Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Italian Serie A Opta Facts 7th March


Cesena v Catania
Catania are unbeaten in their three previous meetings against Cesena in the top-flight (two wins and a draw).
Their only previous meeting at the Manuzzi was a draw, in which the Sicilians took the lead through Maxi Lopez before the hosts equalised thanks to Jimenez.
Adrian Mutu scored his last brace for Fiorentina last March against Catania. Mutu has already bagged five goals in Serie A against the Sicilians.
Cesena have lost each of their last four league games and have picked up just one point in the last seven.
Cesena have the worst attack in this Serie A campaign (16 goals scored) and have failed to score in four of their last six league fixtures.
At home, the Bianconeri have not drawn any of their last six games (two wins and four defeats).
Catania have lost just one of their last seven league games; 1-3 at Torino against Juventus (three wins and three draws).
However, away from home they have won just one of their last seven games; 1-0 to Siena.
53% of Catania's goals have come from set piece situations; the highest percentage in this Serie A season.
Cesena have conceded the most goals from set pieces (18).

Bologna v Juventus
Bologna have won just one of their last 20 Serie A games against Juventus; 2-0 in Turin last season.
On that occasion, Marco Di Vaio scored his last Serie A brace.
Juventus are unbeaten at the Dall'Ara in their last nine meetings, and have dropped just three points in this run.
Juventus are the visiting side with the most wins at the Dall'Ara in the top-flight (26).
Bologna have won three of their last four league fixtures and have lost just one of the last nine.
The Rossoblu have kept a clean sheet in four of their last five home league games.
Although Juventus are the only side still unbeaten amongst the top-5 European leagues, they have drawn four of their last five Serie A fixtures.
Moreover, the Bianconeri have shared the points in five of their last seven away league games.
Juventus have conceded just 16 goals this season in Serie A, fewer than any other side.
Marco Di Vaio has failed to convert four of his six penalties taken over the last two Serie A seasons, including the one saved by Novara's goalkeeper Ujkani last Sunday.

Parma v Fiorentina
Fiorentina are unbeaten in their last four meetings against Parma: two draws at the Tardini, two wins for the Viola in Florence.
Parma have won only one of their last six games at home against Fiorentina, despite always scoring in the last five.
In the reverse fixture, Stevan Jovetic scored the first of his four Serie A braces: he also scored two goals last Sunday against Udinese.
The Montenegrin striker, who got injured last Sunday against Cesena, has been directly involved in 14 of Fiorentina's 25 league goals this season (12 goals and two assists).
Fiorentina have failed to score in each of their four league games without Stevan Jovetic this season.
Amauri is waiting for his first goal for Fiorentina, but last season, during his spell at Parma, he scored his first goal against the Viola.
Parma are without a win in their last four league games (two draws and two losses).
Fiorentina have not shared the points in their last six league fixtures (three wins and as many defeats).
The Viola have scored just four goals away from home, fewer than any other side in this Serie A campaign.