Atalanta v Juventus
Should Juventus win this game, or even if they don't and AC Milan fail to win their fixture, the Old Lady would top the Serie A table at the half-way stage of the season for the 25th time in their history.
Juventus are unbeaten in their last 13 Serie A meetings against Atalanta: the Nerazzurri's last win was in February 2001 (2-1 at home).
Atalanta have taken only one point from their last eight meetings against the Old Lady.
Since 1997, Juve have found the net in each of their meetings (17) with Atalanta.
Juventus have picked up the victory in their last four trips to Bergamo, scoring two or more goals in each.
Juventus have won 21 times in Bergamo, more than any other Serie A side.
Atalanta have lost their last two games 0-2; prior to that, they had remained unbeaten in the league for seven match-days.
In their last game against AC Milan they suffered their only home defeat this season.
Juve remain the only team still unbeaten amongst the top-5 European leagues.
However, the Bianconeri have drawn three of their last four games on the road in Serie A.
Alex Del Piero scored one of his four Serie A hat-tricks against Atalanta in April 2008.
Overall, Del Piero has bagged nine goals against Atalanta in the top-flight.
Mirko Vucinic has already scored three goals for Juve, all in the opening 30 minutes of play.
Bologna - Parma
Last season's two fixtures between these two sides ended 0-0.
Parma have managed just one win in their last 10 Serie A meetings against Bologna, 2-1 at home in December 2009.
Bologna are unbeaten at home against Parma since 1997/98; since then, the hosts have notched up six wins and three draws against the Ducali.
Bologna have won just once in the last five match-days of this competition, losing twice.
Bologna won their last home game 2-0 against Catania; the last time they managed two home wins in a row in the league was in February 2011.
At home, Bologna have suffered just one defeat in their last four games, 0-2 against Roma before the Christmas break.
Parma got back to winning ways against Siena last Sunday, following a run of six winless games (two defeats and four draws).
The Ducali have taken just one point from their last five games away from home, scoring only one goal in the last four.
Sebastian Giovinco has been directly involved in 13 of Parma's 24 goals in this campaign (eight goals and five assists).
Cagliari - Fiorentina
Cagliari have picked up just one point from their last five meetings against Fiorentina in Serie A, as result of a 2-2 draw in January 2010.
The record in Cagliari sees the Sardinians leading by 14 wins to three, with 14 draws.
Cagliari have already beaten Fiorentina 17 times, only against Sampdoria they have collected more wins in Serie A (20).
Against Cagliari, Riccardo Montolivo scored his first Serie A goal, in October 2004 when he was at Atalanta.
Cagliari have netted four goals in their last two fixtures, after failing to score in their previous three games.
By beating Genoa 3-0, Cagliari won their first game at the Sant'Elia following a run of seven winless games on home soil.
Fiorentina have won just once over the last five match-days, losing twice in the process.
Against Novara, the Viola won their first away game since last April, when they beat Cagliari in Sardinia.
In that game against Cagliari, Alessio Cerci scored the first of his two Serie A braces.
Last Sunday against Juventus Andrea Cossu scored his first goal after 15 goalless appearances; Cossu also scored a goal in last season's second game between these two sides.
Inter - Lazio
Inter have shared 51 draws against Lazio, more than against any other Serie A opponent.
However, there has only been one draw in the last 11 Serie A meetings between these two sides, 1-1 in March 2008.
Inter have won five of their last six meetings against Lazio, a 3-1 win for the Biancocelesti at the Olimpico in December 2010 completes the record.
Inter have scored in each of their last 11 meetings against Lazio, while the Biancocelesti have failed to score in five of their last eight clashes with the Nerazzurri.
At home, Inter are unbeaten in their last 12 meetings against Lazio: six draws in a row between 1999 and 2004, followed by six consecutive wins for the hosts.
Lazio have scored just one goal in their last four visits to Inter.
Against Inter, Lazio have suffered their worst Serie A defeat, back in March 1934 (8-1 at the San Siro).
Mauro Zárate scored a goal for Lazio in each of their two meetings against Inter last season.
Thanks to their derby win, Inter have managed six wins in a row in the league for the first time since the 2008/09 campaign, when José Mourinho's side won eight in a row.
In these last six games, Inter have conceded just one goal, against Lecce.
The 4-0 defeat suffered against Siena in their last game on the road ended Lazio's unbeaten run away from home, after five wins and two draws.
The Biancocelesti have conceded six goals in their last two away games, previously they had kept three consecutive clean sheets on the road.
Lecce - Chievo
Over the last 10 meetings between these two sides in Serie A, the same result has never accrued twice in a row; the last meeting saw Chievo winning at home.
Lecce are unbeaten in their last four meetings at home against Chievo, winning three.
Chievo have failed to score in three of their last four visits to Lecce in Serie A.
Chievo have recorded six wins against Lecce so far, only against Livorno (seven) they have won more games in Serie A.
Against Fiorentina, Lecce won their first game following a run of seven consecutive match-days without a win.
That win was also their first under new manager Serse Cosmi.
