Atalanta v AC Milan
Prior to Atalanta's win in the reverse fixture back in September, the Orobici had picked up only one point from their previous six meetings against AC Milan in Serie A.At home, Atalanta have won only two of their last 20 meetings against AC Milan, losing 13 of those fixtures.
Atalanta have won only one of their last nine Serie A fixtures and have drawn the last two 1-1.
AC Milan have won six of their last eight league games.
However, the Rossoneri have won just two of their last nine games on the road, losing three and drawing four.
AC Milan have scored 29 goals in the second half, 16 of which have come in the last 15 minutes of play - both are seasonal highs in Serie A.
Atalanta have scored only four goals in the last 15 minutes of play - fewer than any other side.
Giampaolo Pazzini has scored six goals in Serie A against Atalanta - only against Lecce and Bologna has he netted more (seven).
German Denis has failed to score in his last three league appearances, after he had netted five over his previous seven games.
Bologna v Roma
Bologna had the better in the reverse fixture, after having picked up only four points from their previous nine meetings against Roma in the league.Roma have scored in each of their last 20 meetings against Bologna in Serie A - at an average of 1.9 goals per game.
Bologna are winless in their last four home meetings against Roma (three losses and a draw) and have failed to score in the last three.
Bologna have won on each occasion this season when they have scored more than a single goal (six times).
Bologna have lost only one of their last six home fixtures, with three wins and two draws in the process.
Last Sunday against Inter, Roma drew their first game after a run of 15 Serie A rounds without sharing the points.
In fact, Roma are yet to draw away from home this season (five wins and six losses, including defeats in their last three games on the road).
This game will see the team who have scored the most goals in the first half (Roma, 21 goals) facing the side that have conceded the second-fewest before half time (Bologna, six).
Roma have already lost 16 points from leading situations; only Genoa have dropped more (17).
Alberto Gilardino has scored nine goals in Serie A against Roma; only against Udinese (13) has he bagged more.
Alessandro Florenzi has scored two goals in Serie A, the last coming against Bologna in the reverse fixture.
Cagliari v Palermo
This will be the 24th meeting between Cagliari and Palermo in the top-flight: the Sardinians lead by nine wins to seven.Palermo have kept only one clean sheet over their last 10 league meetings with Cagliari (0-0 in August 2010).
Cagliari have won only one of their last 11 Serie A fixtures, losing seven times.
Palermo are winless in their last seven league fixtures and have picked up only two points in the process.
Palermo's last away win was back in April (3-1 against Bologna) - since then, the Sicilians have recorded five draws and 10 losses.
Over these last 15 away games, Palermo have scored only six goals and failed to find the net in 10 of them.
Cagliari have picked up 64 yellow cards, more than any other side in this competition.
Palermo have scored only 18 goals so far in this campaign, with only Pescara (17) netting fewer.
Marco Sau made his Serie A debut against Palermo in the reverse fixture, when he also scored his first goal.
Franco Brienza has scored four goals in 12 appearances against Cagliari in Serie A - the Sardinians are in fact his favourite target.
Catania v Fiorentina
Over the last six league meetings between these two sides, the balance is perfectly even: two wins each and two draws.Previously, Fiorentina had remained unbeaten for 15 games against Catania (12 wins and three draws).
However, over their last three meetings in Sicily, Catania have picked up seven points without conceding a single goal.
Catania have lost just one of their last six league games, with four wins in the process.
The Sicilians have lost only two home games in this campaign (vs AC Milan and Juventus).
Fiorentina have scored only two goals over their last three games - previously, the Viola had scored on average 2.3 goals per game over 13 match-days.
Fiorentina have lost two of their last three games on the road, conceding seven goals in total.
Catania have recouped 13 points from trailing situations - a league high.
Fiorentina have scored 20 goals in the first half; only Roma have netted more before half-time (21).
Fiorentina have seen 13 different players score a goal for them so far this season- a league-high.
Stevan Jovetic has already scored four goals in Serie A against Catania, but only one at their ground so far.
Francesco Lodi has scored 17 goals in Serie A, but only the first of these came from open play.
Inter v Torino
Inter are unbeaten against Torino since February 1994 - since then, the Nerazzurri have a record of 14 wins and three draws.Torino have lost more games against Inter than any other opponent (62).
Torino have scored more than a single goal only once in their last 24 meetings against Inter.
Inter are unbeaten against Torino at the San Siro since February 1988 - since then, there have been eight wins for the Nerazzurri and five draws.
Inter have won only one of their last five league games, losing two and drawing two.
At home though, the Nerazzurri are unbeaten in their last eight league fixtures (six wins and two draws).
Torino have won their last two games, after managing only two wins over their previous 13 league games.
Antonio Cassano has delivered six assists over his last 10 Serie A appearances, but hasn't scored since October.
Rolando Bianchi has scored seven goals in this campaign - almost a third of the total of those netted by Torino.
Alessio Cerci has scored two goals and assisted one over the last two games won by Torino in this competition.
