Week 23 – Serie A 2012/13 OPTA Facts

Chievo v Juventus

Four of the last five league meetings between Chievo and Juventus have ended as draws, but the Old Lady had the better in the reverse fixture (2-0) earlier this season.
Chievo have won only one of their last 19 meetings against the Bianconeri in Serie A (1-0 in January 2010).
Chievo have never scored more than a single goal at home against Juve.
Chievo haven't conceded goals in four of their last seven league fixtures, but they've shipped seven in the remaining three games overall.
Chievo are unbeaten at home in their last eight league games (four wins and four draws).
Juventus have won only one of their last four league games, however have scored in each of the last eight match-days.
The Bianconeri have suffered only one defeat over their last 29 games on the road in the league (vs AC Milan back in November).
Juventus last conceded more than a single goal away from home in Serie A in November 2011, when they drew 3-3 at the San Paolo against Napoli.
Juventus boast the best defence of this campaign (only 15 goals conceded, five of which were conceded before half-time).
Juventus are the only side yet to concede a goal from a corner situation, while Chievo have already shipped eight following corners (a negative record).
Alberto Paloschi has netted a goal every 82 minutes on average in the Serie A this season, the best ratio amongst players to have scored.

Fiorentina v Parma

Fiorentina are unbeaten in their last six meetings against Parma in Serie A: two wins for the Viola and four draws, including those in their last two meetings.
The Tuscans have scored in each of their last nine games against Parma in the league.
These two sides haven't shared the points in any of their last 11 meetings at the Franchi (the hosts lead by seven wins to four).
Fiorentina have had the better in six of their last seven meetings against the Ducali at the Franchi, scoring on average 2.4 goals per game.
Fiorentina have picked up only one point from their last four league games, conceding an average two goals per game.
Vincenzo Montella's side have won only one of their last four home fixtures, losing one and drawing two.
Parma are winless in their last three league games, but have scored in all of their last 10 match in Serie A.
Parma have won only two of their 11 away games in Serie A this season.
Fiorentina have scored the most goals from outside the box from open play in this Serie A (7).
Nine of Parma's last 10 goals in the league have been scored after half-time.
Luca Toni has already scored eight goals in Serie A against Parma, his favourite opponent in the competition, including one of only two hat-tricks he's netted in Serie A.

Genoa v Lazio

Genoa have scored 119 goals in 85 meetings against Lazio - more than against any other Serie A opponent.
Genoa have won their last three Serie A games against Lazio; the Grifoni had previously collected only two points from seven meetings against the Biancocelesti in the league.
Before winning in the last meeting at the Ferraris back in February, Genoa had failed to beat Lazio at home for seven consecutive games, with five wins for the guests in that period.
Genoa have won only one of their last eight league fixtures (W1 D3 L4).
At home, the Grifoni have taken only nine points from their 11 games so far - a league-low.
In losing to Chievo last Saturday, Lazio ended a run of 10 league games without a defeat (W7 D3).
Lazio are unbeaten in their last four games on the road, but have drawn three of these.
Lazio have conceded only two headed goals, no team have shipped fewer so far in this Serie A.
Marco Borriello has already scored five goals in Serie A against Lazio, and found the net in each of his last three appearances against the Biancocelesti.
Sergio Floccari has scored four goals and assisted two in his nine league appearances against Genoa.

AC Milan v Udinese

AC Milan have won only two of their last eight league games against Udinese, three draws and three wins for the Friulani in the process.
However, the Rossoneri are unbeaten at home in their last five meetings against Udinese (W3 D2).
Over their last nine meetings at the San Siro, both sides have always scored.
AC Milan haven't drawn any of their last 14 games at home in Serie A (W10 L4) - the Rossoneri are the only side yet to play out a draw at their ground this season.
Udinese have suffered only one defeat in the last eight match-days, while these were also the only games in which they have failed to score.
AC Milan have conceded the most headed goals in Serie A this season (11), and the most in open play from outside the box (7).
AC Milan have won 30 points from their last 14 matches and would be top of the league if results only counted from this point.
Antonio Di Natale has already scored 11 goals against AC Milan, eight of which have come in his last eight appearances against the Rossoneri - only against Roma he has netted more so far (13).
Udinese's last 10 goals have been scored by either Di Natale (six) or Muriel (four).
Stephan El Shaarawy has scored in all his three previous appearances against Udinese in Serie A.
Udinese are the only side of this Serie A yet to score a goal through a substitute this season.

Napoli v Catania

Napoli have won only one of their last five Serie A meetings against Catania, and two of the last eight.
The record in Napoli sees the hosts leading by nine wins to one, but the last meeting ended as a 2-2 draw.
Priori to that 2-2 draw back in March, Napoli had not conceded a goal in seven home meetings against Catania.
Napoli have taken 13 of the last 15 points available in Serie A, as result of four wins and a draw.
The Partenopei have lost only one of their last 14 home games between this and last campaign, winning 11.
Catania are on a run of three consecutive wins in Serie A for the first time since 2011 - they've never won four in a row in the top-flight.
Catania have taken 16 points from their last seven league games - no side have won more over this period.
However, the Sicilians have won just two of their last 17 league games away from home.
Catania have scored the fewest goals from strikers in the Serie A this season (only seven).
Catania are the only side currently in Serie A against whom Marek Hamsik has never scored a goal.
Catania have recouped the most points from trailing situations in this campaign (16).
Lucas Castro has netted four goals so far in this Serie A season - all of them coming in the second half.

Palermo v Atalanta

These two sides haven't drawn any of their last five Serie A meetings (three wins for Palermo, two for Atalanta).
The Sicilians have won on the last three occasions that they've hosted Atalanta in the league.
At the Barbera, Palermo and Atalanta have shared only one draw in their last 12 meetings.
Palermo are winless in their last eight Serie A fixtures (D3 L5), and have picked up only one point from their last three games at home.
Overall, Palermo have won only three games at home this term, only Genoa have won fewer (two).
Atalanta are currently on their longest run without a win in Serie A since October 2009 (six games).
Away from home, Atalanta have lost their last five league games, failing to score in the last three.
Palermo and Atalanta are the two teams that scored the joint-fewest goals in the last 15 minutes of play (four apiece).
Palermo have also conceded the most goals in the last 15 minutes of play this season (14).
The Sicilians have won only one of the last eight Serie A games played without Fabrizio Miccoli, losing on five occasions.
Igor Budan has scored three goals in his last two games against his former team Palermo, both coming when he was at Parma.

Pescara v Bologna

These two sides have met seven times in Serie A: Pescara lead by two wins to one, with four draws (including the 1-1 in the reverse fixture).
Bologna have never scored more than a single goal in a game against Pescara in Serie A.
In Pescara, the hosts are unbeaten against Bologna in light of two wins and a draw.
Pescara have lost the most games so far in this Serie A campaign (14).
The Dolphins also have the worst attack (17 goals scored) and the worst defence (45 conceded) in this competition.
Pescara have lost their last three league games, failing to score and shipping 10 goals in total.
Pescara have drawn the fewest games so far this term (only two).
Away from home, Pescara have won both games this season when they've scored more than a single goal.
Bologna have won only one game over the last five match-days of Serie A (W1 D1 L3).
Bologna have conceded two or more goals in five of their last six league games.
The Felsinei have lost eight of their last nine games on the road in Serie A.
Pescara remain the only side with a 100% record from leading situations (six wins out of six games).
Pescara are the only side that shipped six goals in a single Serie A game this season - it happened twice (vs Juventus and last Sunday vs Sampdoria).

Roma v Cagliari

The recent head to head between Roma and Cagliari in the league is three wins each (incl. the 3-0 awarded to Roma in the reverse fixture).
Prior to Cagliari's win in September 2011, Roma had won seven games in a row at the Olimpico against the Sardinians.
Roma have scored in each of their last 13 league meetings against Cagliari in the top-flight (excl. the reverse fixture).
Roma have won only one of their last six league games, losing three.
However, at home Totti & co are unbeaten in their last five games (W4 D1).
Cagliari have won only one of their last 12 league games, losing seven.
The Sardinians have picked up only two points from their last six away games in the league.
Roma have scored the most headed goals in this campaign (13, two of which in their last game against Bologna).
Roma have netted the most goals in the first half (23), while Cagliari have conceded the most after the break (26).
Roma are Daniele Conti's favourite opponent; he has already netted five goals against the Giallorossi in Serie A.
Francesco Totti has scored 13 goals against Cagliari so far, only against Parma (16) and Sampdoria (14) he had bagged more in Serie A.

