Match Report
Atalanta, 4th with 78 points, sat 55 points above Crotone (19th, 23). Crotone's recent output outran their position: 13th on form over five rounds, 19th in the table. Against a league average of 1.53 goals per team per game, Atalanta ran at 2.37 scored and 1.24 conceded, Crotone at 1.18 and 2.42.
Six consecutive defeats weighed on Crotone. The five-game form split read 12/15 points for Atalanta against 0/15 for Crotone.
The head-to-head ledger counts 7 games: 5 Atalanta wins, 0 for Crotone, 2 draws, at 3.14 goals per meeting. Goals at both ends are the pattern: both teams scored in 71% of the meetings.
Gewiss Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 23,439. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 4 goals for the 5-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Atalanta: Robin Gosens (12'), José Luis Palomino (48'), Luis Muriel (50'), Josip Ilicic (58'), Aleksey Miranchuk (85') · Crotone: Simy (23')
Key stats
Possession: Atalanta 64% · Crotone 36% · Total shots: 21-4 · On target: 11-3 · Corners: 4-3