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&lt;p&gt;Fiorentina will play Atalanta at 15:00 CET at the Franchi&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;After their win two weeks ago against Juventus, Fiorentina are hunting down three points to get into the fight for fourth place.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Atalanta are ten points better off than their opponents, and they mustn’t dwell on their most recent home loss against Inter, which dented their title hopes, now six points off the league leaders. But, with 27 points still up for grabs, anything can happen.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;HEAD-TO-HEAD&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Only against Bologna (57) and Napoli (55) have Fiorentina won more Serie A matches than against Atalanta (W53 D38 L32).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The most common score in Serie A meetings between Fiorentina and Atalanta is 0-0, recorded 15 times; however, the most recent 0-0 draw between the two teams was back in March, 2017. Furthermore, in each of the last three encounters, Fiorentina and Atalanta have scored five goals in total, the result of three 3-2 wins (two for the Viola and one for the Dea).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Among the teams faced at least 50 times on home soil in Serie A, Atalanta are the one against which Fiorentina have the highest percentage of home wins in the competition: 61%, thanks to 37 wins in 61 games (D15 L9). In general, only against Bologna have the Toscani won more meetings (40) on their own patch in the top-flight.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Fiorentina are the side that Atalanta have faced the most times in Serie A after Italian national team games: 22 such matches in the top-flight between the two teams, with nine wins for the Viola, six for the Nerazzurri and seven draws.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DID YOU KNOW?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Fiorentina have won their last two matches in all competitions, scoring three goals in each of those (3-1 against Panathinaikos in UEFA Conference League and 3-0 against Juventus in Serie A) and in general they’ve scored 75 goals in 40 games this season: their average of 1.88 goals per match is the highest for the Viola in a single season since the 1960s.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Following their 1-0 win against Lecce and the 3-0 against Juventus, Fiorentina could win three Serie A home games in a row while keeping a clean sheet in each for the first time under Raffaele Palladino and in general for the first time since December 2023, under Vincenzo Italiano.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;After five clean sheets in a row in Serie A (W3 D2), Atalanta lost 0-2 last time out against Inter and could concede at least two goals in back-to-back games for the first time since August-September 2024: four successive games in that case, two of those against Inter (0-4 defeat) and Fiorentina (3-2 victory).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Fiorentina (14.5%) and Atalanta (13.7%) are two of the three sides with the highest shot conversion rate in Serie A this season; among them Inter (14.1%). In fact, the two Nerazzurri teams and the Viola are the three sides to have netted more goals than they should have scored according to the Expected Goals model in the top-flight in 2024/25: +11.2 for the Dea (63G, 51.8xG), +10.4 for Inter (65G, 54.6xG) and +9.1 for the Viola (46G, 36.9xG).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;PLAYERS&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Atalanta are the team in the Big five European leagues with which Robin Gosens has collected the most appearances (157) and scored the most goals (29) in all competitions, all under Gian Piero Gasperini. After his goals against Lecce and Juventus, he could find the net in three Serie A home matches in a row for the first time since February-March 2021, for Atalanta (against Torino, Napoli and Crotone in that case).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ademola Lookman has been involved in six goals in four Serie A games against Fiorentina (four goals and two assists), scoring in each of those four games; against no opponents has he been involved in more goals in the competition (Empoli also six, 5G+1A); only Alexandre Pato (between 2008 and 2011) has scored in each of his first five Serie A matches against the Viola in the three points for a win era.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DISCIPLINE&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Suspended: Ederson (Atalanta)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Cautioned: Fagioli, Palladino, Folorunsho, Ranieri (Fiorentina); Djimsiti, Lookman, Gasperini (Atalanta)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;REFEREE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;DOVERI (BACCINI – PERROTTI), IV: ZUFFERLI, VAR: MARINI, AVAR: FABBRI&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;UPCOMING MATCHES IN SERIE A&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Milan-Fiorentina (Saturday 5 April, 20.45 CET)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Atalanta-Lazio (Sunday 6 April, 18.00 CET)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(Photo Getty Images)&lt;/p&gt;