Juventus v Genoa
Juventus are unbeaten in their last seven meetings with Genoa in the league (four wins and three draws).Genoa have won only one of their last 18 matches against Juventus (3-2 in April 2009).
In Turin, Juventus have lost only two of their last 45 games against Genoa, one in 1937 and the other in 1991.
The Old Lady have won three of their last four home fixtures without conceding any goals, the other match being a loss to Sampdoria.
Genoa have won just one of their last seven league games, losing four.
Away from home, the Grifoni have won just two of their last 22 games.
Juve have the best attack (45 goals scored) and the best defence (14 conceded) in this competition.
Juve have had the most shots on target (157) and boast the best shooting accuracy in Serie A (48.5%).
Genoa have already lost 17 points from leading situations - a league-high this campaign.
Sebastian Giovinco is Juve's best scorer this season in all competitions (10 goals, six of which have come in the league).
Ciro Immobile made his Serie A debut with Juventus in March 2009 - he has already found the net against his former team, in the reverse fixture back in September.
Lazio v Chievo
Lazio and Chievo have met 21 times in Serie A: the Biancocelesti lead by eight wins to four.Lazio are unbeaten in their last seven meetings against Chievo (four wins and three draws).
Lazio have won just one of their 10 previous meetings against Chievo at the Olimpico.
The Biancocelesti are unbeaten in their last 10 Serie A fixtures (seven wins and three draws).
At home, Lazio are on a run of eight wins and a draw in the league, while Chievo have lost eight of their last 10 games on the road.
Last Saturday against Palermo, Lazio dropped points from a leading situation for the first time this campaign - they've now won 13 games and drawn one after taking the lead this season.
Lazio have scored the most goals in the last 15 minutes of the first half; Chievo have conceded the most over the same period of play (nine).
Sergio Pellissier has scored seven goals against Lazio, including one in the reverse fixture - more than against any other Serie A opponent.
Hernanes has bagged four goals against Chievo, his favourite target in Serie A, including a brace in the reverse fixture.
Parma v Napoli
Parma and Napoli have met 27 times in Serie A: the Partenopei lead by 11 wins to 10.Napoli have won four of their last five meetings against Parma, with the Ducali having the better just once.
Parma have picked up only one point from their last four home meetings against Napoli in the league.
Parma are unbeaten in their last five games (three wins, followed by two draws).
The Ducali are unbeaten at home in their last 15 fixtures in the league (11 wins and four draws).
Napoli are unbeaten in their last four games and have scored 10 goals in the process, conceding two.
Parma have a record of eight wins and two draws from leading situations so far in this campaign, while they have recouped 13 points from trailing situations (joint-most alongside Catania).
Napoli have the second-best attack of this Serie A (41 goals scored) and the second-best defence (19 conceded).
Edinson Cavani has scored 11 goals over the last 10 league games - he is the only player with two hat-tricks scored in this campaign.
Ishak Belfodil has scored seven goals and assisted three in this Serie A campaign - he has been involved in 10 (34.5%) of his side's 29 total goals.
Sampdoria v Pescara
This will be the eighth meeting between these two sides in Serie A: Sampdoria are unbeaten with four wins and three draws.Over these seven previous meetings, Samp have failed to score only once against Pescara (0-0 in October 1987).
Sampdoria have won just one of their last seven league fixtures (2-1 against Juventus).
The Blucerchiati have failed to score in each of their last three Serie A games on home soil.
Pescara have lost their last two league games by 2-0; previously they had won two games in a row.
Pescara haven't shared the points in any of their last 12 league games (four wins, eight losses).
Pescara have lost six of their last seven games away from home, with a win at Fiorentina coming in the midst of that run.
Sampdoria have conceded the most goals from the penalty spot in this campaign (five).
Pescara have conceded 22 goals before half time - a competition-high.
Maxi López scored a brace in the reverse fixture - since then, he hasn't found the net in six Serie A appearances.
Mervan Celik has netted three goals so far in Serie A, the first coming against Sampdoria back in September.
Udinese v Siena
This will be the 18th meeting between these two sides in Serie A: Udinese lead by eight wins to four.Over their last five meetings, these two sides have shared two wins each and a draw.
At home Udinese lead by six wins to one, with one draw.
Siena have scored in each of their last eight meetings against Udinese in the league.
By losing to Juventus, Udinese ended a positive run of six unbeaten games in the league (four wins and two draws).
Udinese have lost only once at home this term (vs Juventus) - since then, they have notched up four draws and five wins.
Siena got back to winning ways last Sunday against Sampdoria, after picking up only one point from their previous seven fixtures (0-0 vs Chievo).
Siena kept a clean sheet in their last fixture, after conceding an average of 2.8 goals per game over the previous six match-days.
Siena have taken only five points in 10 games away from home so far in this campaign.
The Tuscans have attempted the fewest shots so far in this competition (136).
Antonio Di Natale has found the net in four of his last five league appearances against Siena.
