Venezia v Atalanta Match Preview, 23/04/2022

Match Facts

1. Atalanta have won each of their last four Serie A games against Venezia without conceding: they’ve never won five on the bounce without conceding against a single opponent in the top-flight (four such wins also against Pisa between 1988 and 1991).
2. In the last 75 years, Venezia and Atalanta have faced each other 13 times in Serie A: the Lagunari have won only once, (D3 L9), with that victory coming back in February 1963, courtesy of a Can Bartu goal; the only Turkish scorer in the club's history in the competition.
3. Venezia and Atalanta will face at Penzo in Serie A for the first time since 24 March 2002, 7335 days after that match - on that occasion, the Nerazzurri won 1-0 thanks to a 85th minute goal from Fausto Rossini.
4. Venezia have lost their last seven Serie A matches, only once have they recorded eight consecutive defeats in a single season in the competition: between September and October 1949.
5. Atalanta have suffered nine defeats in this Serie A season: the last time they recorded more losses in a single league campaign was in 2017/18 – 10 (finishing 7th that term).
6. Atalanta could lose four consecutive Serie A games for the first time since January 2016, while they have not conceded more than one goal in four consecutive games in the competition since March 2015.
7. Since the beginning of February, Atalanta have lost three of their four away matches in Serie A (W1), as many away defeats as in their previous 56 matches on the road.
8. Atalanta are the most prolific team in the final 15 minutes of Serie A matches this season (16 goals scored), while Venezia have scored just 13 second half goals all campaign.
9. Thomas Henry has scored Venezia's last two league goals: the last player to score three consecutive Serie A goals for Venezia was Filippo Maniero between September and October 2001.
10. Luis Muriel has been involved in at least one goal in each of his last seven Serie A matches against newly promoted sides, registering 11 goals involvements in total during this period (six goals and five assists).