Siena v Inter

The 2-0 win in the reverse fixture was Siena's first ever win against Inter in Serie A - previously, 12 wins for the Nerazzurri and four draws.
Siena have kept only two clean sheets in 17 meetings against Inter in Serie A.
Siena have collected only two points in eight home meetings against Inter so far in Serie A.
Siena have lost seven of their last eight league games, in between a 1-0 win over Sampdoria.
The Tuscans have a record of three wins and three losses in their last six home fixtures.
Siena have never scored more than a single goal in their last nine home games in the league.
Inter have won only one of their last six Serie A fixtures (2-0 vs Pescara), losing two.
The Nerazzurri have picked up only one point from their last five games on the road in Serie A.
Andrea Stramaccioni's side have scored only one goal over their last four away games in the league.
Siena have scored only two goals in the opening 30 minutes of play - a joint-low shared with Parma.
Tommaso Rocchi is still on target for his 100th goal in Serie A - he has already scored six goals against Siena, only versus Lecce and Palermo has he scored more in the top-flight.

Torino v Sampdoria

This will be the 108th meeting in Serie A between Torino and Sampdoria: the Granata lead by 43 wins to 31.
However, Torino have had the better in only two of their last 13 meetings against Sampdoria, with six wins for the Blucerchiati in the process.
Torino are unbeaten in their last six league games (W3 D3) - this is currently the longest unbeaten run in Serie A.
The Granata would be second in the Serie A table with 11 points if only the last five matchdays were taken in to account.
Last Sunday, Sampdoria became the second side to score six goals in a match this campaign, after Juventus.
In their last game against Pescara, the Blucerchiati scored as many goals as they had overall in their previous eight league games (six).
After beating AC Milan 1-0 back in August, Sampdoria have conceded goals in each of their ensuing 10 away games in Serie A.
Sampdoria's Mauro Icardi has already scored six goals in Serie A in 2013 - only Messi and Ronaldo have netted more in this calendar year (seven apiece).
Rolando Bianchi has found the net in his last two league appearances against Sampdoria.
Prior to last Sunday's brace against Inter, Riccardo Meggiorini hadn't scored in Serie A for 28 games in a row.

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Week 22 – Serie A 2012/13 OPTA Facts

Atalanta v AC Milan

Prior to Atalanta's win in the reverse fixture back in September, the Orobici had picked up only one point from their previous six meetings against AC Milan in Serie A.
At home, Atalanta have won only two of their last 20 meetings against AC Milan, losing 13 of those fixtures.
Atalanta have won only one of their last nine Serie A fixtures and have drawn the last two 1-1.
AC Milan have won six of their last eight league games.
However, the Rossoneri have won just two of their last nine games on the road, losing three and drawing four.
AC Milan have scored 29 goals in the second half, 16 of which have come in the last 15 minutes of play - both are seasonal highs in Serie A.
Atalanta have scored only four goals in the last 15 minutes of play - fewer than any other side.
Giampaolo Pazzini has scored six goals in Serie A against Atalanta - only against Lecce and Bologna has he netted more (seven).
German Denis has failed to score in his last three league appearances, after he had netted five over his previous seven games.

Bologna v Roma

Bologna had the better in the reverse fixture, after having picked up only four points from their previous nine meetings against Roma in the league.
Roma have scored in each of their last 20 meetings against Bologna in Serie A - at an average of 1.9 goals per game.
Bologna are winless in their last four home meetings against Roma (three losses and a draw) and have failed to score in the last three.
Bologna have won on each occasion this season when they have scored more than a single goal (six times).
Bologna have lost only one of their last six home fixtures, with three wins and two draws in the process.
Last Sunday against Inter, Roma drew their first game after a run of 15 Serie A rounds without sharing the points.
In fact, Roma are yet to draw away from home this season (five wins and six losses, including defeats in their last three games on the road).
This game will see the team who have scored the most goals in the first half (Roma, 21 goals) facing the side that have conceded the second-fewest before half time (Bologna, six).
Roma have already lost 16 points from leading situations; only Genoa have dropped more (17).
Alberto Gilardino has scored nine goals in Serie A against Roma; only against Udinese (13) has he bagged more.
Alessandro Florenzi has scored two goals in Serie A, the last coming against Bologna in the reverse fixture.

Cagliari v Palermo

This will be the 24th meeting between Cagliari and Palermo in the top-flight: the Sardinians lead by nine wins to seven.
Palermo have kept only one clean sheet over their last 10 league meetings with Cagliari (0-0 in August 2010).
Cagliari have won only one of their last 11 Serie A fixtures, losing seven times.
Palermo are winless in their last seven league fixtures and have picked up only two points in the process.
Palermo's last away win was back in April (3-1 against Bologna) - since then, the Sicilians have recorded five draws and 10 losses.
Over these last 15 away games, Palermo have scored only six goals and failed to find the net in 10 of them.
Cagliari have picked up 64 yellow cards, more than any other side in this competition.
Palermo have scored only 18 goals so far in this campaign, with only Pescara (17) netting fewer.
Marco Sau made his Serie A debut against Palermo in the reverse fixture, when he also scored his first goal.
Franco Brienza has scored four goals in 12 appearances against Cagliari in Serie A - the Sardinians are in fact his favourite target.

Catania v Fiorentina

Over the last six league meetings between these two sides, the balance is perfectly even: two wins each and two draws.
Previously, Fiorentina had remained unbeaten for 15 games against Catania (12 wins and three draws).
However, over their last three meetings in Sicily, Catania have picked up seven points without conceding a single goal.
Catania have lost just one of their last six league games, with four wins in the process.
The Sicilians have lost only two home games in this campaign (vs AC Milan and Juventus).
Fiorentina have scored only two goals over their last three games - previously, the Viola had scored on average 2.3 goals per game over 13 match-days.
Fiorentina have lost two of their last three games on the road, conceding seven goals in total.
Catania have recouped 13 points from trailing situations - a league high.
Fiorentina have scored 20 goals in the first half; only Roma have netted more before half-time (21).
Fiorentina have seen 13 different players score a goal for them so far this season- a league-high.
Stevan Jovetic has already scored four goals in Serie A against Catania, but only one at their ground so far.
Francesco Lodi has scored 17 goals in Serie A, but only the first of these came from open play.

Inter v Torino

Inter are unbeaten against Torino since February 1994 - since then, the Nerazzurri have a record of 14 wins and three draws.
Torino have lost more games against Inter than any other opponent (62).
Torino have scored more than a single goal only once in their last 24 meetings against Inter.
Inter are unbeaten against Torino at the San Siro since February 1988 - since then, there have been eight wins for the Nerazzurri and five draws.
Inter have won only one of their last five league games, losing two and drawing two.
At home though, the Nerazzurri are unbeaten in their last eight league fixtures (six wins and two draws).
Torino have won their last two games, after managing only two wins over their previous 13 league games.
Antonio Cassano has delivered six assists over his last 10 Serie A appearances, but hasn't scored since October.
Rolando Bianchi has scored seven goals in this campaign - almost a third of the total of those netted by Torino.
Alessio Cerci has scored two goals and assisted one over the last two games won by Torino in this competition.

Juventus v Genoa

Juventus are unbeaten in their last seven meetings with Genoa in the league (four wins and three draws).
Genoa have won only one of their last 18 matches against Juventus (3-2 in April 2009).
In Turin, Juventus have lost only two of their last 45 games against Genoa, one in 1937 and the other in 1991.
The Old Lady have won three of their last four home fixtures without conceding any goals, the other match being a loss to Sampdoria.
Genoa have won just one of their last seven league games, losing four.
Away from home, the Grifoni have won just two of their last 22 games.
Juve have the best attack (45 goals scored) and the best defence (14 conceded) in this competition.
Juve have had the most shots on target (157) and boast the best shooting accuracy in Serie A (48.5%).
Genoa have already lost 17 points from leading situations - a league-high this campaign.
Sebastian Giovinco is Juve's best scorer this season in all competitions (10 goals, six of which have come in the league).
Ciro Immobile made his Serie A debut with Juventus in March 2009 - he has already found the net against his former team, in the reverse fixture back in September.

Lazio v Chievo

Lazio and Chievo have met 21 times in Serie A: the Biancocelesti lead by eight wins to four.
Lazio are unbeaten in their last seven meetings against Chievo (four wins and three draws).
Lazio have won just one of their 10 previous meetings against Chievo at the Olimpico.
The Biancocelesti are unbeaten in their last 10 Serie A fixtures (seven wins and three draws).
At home, Lazio are on a run of eight wins and a draw in the league, while Chievo have lost eight of their last 10 games on the road.
Last Saturday against Palermo, Lazio dropped points from a leading situation for the first time this campaign - they've now won 13 games and drawn one after taking the lead this season.
Lazio have scored the most goals in the last 15 minutes of the first half; Chievo have conceded the most over the same period of play (nine).
Sergio Pellissier has scored seven goals against Lazio, including one in the reverse fixture - more than against any other Serie A opponent.
Hernanes has bagged four goals against Chievo, his favourite target in Serie A, including a brace in the reverse fixture.

