In this week 16 match, on Wed Jan 4th, Spezia and Atalanta will play a match in La Spezia in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Serie A teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Spezia sits at 17th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against Hellas Verona. Simone Verdi struck first for Hellas Verona in the 30th minute on a feed from Kevin Lasagna, then M’Bala Nzola tied it up for Spezia in the 53rd minute But luckily in the 69th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by M’Bala Nzola. Spezia looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Atalanta recorded a 2-3 loss against Inter. Ademola Lookman struck first for Atalanta in the 25th minute on a penalty kick, then in the 36th minute, Lautaro Martínez sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Edin Džeko But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 56th minute on a goal by Edin Džeko. Atalanta is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Atalanta won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Both Ademola Lookman and Rasmus Højlund have been the hottest scorers for Atalanta in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals. M’Bala Nzola has been the most effective weapon for Spezia lately. The French attacker has netted two goals in his last five matches.