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Insights Matchday 14 TIM 2018-19

December 1-3, 2018

SPAL vs EMPOLI This will be the first-ever top flight meeting between SPAL and Empoli. SPAL have won all four Serie A TIM matches in which they’ve kept a clean sheet this season. They’ve failed to win any of their other 9 matches (1D, 8L). Empoli have won only two of their last 19 away matches in Serie A TIM (D4, L13).

FIORENTINA vs JUVENTUS Juventus have won six of their last seven Serie A TIM matches against Fiorentina. La Viola’s only points against Juventus in that time came in a 2-1 home win in January 2017. Fiorentina have not trailed at any point during their five-match run of draws in Serie A TIM. has scored in four straight away matches in Serie A TIM (5 goals). The last player to score in five straight away Serie A TIM matches was also a Juventus player, Gonzalo Higuain from December 11, 2016, to February 12, 2017.

SAMPDORIA vs BOLOGNA The away side hasn’t won any of the last 19 Serie A TIM matches between the sides. The last away win was a 1-0 Sampdoria victory at Bologna in November 2003. Fabio Quagliarella has scored in three straight Serie A TIM matches. The last Sampdoria player to score in four Serie A TIM matches in a row was (5 straight) in 2009. Bologna have won only one of the four matches in which they opened the scoring this season (2D, 1L).

MILAN vs PARMA There have been 24 goals scored (12 each) in the last four Serie A TIM meetings between Milan and Parma. Milan won both meetings in 2014/15, while Parma won both in 2013/14.

Milan are the only team in Serie A TIM without a set piece this season (including penalties). Parma have won six Serie A TIM matches this season, as many as they won during the entire 2014/15 campaign, their last in the top flight.

FROSINONE vs CAGLIARI The only recent meeting between the sides came in the 2013/14 third round. Frosinone won 2-1 away after extra time. Twenty different Frosinone players have received at least one yellow card this season, and their total of 37 cautions is second-most in Serie A TIM, but they’re one of six teams that has not had a player sent off this season. Cagliari haven’t avoided defeat in consecutive away Serie A TIM matches since January- February (drew 2-2 at SPAL in their last away match).

SASSUOLO vs UDINESE All ten Serie A TIM meetings between Sassuolo and Udinese since the start of the 2013/14 season have either been drawn (3 times) or decided by a one-goal margin (4 wins for Sassuolo, 3 wins for Udinese). Sassuolo have scored a Serie A TIM -high eight set piece goals (including four penalties), three more than any other team in the competition. Rodrigo De Paul (6 goals, 3 assists) has been involved in nine of Udinese’s 12 Serie A TIM goals this season, including scoring the winning goal in all three of their victories.

TORINO vs GENOA Genoa haven’t won any of their last six Serie A TIM matches at Torino (3D, 3L), last winning at the Olimpico di Torino 3-2 on a Diego Milito 89th minute winner in May 2009. Torino have lost three of their first six home Serie A TIM matches this season. They didn’t lose their fourth home match until March 18 last season (v Fiorentina). Genoa have collected just two points in the five Serie A TIM matches in which Krzysztof Piatek has failed to score this season. They have 13 points in the eight matches in which he has scored (4W, 1D, 3L).

CHIEVO VERONA vs LAZIO Lazio won both Serie A TIM matches against Chievo Verona last season, the third time they’ve won two straight against Chievo Verona in Serie A. Lazio have never won three straight Serie A TIM matches against Chievo Verona. Chievo Verona have not scored the first goal in any of their Serie A TIM matches this season. They’ve conceded the opener 11 times (2D, 9L) and played a pair of scoreless draws. Lazio have scored in 14 of their 15 away Serie A TIM matches in 2018, only failing to score in a 2-0 loss at Juventus in August.

ROMA vs INTER Roma failed to beat Inter (1D, 1L) in Serie A TIM last season, one of three teams Roma failed to beat last season (Juventus, Sampdoria). Roma (lost to Udinese in their last match) have not lost consecutive Serie A TIM matches since the last three matches of the 2013/14 season. They’ve gone 165 straight Serie A matches without consecutive defeats. has scored five goals in his last three Serie A TIM matches at the Olimpico (against Roma and Lazio).

ATALANTA vs NAPOLI Napoli allowed just one Atalanta goal in their two Serie A TIM meetings last season (2W). Only Inter (0 goals) have conceded fewer goals against Atalanta over the two league meetings last season. Atalanta have scored a Serie A TIM -high 16 goals over the last 5 weeks. Ten different players have scored at least once for Atalanta over that period. Orestis Karnezis has saved a Serie A TIM -high 83.3% of shots he’s faced this season.