Posted on Sunday, 5th February 2012 by Sumeet Paul

While Abel Hernandez and Armin Bacinovic continue their spell on the treatment table, Giulio Migliaccio should return after picking up a strain in the 4-4 draw with Inter on Thursday night. Having endured a difficult start to life in Sicily, Bortolo Mutti has recorded back-to-back home wins either side of that thrilling draw in Milan in mid-week. The Rosanero’s home record is impressive, winning eight of ten games so far this season with only Udinese winning more. In fact, Mutti’s side have scored the joint most goals at home, level with Milan on 24.

ended a run of three defeats with a win over Cesena last time out, but will be without top scorer German Denis who is suspended. However, the Argentine striker has not scored since December 21 and perhaps won’t be too big a loss. Daniele Capelli, Gianpaolo Bellini and Giorgio Frezzolini are absent for the visitors, who will be hoping to add a fourth away victory this season which could seem them move ten points ahead of the bottom three.

Probable Line-ups:

(4-3-1-2): Viviano, Munoz, Silvestre, Mantovani, Balzaretti, Migliaccio, Donati, Barreto, Ilicic, Miccoli, Budan

Subs; Tzorvas, Pisano, Aguirregaray, Bertolo, Zahavi, Vazquez, Varela

Atalanta (4-4-2): Consigli, Raimondi, Lucchini, Stendardo, Peluso, Schelotto, Carmona, Cigarini, Moralez, Gabbiadini, Tiribocchi

Subs; Polito, Ferri, Brighi, Carrozza, Ferreira Pinto, Bonaventura, Marilungo

Form Guide:

Palermo: DWWLL

08/01/12 – Palermo 1-3 Napoli

15/01/12 – Chievo 1-0 Palermo

22/01/12 – Palermo 5-3 Genoa

29/01/12 – Palermo 2-0 Novara

01/02/12 – Inter 4-4 Palermo

Atalanta: WLLLW

21/12/11 – Atalanta 4-1 Cesena

08/01/12 – Atalanta 0-2 Milan

15/01/12 – Lazio 2-0 Atalanta

21/01/12 – Atalanta 0-2 Juventus

29/01/12 – Cesena 0-1 Atalanta

Top Scorers:

Palermo;

Miccoli – 9

Budan – 3

Atalanta;

Denis – 12

Moralez – 4

Assists:

Palermo;

Miccoli – 8

Ilicic – 4

Atalanta;

Moralez – 3

Schelotto – 3

Head-to-Head:

18/09/11 – Atalanta 1-0 Palermo

16/05/10 – Atalanta 1-2 Palermo

10/01/10 – Palermo 1-0 Atalanta

24/05/09 – Atalanta 2-2 Palermo

11/01/09 – Palermo 3-2 Atalanta