- This will be the 18th meeting between these two sides in the top-flight: the Tuscans lead by six wins to five, with six draws.
- At Sampdoria though, Livorno have had the better only once so far, with two draws and five wins for the hosts.
- Luigi Del Neri's side are on a run of four consecutive wins in the league, three of which have ended 2-1.
- The Blucerchiati are unbeaten at the Marassi in their last 26 league games, since losing with Palermo in January 2009.
- The Amaranto have collected only two points from their last seven games on the road.
- Livorno have scored the fewest goals in Serie A this season (25).
