Even if Atalanta are able to reattain the unprecedented heights scaled in seasons past, it will surely take time for them to click.
An apparently kind fixture to kick off the new campaign should help them along the way, and the visitors can deepen Samp's woes with a one-goal win.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Atalanta BC win with a probability of 55.28%. A draw had a probability of 22.9% and a win for Sampdoria had a probability of 21.83%.
The most likely scoreline for an Atalanta BC win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.19%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.86%) and 0-2 (9.3%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.8%), while for a Sampdoria win it was 1-0 (5.92%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 9.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Atalanta BC would win this match.