Bologna - Palermo
The record between these two sides in Serie A is perfectly even: both sides have won 15 times, with 13 games drawn.
The last six meetings in the league have been won by the home side.
Palermo have beaten Bologna just once in 21 meetings at the Dall'Ara, with the hosts having the better of things only 14 times.
Only once Palermo have managed to score more than a single goal at Bologna's ground in 21 meetings.
Despite losing last Sunday away at Atalanta, Bologna would be 4th in the Serie A table if only games played in 2012 were included.
Palermo are winless in their last five games - three losses in a row, followed by two 1-1 draws.
The Sicilians have not kept a clean sheet in their last nine Serie A fixtures, conceding 19 goals in the process.
Palermo remain the only Serie A side yet to win away from home.
Josip Ilicic has scored in two of Palermo's last three meetings against Bologna; he is yet to score three against any Serie A opponent.
Fabrizio Miccoli has already assisted 12 goals - a league-high figure.
Diego Perez has picked up the most yellow cards in this campaign (12).
Cagliari - Atalanta
Atalanta lead by 14 wins to 13 in their meetings aganist Cagliari in the top-flight, with 10 draws completing the record.
These two sides have not shared a draw in their last six meetings, the Orobici lead by four wins to two in those games.
Atalanta have won just twice in 18 visits to Sardinia, both by a 1-0 scoreline (one in 1964/65 and one in February 2009).
Against Atalanta, Nenè scored his first Serie A brace back in November 2009, while Guido Marilungo bagged his first brace (and his first Serie A goals) against the Sardinians in April 2009.
Cagliari have lost four of their last five Serie A games.
10 of the 16 goals that Cagliari have scored at home this season have come in their last four league games.
Atalanta are unbeaten in their last eight games (three wins and five draws), conceding just two goals in the process.
Atalanta have recorded three goalless draws in their last three games on the road.
German Denis is Atalanta's leading goal scorer with 15 goals: this is already his most prolific Serie A campaign.
Catania - Milan
Catania have drawn 11 times against AC Milan - more than against any other Serie A opponent.
Catania have beaten AC Milan just twice in 29 previous meetings, with the Rossoneri having had the better of things 16 times.
AC Milan have scored in each of their last 13 games against Catania, netting six goals and conceding none in their last two meetings.
AC Milan have won 2-0 in each of their last three games at Catania's ground.
The Sicilians are unbeaten in seven games in the league (four wins and three draws).
Taking into account just the last 10 match-days, Catania would be 2nd in the Serie A table on 19 points, just behind the Rossoneri on 23.
Vincenzo Montella's side have won their last four home fixtures, and lost just twice at the Massimino this season.
AC Milan are unbeaten in their last eight fixtures, and have won their last four scoring 10 goals and conceding just one in the process.
AC Milan and Catania have recouped 12 and 11 points respectively from trailing situations - only Lazio (16) have gained more points this season after falling behind.
Catania and AC Milan are the two Serie A sides with the most goals scored from set-pieces this term, 22 and 21 respectively.
Since his return after a three-game suspension, Zlatan Ibrahimovic has netted seven goals in four games, reaching the top of the goal charts with 22 goals in total.
AC Milan have seen goals from 17 different players - a Serie A-joint-high this season.
One of those goal scorers is Robinho, who has found the net in his last two meetings against Catania; he is yet to score three against any side.
Fiorentina - Chievo
These two sides have shared just one draw in their 15 Serie A meetings, with the Viola leading by 10 wins to four.
The last three meetings between these two sides have produced a total of just three goals (three 1-0s).
Fiorentina have won just one of their last eight league games, losing five times in the process.
In their last game at the Franchi, the Viola suffered their worst home defeat in Serie A (0-5 against Juventus).
Chievo have suffered just one defeat in the last six match-days, however they are winless in their last four games (three draws and a loss).
Chievo have never scored more than two goals in a game this season.
Chievo have taken seven points from their last three games on the road, and lost just one of their last six games away from home.
Gennaro Sardo has already scored two goals against the Viola, more than he has managed against any other Italian side.
Stevan Jovetic is Fiorentina's leading goal scorer on 12 goals - this is already his most prolific Serie A campaign, he had only bagged nine goals over the course of his first two seasons.
Sergio Pellissier has made the most assists for Chievo (six), while Cyril Théréau has scored the most goals in this campaign (six).
Stefano Sorrentino has already saved three penalties - a league-high this term.
Inter - Genoa
This will be the 90th meetings between Inter and Genoa in Serie A: the Nerazzurri lead in the head-to-head by 45 wins to 17.
Genoa have managed just four wins in 44 games at Inter's ground, 31 wins for the hosts.
Inter are unbeaten in their last 10 meetings against Genoa, with the Grifoni able to score just four goals in the process.
Inter have won just one of their last 10 Serie A fixtures, losing on six occasions and failing to score seven times.
At home, Claudio Ranieri's side have failed to win their last five games (three draws and two losses).
Genoa are winless in their last eight games (four defeats and as many draws).
The Grifoni have lost six of their last seven games on the road, conceding on average 3.1 goals per game.
Yuto Nagatomo has already scored two goals against Genoa, the only side against whom he has bagged more than one in Serie A.
