Serie A

Atalanta v Frosinone, Opposite States of Mind

After the matches in the Coppa Italia Frecciarossa, Atalanta and Frosinone face off at Gewiss Stadium. The Nerazzuri aim for the fourth position, while Frosinone want to stay away from the relegation zone

Monday's late match and the penultimate game of the first matchday of the second half of the season at Gewiss Stadium between Atalanta and Frosinone. Atalanta, coming off a draw against Roma in the last match, need a win to stay in contention for the fourth position. At home, Atalanta have won three consecutive matches after winning only one of the previous four (1 draw, 2 losses). Gasperini's side have secured 19 of their 30 points so far in home matches. Since early December, Frosinone have only collected just one point in the league (1 draw, 5 losses) in six games, the fewest among Serie A TIM teams. In this period, Di Francesco's side have also conceded 13 goals (a shared negative record with Salernitana). Four consecutive defeats have dropped Frosinone down, though the relegation zone remains relatively distant at the moment.

DID YOU KNOW?

Frosinone are one of three Serie A teams yet to win an away game this season (along with Cagliari and Lecce) and are also the team that have earned the fewest points on the road (just two in nine games). They currently have a record negative streak of seven consecutive away losses in the top-flight. Atalanta have conceded only 21 goals so far this season: not since the 2000/01 season had the Nerazzurri conceded so few goals after the first 19 rounds of a Serie A season (16)

HEAD-TO-HEAD

After achieving three wins and a draw in their first four Serie A encounters against Frosinone, Atalanta lost in their most recent clash (this season's reverse fixture). In the two previous top-flight meetings in Bergamo between Atalanta and Frosinone, Atalanta secured two victories and kept two clean sheets: 2-0 in August 2015 and 4-0 in August 2018.

PLAYERS

Atalanta’s Gianluca Scamacca hasn't scored in his last five league appearances (179 minutes played) and has not gone at least six consecutive Serie A games without scoring since October 2021 with Sassuolo (seven back then). Frosinone’s Matias Soulè is - alongside Leroy Sané of Bayern Munich - one of the only two players in the big five European leagues this season with more than 40 successful dribbles, over 40 shots, and more than 40 chances created. One of Abdou Harroui's three goals this season came in the reverse fixture against Atalanta: among players who have scored at least three goals in this Serie A, the Frosinone midfielder has played the fewest matches (just seven).

DISCIPLINE

Suspended: Frattali (Frosinone) Cautioned: Zappacosta (Atalanta); Oyono (Frosinone)

REFEREE

Prontera (Di Iorio-Ricciardi), IV: Di Marco, VAR: Irrati, AVAR: Meraviglia

UPCOMING MATCHES IN SERIE A TIM

Atalanta-Udinese (Saturday 27 January, 15:00 CET) Frosinone-Cagliari (Sunday 20 January, 12:30 CET) (Photo LaPresse)