Parma v Napoli

Parma and Napoli have met 27 times in Serie A: the Partenopei lead by 11 wins to 10.
Napoli have won four of their last five meetings against Parma, with the Ducali having the better just once.
Parma have picked up only one point from their last four home meetings against Napoli in the league.
Parma are unbeaten in their last five games (three wins, followed by two draws).
The Ducali are unbeaten at home in their last 15 fixtures in the league (11 wins and four draws).
Napoli are unbeaten in their last four games and have scored 10 goals in the process, conceding two.
Parma have a record of eight wins and two draws from leading situations so far in this campaign, while they have recouped 13 points from trailing situations (joint-most alongside Catania).
Napoli have the second-best attack of this Serie A (41 goals scored) and the second-best defence (19 conceded).
Edinson Cavani has scored 11 goals over the last 10 league games - he is the only player with two hat-tricks scored in this campaign.
Ishak Belfodil has scored seven goals and assisted three in this Serie A campaign - he has been involved in 10 (34.5%) of his side's 29 total goals.

Sampdoria v Pescara

This will be the eighth meeting between these two sides in Serie A: Sampdoria are unbeaten with four wins and three draws.
Over these seven previous meetings, Samp have failed to score only once against Pescara (0-0 in October 1987).
Sampdoria have won just one of their last seven league fixtures (2-1 against Juventus).
The Blucerchiati have failed to score in each of their last three Serie A games on home soil.
Pescara have lost their last two league games by 2-0; previously they had won two games in a row.
Pescara haven't shared the points in any of their last 12 league games (four wins, eight losses).
Pescara have lost six of their last seven games away from home, with a win at Fiorentina coming in the midst of that run.
Sampdoria have conceded the most goals from the penalty spot in this campaign (five).
Pescara have conceded 22 goals before half time - a competition-high.
Maxi López scored a brace in the reverse fixture - since then, he hasn't found the net in six Serie A appearances.
Mervan Celik has netted three goals so far in Serie A, the first coming against Sampdoria back in September.

Udinese v Siena

This will be the 18th meeting between these two sides in Serie A: Udinese lead by eight wins to four.
Over their last five meetings, these two sides have shared two wins each and a draw.
At home Udinese lead by six wins to one, with one draw.
Siena have scored in each of their last eight meetings against Udinese in the league.
By losing to Juventus, Udinese ended a positive run of six unbeaten games in the league (four wins and two draws).
Udinese have lost only once at home this term (vs Juventus) - since then, they have notched up four draws and five wins.
Siena got back to winning ways last Sunday against Sampdoria, after picking up only one point from their previous seven fixtures (0-0 vs Chievo).
Siena kept a clean sheet in their last fixture, after conceding an average of 2.8 goals per game over the previous six match-days.
Siena have taken only five points in 10 games away from home so far in this campaign.
The Tuscans have attempted the fewest shots so far in this competition (136).
Antonio Di Natale has found the net in four of his last five league appearances against Siena.

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Serie A OPTA Facts - Week 34 April 24st - 25nd

Atalanta - Chievo
Chievo lead by six wins to three against Atalanta in their Serie A head to head, with four draws completing the record.
Of current Serie A sides Chievo, have beaten Atalanta more often than any other team in the top-flight. Overall, only against Livorno have they picked-up more wins so far (seven).
These two sides have never shared the points in Bergamo (three wins each).
On five of these six meetings in Bergamo, the losing side hasn't managed to score.
In each of the last three meetings between these two sides, there has been a red card.
Only Juventus, AC Milan and Napoli have suffered fewer losses than Atalanta (nine) in this Serie A campaign.
However, three of these defeats have come in their last four fixtures.
Chievo have won just two of their last eight fixtures, with four draws and two wins completing the record.
Chievo have lost just one of their last seven games on the road (against Napoli), winning three.
Sergio Pellissier has scored in three of his last four games against Atalanta in the top-flight.

Cagliari - Catania
Should Cagliari win this game, their record against Catania in Serie A would be perfectly even: the Sicilian side currently lead by seven wins to six.
These two sides have shared the points four times in the top-flight, but only once in their last eight meetings.
Catania have won only once in their previous eight trips to Sardinia, four wins for the hosts and three draws complete the record.
Cagliari striker Nenè scored his first, and so far only, hat-trick in Serie A against Catania, in December 2010.
Cagliari have lost just one of their last eight home fixtures (1-2 against Lecce), winning five times.
Catania have won just two games away from home this term, however only Juventus (nine) have drawn more away games than the Sicilians (eight).
Catania have scored 54.5% of their goals from set-pieces, the highest percentage in Serie A this season.

Cesena - Juventus
Cesena have beaten Juventus only twice in their 23 previous meetings in the top-flight, the Old Lady have had the better on 11 occasions.
The last time Cesena beat Juve was 24 years ago (2-0 in Turin in November 1987): the Old Lady have gone unbeaten for 10 games since then against Cesena.
Cesena have won just one of their 11 home meetings against Juve, the guests have had the better on four occasions.
Their last three meetings in the league have all ended as draws.
Chilean Luis Jimenez has netted two of Cesena's last three goals against Juventus in the league.
Juve have failed to score against Cesena only twice in Serie A.
This season, Cesena have won the fewest home games in Serie A (just two).
Cesena have scored the fewest goals (21), whilst Juventus boast the best defence of this Serie A season (18 goals conceded).

Lecce - Napoli
This will be the 20th meeting between these two sides: Napoli lead by eight wins to four.
Napoli have won just one of their nine previous meetings against Lecce at the Via del Mare.
Napoli have scored in each of their last eight league meetings against Lecce.
Edinson Cavani has already scored two braces against Lecce, for two different sides: one for Palermo in March 2009 and one for Napoli back in December.
Against Lecce, back in May 2011, Cavani picked up his first red card in his Serie A career.
Lecce are unbeaten in their last eight home fixtures in the league (three wins and five draws).
Lecce have collected more points away from home (20) than at home (15) in this Serie A campaign.
Lecce have conceded 24 goals at home, more than any side at their ground.
Beating Novara last Saturday, Napoli got back to winning ways after five match-days in which they had picked up just two points.
Daniele Corvia has scored in each of his last two appearances for Lecce against Napoli; he hasn't scored more than two goals against any Serie A opponent so far.

AC Milan - Genoa
These two sides have met 87 times in Serie A: the Rossoneri lead by 41 wins to 15.
Genoa have won just two of their last 21 games against AC Milan in the league.
The Grifoni have won just four times in their history at AC Milan's ground, losing on 27 occasions.
Genoa have scored just 10 goals over their last 20 visits to AC Milan, picking up just five points in the process.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has scored three goals in his last four league meetings with Genoa.
Giuseppe Sculli has already scored five goals against AC Milan, the Rossoneri are his favourite target in Serie A, alongside Bologna.
This fixture will see Serie A's best attack (AC Milan, 63 goals scored) meet its worst defence (Genoa, 62 conceded).
This will also be a challenge between the Serie A current top-scorer (Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 24 goals) and the 'keeper who has made the most saves so far (Sebastian Frey, 123 saves).

Novara - Lazio
Lazio lead by 11 wins to six in the head-to-head against Novara in Serie A.
These two sides have shared the points just once in their last eight Serie A meetings, back in 1955 (1-1).
Lazio have managed to win at Novara's ground only twice in 12 previous meetings, with the hosts having the better on the last three occasions.
Novara have won just three games on home soil this term, only Cesena have a worse home record.
Novara have lost their last two games, and are winless in the last five.
Novara have drawn four of their last five home fixtures in this competition.
Last Sunday against Lecce, Lazio drew their first game of 2012 (1-1), following eight wins and as many losses.
After keeping a clean sheet for four consecutive home games, Novara conceded in their last game at their own ground (1-1 v Genoa).
The last Lazio striker to score a goal was Miroslav Klose on February 26 - since then the Biancocelesti have scored 10 times.

