Wednesday evening Inter play their fourth Serie A game of the season. After one win and two draws can Mazzarri’s men take all three points from Stefano Colantuono’s Atalanta at San Siro? Recent head to head form suggest this may be a difficult encounter. @InterStats give you all the numbers that matter.
Atalanta
- Atalanta were formed in 1907.
- The side from Bergamo play at the Stadio Atleti Azzurri d’italia, capacity around 24726 thousand.
- Won 6 trophies in their history. 1 Coppa Italia and 5 Serie B championships.
- In the first 3 games of the season Atalanta have won 1 drawn 1 and lost 1.
- Atalanta’s only goals this season came in their only away game against Cagliari in a 2-1 win.
- Lost 1-0 at home to Montella’a Fiorentina at the weekend.
- Average age of the Atalanta squad is 28.5 according to transfermarkt.it
- Atalanta mercato value is €54,75 million according to transfermarkt.it
- Most valuable player according to transfermarkt.it is Italian midfielder Luca Cigarini €8,00 million.
- Biggest summer signing, ex Catania winger Alejandro Gomez, the Argentinian was signed for €5.00 million.
Inter
- Players that have scored v Atalanta: Hernanes(2) Palacio(2) Osvaldo(2) D’ambrosio(1)Icardi(1) Guarin(1)
- Andrea Ronocchia is set to make his 90th Serie A appearance for Inter.
- Inter have drawn their 10th game sine the start of 2014, no side has shared the points more in this time. (Opta)
- Inter have already scored 3 goals from outside the are, the most in league so far this season. (Opta)
- Mateo Kovacic has scored in his last two Serie A games after 0 in 46.
Head to Head
- The two sides have met 108 times in Serie A
- Inter have won 58 drawn 27 and lost 23.
- In those 108 fixtures Inter have scored 190 goals conceding 104.
- In the 54 meetings at the San Siro in Serie A Inter have won 37 drawn 8 and lost 9.
- In those 54 home meetings Inter scored 103 conceding 44.
- The first competitive meeting between the two sides was on the 12/12/1937.
- The first meeting in 137 finished Atalanta 1 Ambrisiana Inter 1.
- Inter’s biggest home win over Atalanta was on the 25/03/1990 (7-2)
- On the scoresheet for Inter in that game were the likes of Matthaus,Baresi,Bergomi and Kilnsmann
- Inter’s biggest home defeat to the boys from Bergamo was in 2013 (3-4)
- 36 goals in the last 10 meetings between the two sides.
- Inter have not beat Atalanta at home since 2010, goals from Milito,Mariga and Chivu gave Inter a 3,1 win.
- Since that victory Inter drew 0-0 lost 3-4 and lost 1-2.
- Atalanta are unbeaten in 6 v Inter in Serie A won 3 and drawn 3. (Opta)
- Inter have never gone four games without a win v Atalanta at the San Siro. (Opta)
- German Denis has scored 7 goals in 10 appearances against Inter since his arrival in Serie A, all have come playing for Atalanta. (Opta
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