threat from defining the match?
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Standings source snapshot
These are the saved source standings. They may predate this match; they are not a live or recalculated post-match table.
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| 1 | Lazio | WWWWW | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 25 | |
| 2 | Inter | WWWDW | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 10 | 22 | |
| 3 | AS Roma | WDWDD | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 21 | |
| 4 | Como | WWWDL | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 20 | |
| 5 | AC Milan | WWDWD | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 18 | |
| 6 | Frosinone | DWLWD | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 14 | |
| 7 | Juventus | WLDWL | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 14 | |
| 8 | Torino | LWWWD | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 13 | |
| 9 | Cagliari | LLLDW | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 13 | |
| 10 | Napoli | DLWDW | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 11 | |
| 11 | Atalanta | DLWLL | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 10 | |
| 12 | Lecce | LWLLW | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 9 | |
| 13 | Bologna | WLWDL | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 8 | |
| 14 | Sassuolo | LLLDL | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 8 | |
| 15 | Monza | LWLWL | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 7 | |
| 16 | Genoa | WLWLD | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 7 | |
| 17 | Udinese | LLLLL | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 4 | |
| 18 | Fiorentina | LLLDW | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 4 | |
| 19 | Parma | LLLWL | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 4 | |
| 20 | Venezia | LWLLL | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 3 |