Diego Milito is Inter best scorer with 14 goals in 24 league appearances - he will face the worst defence of this competition (51 goals conceded by Genoa so far).
Lucio is the player with the most interceptions in this Serie A campaign (125).
Rodrigo Palacio has been involved in 51% of his side's 37 total goals, scoring 15 and providing four assists.
Five of his goals were assisted by Alberto Gilardino.
Juventus - Napoli
Juventus lead by 58 wins to 28 against Napoli in Serie A, with 45 games drawn.
Napoli have scored 145 goals against Juve, more than against any other Serie A opponent.
Napoli have won just seven of their 65 games at Juve's ground, with the hosts winning 38 times.
However, Napoli are unbeaten in their last five games against the Old Lady (three wins and two draws).
Marek Hamsik has already scored five goals against Juventus (more than against any other side), including one of his four Serie A braces.
Napoli are Alessandro Matri's favourite opponents, with the striker netting five goals against against the Partenopei.
AC Milan were the last side to beat Juventus in Turin, 1-0 back in March 2011.
Juve have failed to score in just one of their last 19 home games (0-0 against Siena last February).
Juventus have alternated between a win and a draw over their last six home games in the league.
Napoli are unbeaten in the last nine match-days, but have drawn their last two games 2-2.
Walter Mazzarri's side have shipped seven goals over their last three league games.
Adinson Cavani is Napoli leading scorer on 19 goals, while Alessandro Matri is the only player to have recorded double figures in Juve's squad this season (10 goals).
Cavani is the only Serie A player to have missed three penalties in this campaign.
Lecce - Cesena
This will be the 10th meetings between these two sides in Serie A: Cesena lead by four wins to three.
Lecce are unbeaten against Cesena at the Via del Mare (two wins and two draws).
Neither side have scored more than a single goal in any of their last three Serie A meetings.
Lecce have drawn three of their last four league games while Cesena are winless in their last five, losing three.
At home, Lecce have notched two wins and four draws in their last six fixtures, however they have picked up just 11 points at home so far - a joint-league-low.
Cesena have lost seven of their last eight games on the road, and have collected just seven points away from home - only Palermo have an inferior away record in this campaign.
Lecce and Cesena have both conceded the joint-most goals from corners this season (nine).
Cesena have the worst goal difference in the division (-29).
Cuadrado (Lecce) is the Serie A player with the most dribbles completed this season (90).
Parma - Lazio
Lazio have scored 22 goals at the Tardini - only Roma have netted more at Parma's ground in Serie A so far.
Parma have won 10 of their 20 home meetings against Lazio in the league, with the visitors winning on five occasions.
Parma have won just one of their last 12 meetings against Lazio, at the Olimpico in September 2010 (2-1).
Lazio have failed to score just in one of their last 16 meetings against Parma, in May 2007 (0-0).
Parma are winless in their last eight Serie A fixtures (five draws and three losses).
Lazio have not been involved in a draw in their last 13 league games (seven wins and six losses), and haven't drawn any of the last eight games away from home.
Last season, Sergio Floccari scored a goal for Lazio in both games against his current team, Parma.
Hernanes has been substituted off 19 times this season - a Serie A-high.
Miroslav Klose has mustered 25 headed shots this season, a record in this competition; four of these attempts found the net, a joint-high shared with Palermo's Igor Budan.
Excluding goalkeepers, Cristian Ledesma has played more minutes than any other Serie A player this term (2552).
Roma - Novara
Novara has scored 34 goals against Roma (all prior to 1957) - more than against any other Serie A opponent so far.
In this clash, Roma lead by 12 wins to eight and the Giallorossi had the better in the reverse fixture at the Silvio Piola (2-0), their only meeting in recent years.
Novara's only win at Roma's ground came in December 1940 (3-1), with the hosts winning on nine occasions.
Roma have never scored more than a single goal in any of their last eight Serie A games.
Novara have kept three clean sheets in a row, and have not conceded in six of their last eight Serie A games.
Roma have scored in each of their home games in this Serie A campaign, while Novara have won just two games away from home (against Inter and Siena).
Novara have scored just four goals in the first half - at least six fewer than any other side before the break.
Roma are the most prolific side in the opening 15 minutes of play (11 goals); in the same period Novara are yet to score their first goal.
Takayuki Morimoto has already scored four goals against Roma (more than against any other side), including his only brace in Serie A.
Novara's Giuseppe Gemiti has attempted the most crosses this season (185).
Siena - Udinese
Udinese have won eight of their 15 meetings against Siena in the top-flight, with the Tuscans winning three times, while four draws complete the record.
In their seven previous meetings at the Franchi there is perfect balance: both sides have won twice, with three games drawn.
Udinese have scored in each of their last 13 league games against Siena (an average of two goals per game).
None of the last five games played at Siena's ground have ended in a draw: with three home wins and two victories for the guests.
After three consecutive wins between the end of February and the beginning of March, Siena have taken just one point in two games since top- scorer Emanuele Calaiò was injured.
Udinese have won just one of their last eight league games (3-1 at Bologna's ground), losing three times in the process.
That win against Bologna was one of only three away wins for Udinese in this campaign, the other two being against Lecce (2-0) and Inter (1-0).
Udinese have conceded the joint-fewest goals in the first half in this Serie A (just nine, alongside Juventus).