Palermo - Parma
Parma lead by four wins to three against Palermo in Serie A, with six draws (including the 0-0 of the reverse fixture) completing the form.
Parma have failed to score against Palermo just twice over their 13 previous meetings in Serie A.
Parma have won just once in Palermo: 4-3 in 2006/07.
Parma's last eight goals against Palermo have been scored in the second half.
Palermo have taken just one point from their last four home fixtures; previously the Rosanero had notched-up four wins in a row at the Barbera.
The Ducali have won three of their last four league games, without conceding in the last two.
Parma have won just two games on the road this season, only Palermo have a worse away record in this Serie A campaign.
Last December's 0-0 draw in the reverse fixture saw only 577 passes: the Serie A game with the fewest passes in this campaign.
Fabrizio Miccoli has been involved in 52% of Palermo's 46 total goals (scoring 12 and making as many assists); Sebastian Giovinco has been involved in 43% of Parma's goals (12 goals and seven assists).
Against Palermo Giovinco scored his first Serie A goal, in September 2007 for Empoli.

Roma - Fiorentina
Fiorentina lead by 45 wins to 43 against Roma in Serie A, with 57 draws so far.
Both sides have drawn against each other more than against any other Serie A opponent.
At the Olimpico, Roma have won 32 out of 72 previous meetings, with the guests having the better only 13 times.
Roma have won their last five home meetings against the Viola, and are unbeaten in this fixture in the last 16 meetings at the Olimpico.
Roma lost 3-0 in the reverse fixture in Florence, ending the game with three players sent off.
Fabio Simplicio has already scored five goals against Fiorentina (for three different sides) - more than against any other Serie A opponent.
By beating AC Milan at the San Siro, Fiorentina ended a six-game run without a win away from home.
The Viola have the second-worst attack away from home in this campaign (only 10 goals scored).
Roma have drawn just five games so far, fewer than any other side in this competition.
71% of Roma's goals this season have come from new signings (37 out of 52).

Siena - Bologna
This will be the 10th meeting between these two sides: Bologna lead by three wins to two, with four draws rounding off the record.
These two sides have not shared a draw in their last four meetings; previously, they had drawn three in a row.
The first three meetings between these sides in Siena ended as draws, while the Tuscans had the better in the last meeting at home (1-0).
Novara were the only side able to score more than one goal in Siena's last nine home games in Serie A.
Bologna have won four away games this season, as many as they had won on the road in the 2010/11 campaign.
Last Sunday against Genoa, Siena scored four goals for the fourth time in this campaign: previously the Tuscans had never scored four goals in a game more than twice in the same season.
Against Genoa, Franco Brienza scored his 3rd Serie A brace, and his 3rd and 4th goals of this campaign.
Brienza has also made four assists - all his goals and assists of the season came in 2012.
Bologna have scored just three goals in their last five games, enough to manage a win and two draws.

Udinese - Inter
Inter have won 36 of their 77 previous meetings against Udinese in Serie A, the Friulani have had the better on 17 occasions, with 24 draws rounding off the record.
However, Udinese have won their last two meetings against Inter, after failing to win for 13 games in a row against the Nerazzurri in Serie A.
AC Milan have been the only side able to win at Udinese's ground so far this term.
Udinese have won just one of their last eight league games, losing three.
Antonio Di Natale has already scored four times against Inter in Serie A, three of which have come for Udinese.
Giampaolo Pazzini has also netted four goals against Udinese, but never for Inter.
Should Inter win this game, Udinese would become the Italian side against which Diego Milito has won the most games in his career (five).
Milito has recorded a conversion ratio of 40% this term, better than that recorded in 2009/10 under Josè Mourinho (31%), when the Nerazzurri won the league and the Champions League.
Both Milito and Di Natale have reached the 20-goal tally for the third time in their Serie A careers.
Inter have faced 10 penalties this season - a league-high; four of these have not been scored by their opponents, including that against Fiorentina on Sunday.

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Atalanta v Chievo
Chievo lead by six wins to three against Atalanta in their Serie A head to head, with four draws completing the record.
Of current Serie A sides Chievo have beaten Atalanta more often than any other team in the top-flight; overall, only against Livorno have they notched-up more wins so far (seven).
These two sides have never shared the points in Bergamo (three wins each).
Over these six meetings in Bergamo, the losing side has never managed to score.
In each of the last three meetings between these two sides there has been a red card.
On Wednesday against Napoli Atalanta got back to winning ways against after losing back-to-back games against Cagliari and Siena.
Chievo have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 10 Serie A fixtures.
BY losing to AC Milan on Tuesday Chievo ended a positive run of four unbeaten games in the league.
Chievo have lost just one of their last seven games on the road, winning three.
Sergio Pellissier has scored in three of his last four games against Atalanta in the top-flight.

Cagliari v Catania
Should Cagliari win this game, their record against Catania in Serie A would be perfectly even: the Sicilian side currently lead by seven wins to six.
These two sides have shared the points four times, but only once in their last eight meetings.
Catania have won only once in their previous eight trips to Sardinia, four wins for the hosts and three draws complete the record.
Cagliari striker Nenè scored his first and so far only hat-trick in Serie A against Catania in December 2010.
Cagliari have lost just one of their last eight home fixtures (1-2 against Lecce), winning five times.
Catania have won just two games away from home this term, however only Juventus (nine) have drawn more away games than the Sicilians (eight).
Catania have scored 57% of their goals from set-pieces, the highest percentage in Serie A this season.
Mauricio Pinilla will come back after a one-game suspension for this match; he has scored seven goals in his nine league appearances for Cagliari.

Cesena v Juventus
Cesena have beaten Juventus only twice in their 23 previous meetings in the top-flight, the Old Lady have had the better on 11 occasions.
The last time Cesena beat Juve was 24 years ago (2-0 in Turin in November 1987): the Old Lady have gone unbeaten for 10 games since then against Cesena.
Cesena have won just one of their 11 home meetings against Juve, the guests have had the better on four occasions.
Their last three meetings in the league have all ended as draws.
Chilean Luis Jimenez has netted two of Cesena's last three goals against Juventus in the league.
Juve have failed to score more than a single goal against Cesena only twice in Serie A.
This season, Cesena have won the fewest home games in the competition (just two); however, they have drawn their last two games at the Manuzzi.
Cesena have scored the fewest goals (19), whilst Juventus boast the best defence of this Serie A season (18 goals conceded).
Over the last four Serie A match-days, Alex Del Piero has played just 73 minutes (always as a sub), in this time he has created three goals scoring chances, scored two goals and assisted another.

Lecce v Napoli
This will be the 20th meeting between these two sides: Napoli lead by eight wins to four.
Napoli have won just one of their nine previous meetings against Lecce at the Via del Mare.
Napoli have scored in each of their last eight league meetings against Lecce.
Edinson Cavani has already scored two braces against Lecce, for two different sides: one for Palermo in March 2009 and one for Napoli back in December.
Against Lecce, back in May 2011, Cavani picked up his first red card in his Serie A career.
Over the last three match-days, Cavani has attempted just four shots, two of which have been on target, without scoring.
Lecce are unbeaten in their last eight home fixtures in the league (three wins and five draws).
Lecce have collected more points away from home (19) than at home (15) in this Serie A campaign.
Lecce have conceded 24 goals at home, more than any side at their ground.
Napoli have lost their last three league games; the last time they lost four in a row in Serie A was between March and April 1998.
Daniele Corvia has scored in each of his last two appearances for Lecce against Napoli; he hasn't scored more than two goals against any Serie A opponent so far.

AC Milan v Genoa
These two sides have met 87 times in Serie A: the Rossoneri lead by 41 wins to 15.
Genoa have won just two of their last 21 games against AC Milan in the league.
The Grifoni have won just four times in their history at Milan's ground, losing on 27 occasions.
Genoa have scored just 10 goals over their last 20 visits to AC Milan, picking up just five points in the process.
Massimiliano Allegri's side got back to winning ways on Tuesday against Chievo, despite attempting only four shots at the Bentegodi.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has scored three goals in his last four league meetings with Genoa.
Giuseppe Sculli has already scored five goals against AC Milan, the Rossoneri are his favourite target in Serie A, alongside Bologna.
This fixture will see Serie A's best attack (AC Milan, 62 goals scored) meet its worst defence (Genoa, 58 conceded).
This will also be a challenge between the Serie A current top-scorer (Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 23 goals) and the ‘keeper who has made the most saves so far (Sebastian Frey, 119 saves).

Novara v Lazio
Lazio lead by 11 wins to six in the head-to-head against Novara in Serie A.
These two sides have shared the points just once in their last eight Serie A meetings, back in 1955 (1-1).
Lazio have managed to win at Novara's ground only once in 12 previous meetings, with the hosts having the better on the last three occasions.
Novara have won just three games on home soil this term, only Cesena have a worse home record.
Novara have drawn four of their last five home fixtures in this competition.
Novara have alternated between a home draw and an away loss over the last four match-days of this competition.
After keeping a clean sheet for four consecutive home games, Novara conceded in their last game at their own ground (1-1 v Genoa).
Lazio have not shared the points in their last 16 league games, eight wins and as many losses.
The last Lazio striker to score a goal was Miroslav Klose on February 26 - since then the Biancocelesti have scored nine goals.