Lecce have taken just one point at home so far this term, eight fewer than any other side.
Lecce have failed to keep a clean sheet at home since last April, when they beat Udinese 2-0.
Chievo have picked up just one point from their last four games on the road, netting just once in the process.
Ignacio Piatti has scored three goals in Serie A, two of them came in the first game against Chievo last season.
Novara - Milan
AC Milan have won each of their last two games against Novara in Serie A, back in 1955/56, netting exactly four goals in each.
Against AC Milan, Novara suffered their worst Serie A defeat, 9-2 in September 1950; that was also the only time they have conceded nine goals in their history.
Novara have taken just two points from the last six match-days of this competition.
Novara are yet to keep a clean sheet in this campaign, and have conceded at least two goal in each of their last four games.
Losing the derby, the Rossoneri have ended their 12-game unbeaten run in the league (10 wins, two draws).
Away from home, AC Milan remain unbeaten in seven games, and have scored two goals in each of their last four fixtures.
Despite failing to score in the derby, Massimiliano Allegri's side still boast the best attack of this competition (37 goals scored), while Novara have the worst defence (35 conceded).
The Rossoneri have the best goal difference (+20), Novara the worst (-17).
Palermo - Genoa
Palermo have won just one of their last five meetings against Genoa in the league, though this came the last time they hosted the Grifoni (1-0 in November 2010).
Since 1935, Genoa have managed just one win at Palermo's ground in Serie A, 3-2 in March 2008.
Palermo have picked up just two points from their last six fixtures and only one since the appointment of new manager, Bortolo Mutti.
Palermo have lost back to back games at home against Cesena and Napoli; the last time the Sicilians failed to win three consecutive games at home was in September 2010.
Palermo are the only side yet to share a draw at home this season in Serie A.
Since November 2010, Palermo have failed to score at home just twice (0-7 against Udinese and 0-1 against Cesena).
Genoa have not shared a draw in the last 11 match-days (five wins, six defeats).
The Grifoni have conceded 11 goals in their last three Serie A games.
Genoa have lost four of their last five away games, conceding an average of three goals per game in these losses.
Roma - Cesena
Roma are unbeaten in their last 12 Serie A games against Cesena (six wins and as many draws).
Only one goal was scored last season in the two meetings between these two sides.
Cesena have scored just two goals in their last seven meetings against Roma, and six in the last 14; the last time Cesena managed to score more than a single goal in a game against the Giallorossi was in February 1977 (Cesena-Roma 4-0).
That remains Cesena's biggest win in their Serie A history, alongside another 4-0 win against Lecce in January 1990.
Last season's goalless draw ended a run of five consecutive wins for Roma at home against Cesena.
Roma are on a run of thee consecutive wins, in which have always scored at least two goals.
The loss against AC Milan in October was Roma's only defeat in their last seven games at home (four wins).
Cesena have not shared the spoils in the last 10 match-days of this campaign (four wins, six defeats).
Cesena are yet to draw away from home this season (seven defeats and two wins), and have lost their last two ganes on the road 4-1 against Atalanta and Udinese.
Cesena have scored just four goals on the road so far, and never more than one in a single game.
Siena - Napoli
These two sides have met only six times in the top-flight: Napoli lead by two wins to one.
Neither side has ever scored more than two goals against the other in Serie A.
At home, Siena are unbeaten against Napoli in Serie A (two draws, one win).
Siena have won just one of their last nine league games, losing six times.
After failing to score for three consecutive games at home, Siena netted four in their last home game against Lazio.
The Tuscans have kept a clean sheet in their last two home games, against Fiorentina and Lazio; the last time they went three games in a row without conceding was between September and October 2008.
Napoli have lost just one of their last nine games, though they have been held to a draw on five occasions, including their last game against Bologna on Monday night.
Napoli have drawn 699 games in the top-flight.
By beating Palermo 3-1 at the Barbera, Napoli ended a run of four winless games away from home in the league.
Udinese - Catania
This will be the 19th meeting between these two sides in Serie A: the Sicilians lead by nine wins to seven, with just two draws.
Udinese are unbeaten in their last four games at home against Catania (three wins, one draw).
Only once have Catania managed to score more than a single goal at Udinese's ground though they still couldn't avoid defeat (2-4 in September 2009).
Catania won 5-0 against Udinese in October 1954: that remains the Sicilians' biggest win in Serie A.
Udinese are still unbeaten at home this term (eight wins and a goalless draw against Juventus).
At home, Udinese have taken 25 points, at least four more than any other Serie A side.
Since April, Udinese have conceded just four goals in 11 league games played on home soil.
Catania have managed just one win in the last five match-days of Serie A, 2-0 in the derby against Palermo.
Catania have recorded just one win in their last 10 games on the road, losing four times in Serie A.
By scoring a goal against Genoa last Sunday, Antonio Di Natale regained top-spot in the Serie A goalscoring charts with 13 goals.
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League season, saw the Blues run out 3-1 victors at Stamford Bridge thanks to goals from Bosingwa, Frank Lampard and Juan Mata. Grant Holt notched for the Canaries.
