Bari v Cesena
- These two sides have met only four times in the top-flight (between 1989 and 1991): Bari lead in the head-to-head by two wins to one, with just one draw.
- Bari have won their previous two meetings at home against Cesena, without conceding a single goal.
- Bari have taken only one point from their last eight Serie A fixtures (a goalless draw against Chievo), and have failed to score in each of their last three games.
- Bari have lost their last four games at home in Serie A, scoring only two goals.
- Cesena have not won any of their last 20 Serie A games away from home.
- Cesena have managed only one win from the last 10 match-days of this competition, losing eight times in the process.
- Bari and Cesena have scored the joint-fewest goals in the current Serie A (nine each).
Bologna v Chievo
- Chievo are unbeaten in their last five Serie A meetings against Bologna (two wins and three draws).
- Chievo have won at the Dall'Ara only once in six previous meetings against Bologna, in their last trip there in September 2009 (2-0).
- Bologna are unbeaten at home in their last eight league games (four wins and as many draws), and have kept a clean sheet in each of the last three.
- In last Sunday's win over Inter (2-1), Chievo scored their first two goals after four consecutive fixtures without scoring in the league.
- Away from home though, Chievo are without a win in their last four games (two draws and as many defeats), and have not scored in their last three games on the road.
- Bologna have scored only two goals before the break so far this season, a league-low.
- Chievo have picked up the most yellow cards this season in Serie A (33).
Brescia v Genoa
- Brescia and Genoa have met 16 times in the top-flight: the Grifoni lead in the head-to-head by eight wins to five, with three draws.
- In recent years, Genoa are unbeaten in four league meetings against Brescia (two wins and as many draws); Brescia's last win in this fixture was in February 1947 (5-1).
- Overall, Brescia have won four of their last eight games at home against Genoa in Serie A, losing twice.
- Brescia are without a win in their last nine league games (two draws and seven defeats).
- At home, the Rondinelle have picked up only one point from their last four games.
- Genoa have not shared the points in any of their last nine games in the league (four wins and five defeats).
- Brescia have scored the fewest goals in the second half in this Serie A (only two).
- Domenico Criscito (Genoa) has won the most tackles in this campaign (41).
Cagliari v Lecce
- Cagliari and Lecce have met 12 times in Serie A: the record between the two sides is perfectly even, with five wins each and two draws.
- However, the Sardinians are unbeaten at home against Lecce (four wins and two draws).
- Lecce have managed to score only two goals at Cagliari's ground in Serie A.
- Cagliari have lost three of the last four games played in this competition - all by a score of 1-0.
- Lecce have picked up only one point from their last five league games (1-1 against Inter).
- Lecce have failed to win in their last 15 games on the road in Serie A (13 defeats and two draws).
- Lecce are on a run of four consecutive defeats away from home, in which they have not scored a single goal, and conceded 12.
- Lecce have already conceded 25 goals in the first 13 match-days of Serie A - the worst defence this season.
- Andrea Cossu has already assisted eight goals this season - a league-high.
Inter v Parma
- Inter are unbeaten in their last six meetings against Parma in Serie A: five wins, prior to the 1-1 draw in the last meeting in February at the Tardini.
- Inter have beaten Parma in their last four meetings at the San Siro, scoring at least two or more goals each time.
- Parma's last win at Inter's ground was in May 1999 (3-1); since then, the hosts have notched up seven wins and three draws at the San Siro.
- Inter are without a win in the last four match-days of Serie A: this is their longest run without a victory since November 2004.
- Inter have lost back-to-back games against AC Milan and Chievo in the last two rounds of Serie A; this is the first time they have lost back-to-back games in the league since February 2006.
- The derby loss was Inter's first home defeat after 46 games unbeaten in Serie A.
- The Nerazzurri still have the best defence in this competition (only nine goals conceded).
- Parma have lost only one of their last seven games in the league, winning two and sharing the points four times.
- However, away from home the Ducali have won only once in their last six games, against Bari two weeks ago.
- Parma's manager, Pasquale Marino, has never beaten Inter in eight previous meetings (two draws and six defeats).
Juventus v Fiorentina
- Juventus and Fiorentina have met 142 times in Serie A so far: the Old Lady leads by 65 wins to 31 in the head-to-head, with 46 draws.