Palermo v Parma
In Serie A history Parma lead by four wins to three against Palermo, with six draws (including the 0-0 of the reverse fixture) completing the form.
Parma have failed to score against Palermo just twice over their 13 previous meetings in Serie A.
Parma have won just once in Palermo: 4-3 in 2006/07.
Parma's last eight goals against Palermo have been scored in the second half.
Palermo have taken just one point from their last four home fixtures; previously the Rosanero had notched-up four wins in a row at the Barbera.
Parma have won just two games on the road this season, only Palermo have a worse away record in this Serie A campaign.
Last December's 0-0 draw in the reverse fixture saw only 577 passes: it's the Serie A game with the fewest passes in this campaign.
Fabrizio Miccoli has been involved in 55% of Palermo's 44 total goals (scoring 12 and making as many assists); Sebastian Giovinco has been involved in 44% of Parma's goals (11 goals and seven assists).
Against Palermo Giovinco scored his first Serie A goal, in September 2007 for Empoli.

Roma v Fiorentina
Fiorentina lead by 45 wins to 43 against Roma in Serie A, with 57 draws so far.
Both sides have drawn against each other more than against any other Serie A opponent.
At the Olimpico, Roma have won 32 out of 72 previous meetings, with the guests having the better only 13 times.
Roma have won their last five home meetings against the Viola, and are unbeaten in this fixture in the last 16 meetings at the Olimpico.
Roma lost 3-0 in the reverse fixture in Florence, ending the game with three players sent off.
Fabio Simplicio has already scored five goals against Fiorentina (for three different sides) - more than against any other Serie A opponent.
By beating AC Milan at the San Siro, Fiorentina ended a six-game run without a win away from home.
The Viola have the second-worst attack away from home in this campaign (only 10 goals scored).
Roma have drawn just five games so far, fewer than any other side in this competition.
After Osvaldo's and Marquinho's goals on Wednesday against Udinese, 71% of Roma's goals this season have come from new signings (37 out of 52).

Siena v Bologna
This will be the 10th meeting between these two sides: Bologna lead by three wins to two, with four draws rounding off the record.
These two sides have not shared a draw in their last four meetings; previously, they had drawn three in a row.
The first three meetings between these sides in Siena ended as draws, while the Tuscans had the better in the last meeting at home (1-0).
Neither side has ever scored more than one goal in this fixture in Siena.
Siena lost their mid-week fixture at the San Siro against Inter, however they have won four of their last six home games in the league.
Novara were the only side able to score more than one goal in Siena's last nine home games in Serie A.
Bologna have won four away games this season, as many as they had won on the road in the 2010/11 campaign.
Bologna are winless in their last four league fixtures.
Over these last four games, they have faced 20 shots on target, conceding seven goals.
Against Siena, Marco Di Vaio will return from suspension: Di Vaio has already scored three goals against Siena, but never more than one in a game.

Udinese v Inter
Inter have won 36 of their 77 previous meetings against Udinese in Serie A, the Friulani have had the better on 17 occasions, with 24 draws rounding off the record.
However, Udinese have won their last two meetings against Inter, after failing to win for 13 games in a row against the Nerazzurri in Serie A.
AC Milan have been the only side able to win at Udinese's ground so far this term.
Inter have shared the points only once in their last 10 games on the road, 2-2 against Cagliari.
Antonio Di Natale has already scored four times against Inter in Serie A, three of which have come for Udinese.
Giampaolo Pazzini has also netted four goals against Udinese, but never for Inter.
Should Inter win this game, Udinese would become the Italian side against which Diego Milito has won the most games in his career (five).
Milito has recorded a conversion ratio of 41% this term, better than that recorded in 2009/10 under Josè Mourinho (31%), when the Nerazzurri won the league.
Both Milito and Di Natale have reached the 20-goal tally for the third time in their Serie A careers.

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Bologna - Cagliari
Cagliari have won 16 of their 47 previous meetings with Bologna, the Felsinei have had the better on 13 occasions, 18 draws complete the record.
Cagliari are unbeaten in their last seven meetings with Bologna, whose last win was in 2005 (1-0).
Over these last seven meetings, there was a 5-1 win to Cagliari in 2008/09 that remains the biggest win between these two sides in the top-flight.
Marco Di Vaio has already netted seven goals against the Sardinians in Serie A, three of which have come for Bologna.
Bologna are winless in their last three home fixtures, their last win came against Novara (1-0, goal courtesy of Robert Acquafresca).
The Sardinians have picked up just three points from their last eight games on the road in the league.
In six of these last eight away games Cagliari have failed to score.
Cagliari will have to make do without Mauricio Pinilla, who has scored seven goals in his last nine Serie A appearances for his side.
Previously, the Chilean striker had bagged just 10 goals in 41 Serie A appearances.

Catania - Lecce
These two sides have met just five times in Serie A: the record is perfectly even, with two wins each and a draw.
Catania have won the last two meetings: 3-2 at home thanks to a Lodi brace and 1-0 away in the reverse fixture back in November.
Last Saturday's 3-2 defeat against Chievo ended a run of eight games without losing for the Sicilians in this competition.
Cagliari and Chievo have been the only two sides able to win at the Massimino in this Serie A campaign.
Chievo have also been the only side managing to score more than a single goal at Catania over the last 17 league fixtures played there.
Catania would sit sixth in the Serie A table on 29 points, just six points below the top, taking into account just the home fixtures played by each team in this campaign.
Lecce have collected more points on the road (16) than at home (15) so far this term.
Catania have already been awarded nine penalties, a league-high alongside AC Milan.
Lecce have picked-up the most yellow cards in this Serie A season (86).
After three draws in a row, Lecce got back to winning ways against Roma last Saturday: 4-2, with braces by Luis Muriel (his first in Serie A), and David Di Michele (his ninth).


Chievo - AC Milan
This will be the 20th meeting between these two sides in Serie A: Chievo have won just twice, both at the Bentegodi, the Rossoneri have had the better on 14 occasions.
The last 10 meetings have all been won by AC Milan.
Chievo have kept just one clean sheet against AC Milan: 0-0 in 2002/03.
Massimiliano Allegri's side won the reverse fixture 4-0, the biggest win in the historical head-to-head between these two teams.
The 1-1 draw in their last away game v Catania ended a run of four consecutive wins for the Rossoneri away from the San Siro.
Last Saturday against Fiorentina, Zlatan Ibrahimovic converted his 12th consecutive penalty in Serie A.
In their 3-2 win v Catania, Chievo managed to score more than two goals for the first time in this campaign.
Last Saturday Antonio Cassano played his first game after being sidelined for six months, he had seven touches, completed two passes out of three and won a foul.
Despite defeat against the Viola in their last game, AC Milan still boast the best attack of this competition (61 goals, 23 of which have been scored by current Serie A top-scorer, Zlatan Ibrahimovic).

Fiorentina - Palermo
This will be the 50th meeting between these two sides in Serie A: the Viola lead by 27 wins to 14, just eight draws complete the form.
Palermo have had the better in four of their last six meetings against Fiorentina, two wins for the Tuscans complete the record.
These two sides have shared the points just once in their last 14 meetings: 1-1 at the Barbera in March 2007.
At the Franchi, this fixture has ended without a winner only once in Serie A, back in 1949.
By beating AC Milan last Saturday, the Viola ended a negative run that had seen them taking just two points from their previous five games.
Delio Rossi's side though have lost their last two home games, against Chievo and Juve, conceding seven goals in the process.
Palermo have won just one game on the road in this campaign, on their last trip to Bologna.
The last time Palermo went unbeaten away from home for three games in a row was between April and May 2010.
Amauri has scored four goals against his current team, two of which came when he was at Palermo; he has also scored two goals against the Rosanero in the top-flight.
Last Saturday Amauri managed to score his first goal on his 11th appearance for Fiorentina in the league, ending a goal scoring drought that had started in April 2011.

