Genoa and Atalanta have started the season well and find themselves in 6th and 7th respectively.

Genoa won the derby 1-0 over Sampdoria last week, a result that saw them extend a run of just one defeat in 10 games, and that at Juventus.

In midfield, Motta and Milanetto are starting to play well together and Diego Milito leads the Serie A goalscoring charts with 12 goals so far.

He has been ably provided by Sculli (5 goals), though there is a distinct lack of goals from elsewhere in the team and Il Grifoni will be searching for another attacker in the winter transfer window.

That ambition will please coach Gasperini and they look set to finish the season in the top eight. They've been great at home, having a record of 6-1-0 and they take on an Atalanta side that has had a contrasting record on the road.

Luigi del Neri's team may have thrashed an increasingly incompetent Udinese side last weekend 3-0 and have now won three of their last four. But their record away from Bergamo is pretty poor.

They are just 1-1-5 on the road and those points achieved were against the bottom club Chievo and the second-bottom club Bologna.

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They've scored a number of goals in the last stages of games; 9 of their 19 goals have come in the last 15 minutes. That determination means that a big punt on Genoa should be avoided, but odds of $1.91 are not bad at all.

It's possible that a HT/FT of Draw/Genoa at $5.00 from Bet365 is better value, as Genoa also score a number of second half goals (their last ten goals have all come in the second-half).

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Bet: Genoa to win Odds: $1.91 Stake: 6pts Bookies: Bet365

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