- Atalanta have won the last 5 head-to-head meetings with Monza (W5).
- Monza have won one and lost four of their last five fixtures.
- Atalanta have averaged 1.25 goals per game in their four away trips this season.
An open game at Stadio Brianteo
SSD Monza 1912 and Atalanta Bergamo have both made poor starts to the Serie A 2026/2027 season, sitting 18th and 13th respectively in the table, with 7 and 11 points after 10 games.
The Biancorossi have won two and lost two of their first four home matches of the season, while Atalanta have won none, drawn one and lost three of their opening four road trips.
However, Dea are averaging a respectable 1.25 goals per away game and they can nick the points in what promises to be an open encounter in Italy on Sunday.
Atalanta can find their way through
Ivan Juric has been Monza's head coach since 1 July 2026 and he has the Biancorossi playing in a familiar 3-4-2-1, which will include a man-oriented press that can disrupt the opposing team. However, it can also open up gaps for teams that can play through the lines, which Atalanta can and should do under Maurizio Sarri, who has been in charge of the club since 15 June 2026. The Dea are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation and are much more patient in their build-up, although their pressing game and movement off the ball should still allow them to get enough chances to win this match.
Back the Dea to get the better of Monza
Atalanta have won the last five head-to-heads between these two clubs across all competitions and Monza have failed to win their last two home meetings with the Bergamo outfit, so the away side have the edge going into this.
Sarri's side have had a mixed bag of results in their last five, with a 2-2 draw at Fiorentina, 0-3 defeat to Parma at home and 1-1 draw with Kairat Almaty completing their results.
But Monza have won only one of their last five, with four defeats in that run, and lost their two most recent home games, 1-4 to Napoli and 2-1 to Bologna.
Atalanta's Brazilian star Ederson leads the Serie A scoring charts for Atalanta with one goal in five, while Montenegrin striker Nikola Krstovic has supplied three of the team's last seven goals across the past five games.
Monza's top scorer Gustavo Varela has scored all four of his Serie A goals this season in four matches and has found the net five times in their most recent five-game run.
That's kept them in the game at least, with Varela's goals accounting for five of their nine in that sequence, and he is the main danger the hosts have in this match.
Atalanta's extra finishing power should see the visitors through in a lively match and we're backing them for the win, over 2.5 goals and both teams to score on Sunday.