Genoa - Cesena
The draw is the most frequent result between Genoa and Cesena in the league (seven times out of 15), Genoa lead by five wins to three.
However, these two sides have only ever shared one draw at the Marassi in the league (0-0 in 1981).
Genoa are winless in their last 10 fixtures, and have drawn their last three home games.
The Grifoni would be one spot above bottom on just five points, taking into account just these last 10 match-days.
Cesena have won just one game in 2012, and have drawn their last three games (0-0 the last two).
Cesena have found the net with just two of the last 64 shots attempted over the last eight games of this Serie A campaign.
This game will see this season's worst attack (Cesena, 18 goals scored) meeting the worst defence (Genoa, 58 goals conceded),
11 of these goals conceded by Genoa have come in the first 15 minutes of play, a league-high figure.
Cesena have scored and conceded the fewest headed goals this season (one in both cases).
After losing four away games in a row, Cesena drew 0-0 in their last away fixture against Lecce.
Last Saturday against Novara, Rodrigo Palacio scored his 17th goal of this campaign, already one more than the total of those he bagged over the previous two Serie A seasons.

Inter - Siena
Inter are unbeaten in Serie A against Siena.
Over these 15 meetings, only once have Inter failed to score against Siena (0-0 in 2005/06).
In the two fixtures played in 2009/10, the Nerazzurri won at the San Siro 4-3 coming back from 2-3 down, while they secured the Scudetto by winning the return leg 1-0 in Siena thanks to a Milito effort.
Milito is the Serie A top scorer in 2012 on 14 goals.
The "Principe" has recorded a 50% conversion ratio since the start of 2012, finding the net with 14 of his 28 total attempts.
Under new manager Stramaccioni, Inter have conceded six goals in two games from a total of 11 shots on target conceded to their opponents.
By beating Genoa in their last game at home, Inter ended a run of five winless games at the San Siro in the league.
Should they lose against Siena, Inter would equal their record of home defeats in a single Serie A campaign dating back to 1955/56 (six).
Siena have won five of their last seven Serie A fixtures.
This the Tuscans' best Serie A campaign so far: they had never picked up 39 points after the first 31 match-days before.
Siena have conceded just 32 goals, previously they had always shipped at least 33 after the first 31 games of the season in the top-flight.

Juventus - Lazio
These two sides have met 135 times so far in Serie A: Juve lead by 69 wins to 32, with 34 draws.
Juve are unbeaten in their last 14 meetings against Lazio, whose last win dates back to 2003/04 (2-0 at the Olimpico).
That was also the last game when the Old Lady failed to score in the league against Lazio.
Last Saturday Juventus ended the first half 0-0 for the 12th time this season; each time they have gone on to keep a clean sheet in the game.
Juventus have already kept 17 clean sheets - a league-most; last season they had finished just 10 games without conceding in the whole campaign.
Gigi Buffon is now the ‘keeper with the most clean sheets amongst the top-5 European leagues (17).
In facts, Juventus boast the best defence of this Serie A campaign (only 17 goals conceded).
None of the last 46 shots faced by Juventus over the last five match-days has gone past Buffon.
Siena have been the only side able to keep a clean sheet at Juventus this term (0-0).
Lazio have alternated a home win to an away loss over the last four rounds: this trend would result into a Juve win in this fixture.
Roma-born Simone Pepe has scored Juventus' last two goals against Lazio in Serie A, enough to secure the Old Lady two 1-0 wins.
Alex Del Piero's next goal v Lazio will be his 10th against them in Serie A.

Napoli - Atalanta
These two sides have met 81 times in Serie A: Napoli lead by 36 wins to 20.
Napoli are unbeaten in their last four meetings against Atalanta, though the Partenopei have won just three of the last 13 meetings against them in the league.
Atalanta have scored just two goals in total over their last 11 visits to the San Paolo in Serie A.
Last Saturday against Lazio, Napoli conceded their first penalty of the campaign - now all Serie A sides have conceded at least one this season.
Napoli are winless in the last four rounds: after drawing with Udinese and Catania, the Partenopei lost to Juventus and Lazio.
The last time Napoli lost three games in a row in Serie A was between February and March 2009.
Atalanta have won just one of their last six league games, and one of their last 11 away from home.
The Nerazzurri haven't scored a goal in their last four games on the road.
Edinson Cavani has already scored six goals in his six previous appearances against Atalanta in Serie A, but only once for Napoli; he hasn't scored more goals against any other Italian opponent.
Over his last two league appearances, the Uruguayan striker fired in just two shots, one on target, without scoring.

Parma - Novara
The reverse fixture won by Novara 2-1 is the only previous meeting between these two sides.
Parma have won just one of their last 10 games, in their last game at the Tardini (3-1 vs Lazio).
That result ended a run of four home games without a win for the Ducali in this competition.
Novara have conceded six goals over their last two games, as many as they had shipped in total over their previous nine fixtures.
Novara have not shared the points in their last 10 games on the road: their last away draw was in October, 1-1 vs Lecce.
Novara have the worst away record of this campaign: just eight points for them.
Attilio Tesser's side have already conceded 12 headed goals in this Serie A season, a league-high.
They are also the only side yet to score a goal in the opening 15 minutes of play this season.
Parma have conceded the most goals in the second half: 36, 16 of which have come in the closing 15 minutes of play.
Sebastian Giovinco has had 44 shots off target, only Antonio Di Natale has had more inaccurate attempts at goal.

Roma - Udinese
Roma and Udinese have already met 75 times in Serie A: the Giallorossi lead by 34 wins to 19.
Over the last four seasons, this fixture has recorded a perfect balance: both sides have won three times, with Udinese having the better in the reverse fixture, one draw completes the record.
Udinese have failed to score at Roma's ground just once in their last 12 meetings, on their last visit to the Olimpico in November 2010.
Last Saturday against Lecce, Roma ended a game conceding more than three goals for the third time this season.
Including that defeat against Lecce, Roma have now lost 12 games this season, only on one occasion over their previous 26 Serie A campaigns have the Giallorossi lost 12 of their first 31 games: that was in 2004-05 when Totti & co. failed to qualify for Europe.
Roma remain the side with the fewest draws in this campaign (just five, three at home).
By scoring last Saturday against Parma, Antonio Di Natale has reached the 20-goal tally for the 3rd consecutive season in Serie A.
Di Natale has already scored 11 goals against Roma - his favourite target in Serie A.
Four of Udinese's last five goals against the Giallorossi in the top-flight have been scored by Di Natale.
Francesco Totti has scored 12 goals vs Udinese, including five braces.
33 of Roma's 49 total goals in this competition have been scored by new signings (67%).

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Serie A Opta Facts - 7 April

Atalanta - Siena
This will be the 12th meeting between these two sides in the top-flight: Atalanta lead by four wins to two, with five draws.
Siena have kept just one clean sheet in their games against Atalanta so far in Serie A; this coming in January 2009.
Atalanta are the only side who managed to score more than two goals in this fixture, in May 2007.
Should he score against Siena, German Denis would become the most prolific goal scorer in the history of this fixture. It would be his third goal against the Tuscans, after the brace in the reverse fixture.
Last Sunday, defeat against Cagliari ended Atalanta's eight-game unbeaten run in the league.
However, Stefano Colantuono's side are unbeaten in their last five games at home (three wins and two draws).
Siena have won just one game away from home this season in Serie A, 2-0 vs Cesena.
By avoiding defeat in Bergamo, Siena would record a three-game unbeaten run on the road for the first time in this campaign.
Mattia Destro scored his seventh goal of this campaign last Sunday, and is now on target for his 10th goal in the top-flight.
Siena have attempted just 239 shots so far - a league-low.

Cagliari - Inter
Cagliari have won just 10 of their previous 65 meetings against Inter in the top-flight, losing on 32 occasions.
The Nerazzurri have won their last five meetings against Cagliari, and have conceded just two goals in the process.
Aprile have scored in each of their last 21 league meetings against the Sardinians, a run dating back to April 1996.
Inter may have won last Sunday against Genoa but they conceded four goals in a game for the first time in this campaign.
Inter have shared the points just once away from home this season - 1-1 vs Atalanta - six wins and seven losses complete their away record.
Inter have lost four of their last five away games; winning just once against Chievo (2-0).
Against his former team last Sunday, Diego Milito scored his third Serie A hat-trick, his second for Inter.
Milito is the Serie A top scorer in 2012 with 13 goals.
He has scored three goals in four previous meetings against Cagliari, including a brace in September 2009.
Last Sunday, Mauro Zarate scored his first goal of the season on his 16th appearance in this campaign.
Mauricio Pinilla has already scored six goals in the eight games played for Cagliari this season; he had bagged just 10 in his previous 41 games played in the top-flight.