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Fiorentina will play Atalanta at 15:00 CET at the FranchiAfter their win two weeks ago against Juventus, Fiorentina are hunting down three points to get into the fight for fourth place.Atalanta are ten points better off than their opponents, and they mustn’t dwell on their most recent home loss against Inter, which dented their title hopes, now six points off the league leaders. But, with 27 points still up for grabs, anything can happen. HEAD-TO-HEADOnly against Bologna (57) and Napoli (55) have Fiorentina won more Serie A matches than against Atalanta (W53 D38 L32).The most common score in Serie A meetings between Fiorentina and Atalanta is 0-0, recorded 15 times; however, the most recent 0-0 draw between the two teams was back in March, 2017. Furthermore, in each of the last three encounters, Fiorentina and Atalanta have scored five goals in total, the result of three 3-2 wins (two for the Viola and one for the Dea).Among the teams faced at least 50 times on home soil in Serie A, Atalanta are the one against which Fiorentina have the highest percentage of home wins in the competition: 61%, thanks to 37 wins in 61 games (D15 L9). In general, only against Bologna have the Toscani won more meetings (40) on their own patch in the top-flight.Fiorentina are the side that Atalanta have faced the most times in Serie A after Italian national team games: 22 such matches in the top-flight between the two teams, with nine wins for the Viola, six for the Nerazzurri and seven draws. DID YOU KNOW?Fiorentina have won their last two matches in all competitions, scoring three goals in each of those (3-1 against Panathinaikos in UEFA Conference League and 3-0 against Juventus in Serie A) and in general they’ve scored 75 goals in 40 games this season: their average of 1.88 goals per match is the highest for the Viola in a single season since the 1960s.Following their 1-0 win against Lecce and the 3-0 against Juventus, Fiorentina could win three Serie A home games in a row while keeping a clean sheet in each for the first time under Raffaele Palladino and in general for the first time since December 2023, under Vincenzo Italiano.After five clean sheets in a row in Serie A (W3 D2), Atalanta lost 0-2 last time out against Inter and could concede at least two goals in back-to-back games for the first time since August-September 2024: four successive games in that case, two of those against Inter (0-4 defeat) and Fiorentina (3-2 victory).Fiorentina (14.5%) and Atalanta (13.7%) are two of the three sides with the highest shot conversion rate in Serie A this season; among them Inter (14.1%). In fact, the two Nerazzurri teams and the Viola are the three sides to have netted more goals than they should have scored according to the Expected Goals model in the top-flight in 2024/25: +11.2 for the Dea (63G, 51.8xG), +10.4 for Inter (65G, 54.6xG) and +9.1 for the Viola (46G, 36.9xG). PLAYERSAtalanta are the team in the Big five European leagues with which Robin Gosens has collected the most appearances (157) and scored the most goals (29) in all competitions, all under Gian Piero Gasperini. After his goals against Lecce and Juventus, he could find the net in three Serie A home matches in a row for the first time since February-March 2021, for Atalanta (against Torino, Napoli and Crotone in that case).Ademola Lookman has been involved in six goals in four Serie A games against Fiorentina (four goals and two assists), scoring in each of those four games; against no opponents has he been involved in more goals in the competition (Empoli also six, 5G+1A); only Alexandre Pato (between 2008 and 2011) has scored in each of his first five Serie A matches against the Viola in the three points for a win era.&nbsp;&nbsp;DISCIPLINE&nbsp;Suspended: Ederson (Atalanta)Cautioned: Fagioli, Palladino, Folorunsho, Ranieri (Fiorentina); Djimsiti, Lookman, Gasperini (Atalanta) REFEREEDOVERI (BACCINI – PERROTTI), IV: ZUFFERLI, VAR: MARINI, AVAR: FABBRI UPCOMING MATCHES IN SERIE AMilan-Fiorentina (Saturday 5 April, 20.45 CET)Atalanta-Lazio (Sunday 6 April, 18.00 CET) (Photo Getty Images)

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