Atalanta thrashed Venezia 4-0 in Serie A in late November, and won 6-2 at Udinese last time out.
The Bergamo club have scored 44 goals in their 20 Serie A games this term.
Venezia have won just once in their last eight games, and have been beaten by more than a one-goal margin in four of those matches.
Comfortable evening expected for hosts

After a couple of pre-Christmas setbacks, Atalanta were back to their brilliant best in a 6-2 win at Udinese on Sunday, firing 21 shots at goal and creating their second-highest expected goals tally of the season.

Atalanta have scored 44 goals in 20 Serie A games, and will be determined to compete for the Coppa Italia again, after losing two of the last three finals. They will expect to reach the quarter-finals in comfortable fashion, after being drawn to face a Venezia team which they thrashed 4-0 in late November.

Venezia have won just one of their last eight games, against Serie B outfit Ternana in the last round of this competition. They’ve been beaten by more than a one-goal margin in four of those eight games, by Inter, Atalanta, Lazio, and AC Milan, and have the second-worst attacking record in Serie A after rock-bottom Salernitana.

Back hosts to beat the handicap

Paolo Zanetti’s Venezia failed to threaten Milan during a 3-0 home loss at the weekend, and will primarily be focused on maintaining their Serie A status, after their poor run of form saw them slip to within four points of the relegation zone.

Backing Atalanta to beat the -1 handicap thus looks a very strong play for this fixture. Venezia have managed both the fewest shots and the second-lowest expected goals tally in Serie A this season, and a routine 3-0 home victory seems a solid correct score prediction.



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亚特兰大在11月底的意甲联赛中以4-0大胜威尼斯，并在上次的比赛中以6-2战胜乌迪内斯。
贝加莫俱乐部在本赛季的20场意甲比赛中已经打进了44个进球。
在过去的八场比赛中，Venezia只赢了一场，其中四场比赛都以超过一球的优势被击败。
主人期待着一个舒适的夜晚

在圣诞前的几场失利之后，亚特兰大在周日6-2战胜乌迪内斯的比赛中恢复了他们的最佳状态，射进21球，创造了本赛季第二高的进球预期。

亚特兰大已经在20场意甲比赛中打进了44个进球，在过去三场决赛中输掉了两场之后，他们将决心再次争夺意大利杯。在11月底以4-0大败威尼斯队之后，他们有望轻松晋级四分之一决赛。

在过去的八场比赛中，Venezia只赢了一场，那就是上一轮对意乙球队Ternana的比赛。在这八场比赛中，他们有四场被国米、亚特兰大、拉齐奥和AC米兰击败超过一球，并且拥有意甲联赛中第二糟糕的进攻记录，仅次于最低的萨勒尼塔纳。

背东道主击败了差点

在上周末意大利主场0:3负于米兰的比赛中，保罗·萨内蒂率领的威尼斯队未能对米兰造成威胁，他们将主要集中精力维持意甲联赛的状态，此前他们糟糕的状态使他们离降级区差了4分。

支持亚特兰大击败-1的障碍，因此看起来这是一个非常强大的比赛。在本赛季的意甲联赛中，Venezia的射门次数最少，进球预期倒数第二，主场3-0的胜利似乎是一个可靠的正确的进球预测。