Cesena - Bologna
This will be the 20th meeting between these two sides in Serie A: the most recurrent result is the draw (accrued eight times), Cesena have won seven times and Bologna four.
Cesena have won four of their last five meetings against Bologna, losing the other one.
Bologna have won away at Cesana just once so far, in their last trip to the Manuzzi in December 2010 (2-0).
After drawing 0-0 in Lecce, Cesena are now on a 12-game winless streak in Serie A.
Cesena have failed to score in six of their last seven games in Serie A.
Bologna have lost their last two games against Atalanta and Palermo, the Felsinei have not lost three in a row in 2011/12.
Bottom side Cesena have the worst attack in Serie A (just 18 goals scored), and have lost the most games (19).
Cesena have conceded the joint-most goals from corner situations (nine, alongside Lecce).
Cesena have had 10 players sent off so far - a league-high.
Cesena have picked up just two points in the six games played without Adrian Mutu, scoring just one goal.

Chievo - Catania
This will be the 10th meeting between these two sides in Serie A: Chievo lead by four wins to two, with three draws.
Chievo are unbeaten in their last six meetings against Catania, the Sicilians' last win was back in 2008.
Catania however, have scored in all of their previous Serie A meetings against Chievo.
Four of Chievo's last six goals against Catania have been scored by Sergio Pellissier.
Overall, Pellissier has netted five goals in his career against Catania, three of which have come from the penalty spot. Should he score another goal, the Sicilians would become his favourite opponent, alongside Lazio and Siena.
40% of Chievo's goals against Catania in Serie A have been scored from the penalty spot (four of 10).
By beating Fiorentina last Sunday, Chievo ended a run of four winless games in Serie A for Chievo.
Domenico Di Carlo's side have won just one of their last five fixtures at home.
Only Juventus (14) have drawn more games than Catania (13) so far in this campaign.
Vincenzo Montella's side have shared the points in their last three away games in Serie A.
Chievo have made the fewest successful passes in this Serie A (8280).
Catania have already scored 23 goals from set pieces, nine of which have followed a corner - a league-high.

AC Milan - Fiorentina
AC Milan have won 67 of their 143 meetings against Fiorentina in the top-flight, with the Viola having the better 37 times.
The draw in the reverse fixture ended a run of seven consecutive wins for AC Milan in this meeting.
Over the last 10 years, Fiorentina have managed to beat AC Milan in the league just once (3-1 at the Franchi in November 2005).
Fiorentina's last win at Milan's ground was back in 2001: 2-1, with a brace by Enrico Chiesa and a goal by Shevchenko for the hosts.
AC Milan's only home defeat in Serie A this season was in the derby against Inter (0-1).
Fiorentina would be 18th in the Serie A table taking into account only the last 10 match-days of this competition.
The Viola have won just one game away from home (vs Novara), losing eight times so far; one more than in 2010/11 as a whole (7).
AC Milan boast the best attack of this competition (60 goals); with 22 of these being netted by current Serie A top-scorer Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
AC Milan have won nine of the 10 games in which have been leading at home, drawing the other, while the Viola have won just one of the 17 in which have been trailing this term.

Lazio - Napoli
Napoli lead in the head-to-head by 38 wins to 34 against Lazio in Serie A.
Lazio have won just one of their last five meetings against Napoli (2-0 in November 2010).
Over the last 20 years, the Partenopei have won just twice at the Olimpico against Lazio, in 2000/01 (2-1) and 2008/09 (1-0).
Lazio have won five of their last six games at home, losing the other against Bologna (1-3).
Edinson Cavani has already scored four goals versus Lazio, including one of his three Serie A hat-tricks.
Napoli didn't manage a single shot on target in 90 minutes last Sunday at Juventus.
Tommaso Rocchi has already scored three goals against Napoli and is on target for his 100th goal in the top-flight.
Lazio have conceded the most goals in the opening 15 minutes of play this season, but the Biancocelesti are also the team who have recouped the most points after falling behind in this Serie A season (16).
Ezequiel Lavezzi has scored in each of the four games played between matchday 25 and 28, but has made just one shot on target in the following three Serie A appearances, failing to score.

Lecce - Roma
This will be the 30th meeting between these two sides in Serie A: Lecce have won just once, with Roma having the better on 20 occasions.
However, Lecce's only win against Roma in April 1986 ended the Scudetto hopes of the Giallorossi: The hosts lost 2-3 at the Olimpico and pushed Juventus towards the title with one game to go.
Roma have won their last six meetings against Lecce, scoring an average of 2.5 goals per game.
Only on two occasions have Roma failed to score against Lecce in the league, on both cases they were 0-0 draws.
Roma have drawn just five times in this campaign - no side have shared the points less often than Luis Enrique's side.
Lecce are on a run of three draws in a row, the last two by 0-0.
Francesco Totti has already scored 10 goals against Lecce in the top-flight, including two braces.
31 of Roma's 47 goals in this campaign have been scored by new signings: seven different new players have found the net, including Marquinho last Sunday versus Novara.
Lecce are, alongside Cesena, the Serie A team to have conceded the most goals following a corner situation (nine).
Roma have touched the ball in the opposition half the most often in Serie A this season (11,209).

Novara - Genoa
These two sides have shared the points just three times in their 21 previous meetings in the top-flight, the Grifoni lead by 10 wins to eight to date.
Novara have drawn seven times at home - more than any other side at home soil this term.
After conceding just four goals in their previous eight fixtures, Novara shipped five in their last game at Roma's ground last Sunday.
Novara have scored just one goal in their last four home games - enough to beat Udinese 1-0.
Prior to that, Novara had conceded goals in each of their previous 11 home games if this season.
Last Sunday, Alberto Gilardino scored his 144th and 145th goals in Serie A and he has now been involved in eight of his sides' last 20 goals (three goals and five assists).
10 of Genoa's last 20 goals have seen involved Rodrigo Palacio.
Last Sunday, Genoa conceded more than three goals in a game for the fourth time this term; the Grifoni have the worst defence of the competition (56 goals conceded).
However, Sebastien Frey is the Serie A ‘keeper with the most saves this season (113).
Novara have scored the most goals in the last 15 minutes of play (15, like Napoli), and the fewest in the first half (only five).


Palermo -Juventus
Since returning to Serie A in 2007/08, Juventus have lost more games against Palermo than against any other side (6/9).
Juventus have drawn the most games on the road this term (nine), Palermo the fewest at home (just one).
Prior to Juve's 3-0 win in the reverse fixture, Palermo had won four times in a row against the Old Lady in Serie A.
Overall, the Bianconeri lead by 26 wins to 10 in their head-to-head against Palermo in Serie A.
By beating Napoli last Sunday, Juve have extended their unbeaten run this season to 30 games: 16 wins and 14 draws.
These two sides last shared the points in a game back in March 2004 (a run of 12 games since).
Juventus did not concede a single shot on target against Napoli on Sunday night.
Juve's defence is the best of this competition (just 17 goals conceded). Last season the Bianconeri conceded five in their two meetings against Palermo.
Gigi Buffon has kept 16 clean sheets this season, no ‘keeper in the top-European leagues has managed to keep more.
Last Sunday, Alex Del Piero has assisted Fabio Quagliarella's goal with his first touch in the game; that was his second assist in this campaign.

Udinese - Parma
These two sides have met 35 times in Serie A: Parma lead by 16 wins to 11.
Udinese have picked up just two points from their last six Serie A meetings against Parma.
AC Milan have been the only side able to win at the Friuli this season; however, Udinese are winless in their last four games at home: after losing to the Rossoneri they have drawn three games in a row.
By beating Lazio last Saturday, Parma ended a run of eight games without a win in Serie A.
Five of Udinese's last eight goals against Parma in the league were netted by Antonio Di Natale.
Di Natale has scored seven goals in his 14 previous meetings against Parma, including two braces.
Di Natale has attempted the most shots in this competition, and he is the only one with more than 100 (111); 56 of his shots were on target.
Sergio Floccari has scored four goals in his last five Serie A appearances, including last Saturday's brace vs Lazio.
Parma have used the most players in Serie A this season (32).
Udinese remain the only side yet to concede a goal in the opening 15 minutes of play this season.

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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).

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Atalanta v Bologna

Bologna lead by 34 wins to 24 in the head-to-head against Atalanta in the top-flight, 25 draws complete the record.
Over the last four meetings between Atalanta and Bologna, the home side have never won.
Atalanta lead by 20 wins to seven in Bergamo, but the Orobici have only beaten Bologna once in their last seven clashes at home.
Atalanta are unbeaten in their last seven league games, but have been held to a draw in the last three against Udinese, Parma and Inter.
Bologna have lost just one game since the start of 2012 - they would be 4th in the Serie A table on 21 points in this time-frame.
Away from home, Bologna are unbeaten in their last five games, a run which has included wins against Inter and Lazio.
Away from home, Bologna have won four and lost four league games this season, drawing the other five.
Atalanta have conceded just 29 goals this campaign - only AC Milan, Juventus and Udinese have a better defensive record.
Bologna have scored the joint-most goals following an indirect free-kick (six, as many as Napoli).