- Juventus are the team that has scored the most goals against Fiorentina in the top-flight (231).
- Fiorentina's worst-ever defeat in the league came against Juventus (8-0 in Turin in February 1953).
- However, Juventus have won only one of their last four games at home against the Viola, losing one and sharing the points twice.
- Juventus are unbeaten in their last nine Serie A games (five wins and four draws) - currently the longest streak in the top-flight.
- Juventus boast the best attack in the competition (25 goals); nine of these goals were assisted by crosses.
- Fiorentina are without a win away from home in their last 11 games in the league (eight defeats and three draws).
- Fiorentina have recorded the best shooting accuracy this season (50.4%) while Juve have the best conversion ratio (14.7%).
Lazio v Catania
- Lazio have won eight of their 22 previous meetings against Catania in Serie A, with the Sicilians coming out on top seven times.
- Catania have managed only one win at the Olimpico against Lazio, in the last meeting between the two sides in February 2010.
- Lazio have netted only one goal in their last three meetings with Catania in the league (two 1-0 defeats and a 1-1 draw).
- Lazio have won only one of their last four games in this campaign (two defeats and a draw in the process).
- However, at home the Biancocelesti have won three of the last four, losing just the derby against Roma (0-2).
- Catania have kept a clean sheet in four of their last five Serie A fixtures.
- The Sicilians have never scored more than a single goal in the last nine match-days of this competition.
- Lazio have always won after taking the lead in games this season (eight times so far).
Palermo v Roma
- Roma have won 505 of their games against Palermo in Serie A (22 out of 44); 11 wins for the Sicilians and as many draws complete the record.
- Palermo have won only one of their last nine meetings with the Giallorossi in Serie A.
- However, the Rosanero have scored six goals in the last two meetings with Roma at the Barbera (a 3-1 win before last season's 3-3 draw).
- Palermo have not shared the points in any of the last eight match-days of this competition (five wins and three defeats).
- Delio Rossi's side have won three of their last four games on home soil.
- Roma are unbeaten in the last seven match-days of Serie A (five wins and two draws).
- Roma have won only one game away from home this season, losing three and sharing the points twice.
- Delio Rossi is on target for his first win against Claudio Ranieri in Serie A after five meetings (two draws and three wins for the current Roma manager).
Sampdoria v AC Milan
- Sampdoria and AC Milan have met 122 times in the top-flight: the Rossoneri have come out on top in 60 of these: 29 wins for the Blucerchiati and 33 draws in the process.
- These two sides have not shared the points in their last seven league meetings: three wins for Sampdoria, four for the Rossoneri.
- Samp have prevailed in their last two meetings with AC Milan at home, both by a score of 2-1.
- Last Sunday's 3-2 win against Lecce ended a run of three games without a goal for Sampdoria.
- Giampaolo Pazzini has scored each of Sampdoria's last four goals in this campaign.
- Domenico Di Carlo's side have drawn 0-0 in three of their last four league games at home.
- AC Milan have won their last four league games - currently the longest run in Serie A.Massimiliano Allegri's side have won eight of their last nine games, losing 2-1 against Juventus in the process.
- AC Milan have also won their last four games away from home.
- Sampdoria have managed the joint-most clean sheets in this campaign (six, alongside Roma).
- Samp have conceded only two goals before half-time so far.
- Zlatan Ibrahimovic has scored in five of AC Milan's last six league fixtures.
Udinese v Napoli
- This will be the 57th meeting between Udinese and Napoli in Serie A: the Partenopei lead in the head-to-head by 19 wins to 13, with 24 draws.
- Udinese's biggest win in Serie A was against Napoli (7-0 at the San Paolo in May 1958).
- However Napoli's biggest away win in the competition came at Udinese (5-0 in September 2007).
- Udinese have won only once in their last seven meetings with Napoli in the top-flight, on the last occasion these two sides faced each other, last February (3-1).
- Four of the last six meetings at the Friuli between Udinese and Napoli have ended as draws.
- Udinese have notched up three wins and a draw in their last four fixtures at home.
- Napoli have won four of their last five league fixtures, only losing against Lazio in the process.
- Napoli have collected 14 points from their seven games on the road - Walter Mazzarri's side would be top of the Serie A table taking if only away matches were included.
- Ezequiel Lavezzi has netted four goals against Udinese so far, more than against any other Serie A team.