Cesena v Parma

These two sides have met just five times so far in Serie A: Parma are unbeaten in light of three wins and two draws.
Parma have scored in each of their five previous meetings against Cesena in Serie A, but have never netted more than two in a game.
On each of the two occasions that Cesena have scored against Parma, they have avoided defeat.
Cesena are winless in their last 10 league games, picking up just two points in the process (0-0 vs Napoli and Catania).
Cesena have failed to score in their last five league fixtures.
In fact their attack is the worst in Serie A (16 goals scored, only nine at home).
Cesena have also conceded the joint-most goals from corners (nine, alongside Lecce).
Parma are winless in the last seven match-days (four losses and three draws).
Parma have conceded the most goals in the second half in this campaign (32).
Only 24% of Parma's goals have been scored by strikers (eight out of 33).
Sergio Floccari is the only Parma striker who has managed to score away from home this campaign (2-2 in Genoa back in February).
Adrian Mutu is Cesena's leading scorer on seven goals in 22 appearances.

Chievo v Siena

This will be the 14th meeting between these two sides: Siena lead by six wins to five.
Chievo have won just one of their last seven meetings against Siena (2-0 in April 2009).
Chievo have won just one of their six games against Siena in Verona (4-1 in March 2006).
Away from home, the Tuscans ended a run of 18 winless games in the top-flight by beating Cesena at the Manuzzi in their last game on the road.
Last weekend though, Siena ended their three-game winning run in the league by losing to Novara.
Chievo have lost three of their last four home fixtures in Serie A.
Emanuele Calaiò is Siena's leading goalscorer this term on 11 goals - previously, he had never scored more than eight in a Serie A season.
Chievo have conceded seven goals in total in their last four home games, as many as they had shipped overall in their previous 15 league fixtures at the Bentegodi.

Genoa v Fiorentina

Fiorentina lead by 39 wins to 16 against Genoa in Serie A, 26 draws complete the record.
Over the last 20 years, Genoa have won just once in 13 league meetings against Fiorentina, 2-1 at home in 2009/10.
Genoa have picked up 25 of their 33 points this season on home soil.
Fiorentina have won just one game on the road so far, only Palermo (still winless) have a worse record away from home this term.
Only six of the Violas's goals have been netted away from home in this campaign.
Genoa have the worst defence of this Serie A (49 goals conceded).
Rodrigo Palacio is Genoa's leading scorer on 14 goals, nine of which have been netted in the second half.
The Tuscans have taken just four of the last 21 points available, losing five games out of seven.
Alberto Gilardino has scored three goals in this Serie A, two for the Viola and one for Genoa.
Since 2003/04, Gilardino has only once failed to record 10 league goals in a single Serie A season; when he was at AC Milan in 2007/08.
Amauri is still looking for his first goal with Fiorentina, his last goal in Serie A came in April 2011 against Udinese for Parma.

Juventus v Inter

This will be the 158th "derby of Italy": Juventus lead by 74 wins to 44, with 39 draws completing the record.
Inter suffered their worst defeat in Serie A against Juve (9-1 in 1960/61).
Juventus are unbeaten in their last five meetings against Inter (three wins and two draws).
Juve are the only side still unbeaten across the top-5 European leagues (14 wins and as many draws).
Only Genoa and Napoli have managed to score more than a single goal in a game against Juventus in this campaign.
Siena are the only side so far able to keep a clean sheet at the Juventus Stadium in Serie A this season (0-0 back in February).
Away from home, Inter have recorded only six wins this season, six losses and a draw complete their record.
Inter have already conceded 17 goals on the road, in 2009/10 when they won the treble under José Mourinho the Nerazzurri shipped 19 in total away from the San Siro.
Inter's defenders have scored seven goals this season, the most of all Serie A sides.

Lazio v Cagliari

Lazio have won 23 of their 53 previous meetings against Cagliari in Serie A, the Sardinians have had the better on 16 occasions, 14 draws complete the record.
These two sides have not shared the points in their last 10 league meetings, since a 0-0 in 2006/07.
Losing 3-1 against Bologna, Lazio have ended a run of seven consecutive games without a defeat at home in Serie A.
Lazio have kept a clean sheet in four of their last six home games in this competition.
Last Sunday's win over Cesena ended a run of three consecutive defeats for the Sardinians in Serie A.
Lazio have conceded the most goals in the opening 15 minutes of play (nine), and the fewest in the last 15 (only two).
50% of Miroslav Klose's 12 goals have been scored in the last 10 minutes of play, four in the last five minutes.
Only Andrea Pirlo has made more touches (2786) than Ledesma (2336) since the start of this campaign.
Lazio's Senad Lulic has already scored four goals - with Catania's Nicola Legrottaglie he is the most prolific defender of this competition.

AC Milan v Roma

AC Milan lead by 70 wins to 38 against Roma in Serie A, with 45 draws.
The Rossoneri have won just two of their last 11 games against Roma in the league, both by a one goal margin (including the reverse fixture at the Olimpico 3-2).
Roma have won four of their last five games at AC Milan's ground, the hosts had the better just once in 2009/10 (2-1).
Roma have scored in each of their last seven visits to AC Milan.
Massimiliano Allegri's side have lost just one of their last 23 home games in the league, the derby against Inter back in January.
Lazio are the only side so far who have been able to score more than one goal at the San Siro against AC Milan this season, doing so back in September (2-2).
AC Milan have not conceded a goal in any of their last three games.
Antonio Nocerino is AC Milan's second top scorer on nine goals, only Zlatan Ibrahimovic has bagged more.
The Swede is the current Serie A top-scorer on 20 goals, this is just the second time he has managed to reach this tally in a single campaign.
AC Milan boast the best attack of Serie A (57 goals).
Roma have scored the most goals in the opening 15 minutes of play so far (11).

Napoli v Catania

Napoli lead by nine wins to seven against Catania in Serie A, five draws complete the record.
Napoli have scored exactly one goal in each of their last four league meetings against Catania.
The Partenopei are unbeaten in their last eight games (five wins, three draws, including the 2-2 against Udinese last Sunday).
Napoli have scored 16 goals in total over their last six fixtures, on average 2.7 per game.
When Catania have conceded goals away from home this season, they have never won.
Should they keep a clean sheet at the San Paolo, the Sicilians would equal their record of consecutive games without conceding goals in Serie A (four in 1963/64).
Napoli have scored the most goals in the last 15 minutes of play (15) this term.
Catania are unbeaten in their last six games (four wins, two draws).
Napoli are still unbeaten at the San Paolo since the start of 2012 - this season they have lost just twice at home in Serie A.
Catania have converted the most penalties in this Serie A campaign (eight).
Edinson Cavani has found the net with 18 of his 79 attempts (23% conversion rate).

Novara v Lecce

The 1-1 draw in the reverse fixture is the only previous meeting between these two sides in the top-flight.
Novara have won just three games at home in this campaign, including the last one against Udinese (1-0).
Novara have kept three successive clean sheets at home having previously gone 11 home games without recording a shutout.
Only Genoa (49) have conceded more goals than Novara (46) so far in this Serie A season.
Only once this season have Lecce scored more than a single goal away from home, in their 3-3 draw at Parma's ground.
Novara have won back-to-back games for the first time in this competition.
Lecce have conceded goals in each of their last five league games.
Novara have scored just four goals before half time this season - a league-low
Lecce, however, have conceded 24 goals in the first half - a league-high.

Palermo v Udinese

Udinese lead by 12 wins to 11 against Palermo in Serie A, with six draws.
Udinese have won their last four games against Palermo, scoring 16 goals in total.
The last meeting at the Barbera saw the guests winning 7-0: that was Udinese's biggest away win in Serie A, as well as Palermo's worst home defeat.
Only one of the last 30 Serie A games played at the Barbera has ended as a draw (Palermo-Cesena 2-2 in April 2011).
Palermo have failed to record a clean sheet in any of their last eight fixtures (conceding 18 in total).
Udinese have won just one of their last seven league games, and two of the last 12 away from home.
Only Udinese (34) have picked up more points than Palermo (30) on home soil this term.
Antonio Di Natale has fired in the most shots in this Serie A season (98), only Ibrahimovic has converted more into goals (20 for the Swede, 19 for Di Natale).
Di Natale is also the Serie A player to have been caught off-side the most: 73 times in 26 appearances.

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