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Matchday 13 Serie A TIM 2020-21 19 - 20 December 2020 19/12/2020 15:00 - ARTEMIO FRANCHI FIORENTINA Vs HELLAS VERONA Fiorentina have won one point in their last three Serie A TIM matches against Verona, conceding six goals in the process – they had won seven points in as many encounters prior to this (W2 D1), conceding only one goal. Verona have won 14 games against Fiorentina in Serie A TIM, more than against any other side in the top-flight – they’ve also scored more goals against them than against any other opponent in the competition (64). Fiorentina are looking to win a home game against Verona for the first time since December 2013 in Serie A TIM (D2 L2), when they won 4-3 under Montella, thanks to Borja Valero’s only Serie A TIM brace to date. Verona have won their last two away games in Serie A TIM and could win three consecutive matches on the road only for the second time, having last done so in December 1984 under Osvaldo Bagnoli. No side have won fewer points than Fiorentina in Serie A TIM since the start of November (3 – joint-fewest along with Genoa). Verona's seven away goals in Serie A TIM this term have been scored by five different players (two own goals), while four of these five goals were scored by midfielders. Three Fiorentina players have previously played for Verona (Amrabat, Caceres and Eysseric), while Hellas have four former Fiorentina players in their ranks (Ceccherini, Di Carmine, Benassi and Kalinic). Fiorentina’s José Callejon has scored four goals at home in Serie A TIM against Verona; more than against any other opponent, with each of those goals coming while playing for Napoli. Patrick Cutrone has found the net in his last two games against Verona in Serie A TIM, both at home: with Milan in May 2018 and with Fiorentina in July 2020. 19/12/2020 18:00 - LUIGI FERRARIS SAMPDORIA Vs CROTONE Crotone have won 50% of their Serie A TIM matches against Sampdoria (W2 D1 L1), although their most recent away game against them ended in a 5-0 defeat – their heaviest defeat in their top-flight history. Sampdoria have only won three of their last 10 Serie A TIM matches against newly promoted side (D3 L4), while they haven’t kept a clean sheet in any of the last 11 such games, conceding 18 goals in the process. Sampdoria have won none of their last six games (D3 L3) against sides starting the matchday lower than them in the table in Serie A TIM, with their last such victory coming back in July against SPAL. No side have won fewer points at home than Sampdoria (1) since the start of November in Serie A TIM, with the ‘Blucerchiati’ losing five of their last seven home games in the competition (W1 D1). Crotone have won four points in their last two league games, one more than in their previous 13 Serie A TIM matches (3). Four of Sampdoria’s eight home goals in Serie A TIM this season have been scored from corners - no side have scored more such goals on home soil this season (level with Juventus). Crotone will be the 43rd different side faced by Claudio Ranieri during his managerial career in Serie A TIM: Ancona, Benevento, Novara, Sassuolo and Vicenza are the only five teams he has never won against in the competition. Only Milan (211) have made more tackles than Crotone (210) and only Spezia (129) have won more tackles than Crotone (121) in Serie A TIM this season. Sampdoria midfielder Jakub Jankto’s only previous brace in Serie A TIM came against Crotone back in December 2017, while playing for Udinese. Salvatore Molina of Crotone has delivered three assists in Serie A TIM this term – no other player on a newly-promoted team has made more so far. 19/12/2020 20:45 - ENNIO TARDINI PARMA Vs JUVENTUS Juventus have won six of their last eight Serie A TIM matches against Parma (D1 L1), including the last two away games in a row against them. Juventus have won each of their last six Serie A TIM games against Parma in their first of the two season meetings, keeping four clean sheets in the process. Parma have failed to score in three of their last six home matches against Juventus in Serie A TIM, having scored at least one goal in 17 of their opening 19 home games against Juventus in the top-flight. Among teams they have faced more than twice at home in Serie A TIM, Juventus are the side Parma have the worst win percentage against: 28%, seven out of 25. Juventus are looking to keep a clean sheet on the road for the first time since June against Bologna in Serie A TIM (11 games since then), while they last conceded at least one goal in 12 away games in a row in August 2010 (15). Parma have drawn 0-0 in three home consecutive games for the first time since 1996, while they’ve never had four in a row in Serie A TIM; indeed, they are the side with the most 0-0’s this term (3). Juventus have drawn at least six of the first 12 Serie A TIM games for the first time since 1984-85, when they finished the season in 6th position. Only twice in their history have they drawn seven of their first 13 matches of the season (in 1980-81 and 1965-66). Gervinho has scored three goals in his three matches with Parma against Juventus in Serie A TIM, including his first brace with Parma in the top-flight (in February 2019). Federico Chiesa has scored more goals than any other player born after 1996 in Serie A TIM (27) – the last game between Parma and Juventus at “Tardini” stadium including his father Enrico was back in September 1998, as Parma won 1-0 thanks to a Dino Baggio goal. The first of Álvaro Morata’s three braces in Serie A TIM came against Parma, when he netted twice in a 7-0 victory for Juventus in November 2014. 20/12/2020 12:30 - OLIMPICO GRANDE TORINO TORINO Vs BOLOGNA Torino and Bologna haven’t repeated the same result twice in a row over their last eight Serie A TIM encounters - three Torino wins, two Bologna victories and three draws - including their last meeting in August (1-1). Torino are unbeaten in 12 of their last 14 home matches against Bologna in Serie A TIM (W9 D3) – overall, only against Fiorentina (39) have Torino won more home games than against Bologna in the top-flight (32 – level with Roma). Torino have scored at least one goal in 26 of their last 27 Serie A TIM home games against Bologna, with the 0-0 in January 1980 being the only exception. Torino are looking to win at home for the first time since last July against Genoa, having only taken three points (D3) in their last eight Serie A TIM home games - they have failed to win nine consecutive home matches for the first time in their top-flight history. Bologna have conceded 10 goals in December (in three league games), at least two more than any other side in Serie A TIM in this period. Torino have conceded seven of their last eight goals at home in the second half of games - since the start of November, only Genoa (8) have conceded more goals in the second half on home soil in Serie A TIM. Bologna have conceded 13 goals in the first half of games in Serie A TIM this term (including 10 of the last 12) - only Crotone (15) have conceded more such goals so far. Sinisa Mihajlovic coached Torino for 57 Serie A TIM matches between 2016 and 2018, averaging 1.37 points per match - in the Cairo era, only Walter Mazzarri (1.51) recorded a higher average amongst Torino managers in the top-flight. Torino forward Andrea Belotti has failed to score in each of his last five games against Bologna in Serie A TIM, having netted five goals in his first three matches against them. Musa Barrow has missed three of the four penalties he has taken over the last two Serie A TIM seasons - one with Atalanta and two with Bologna, which were both against Spezia. 20/12/2020 15:00 - CIRO VIGORITO BENEVENTO Vs GENOA Benevento and Genoa are equal in their previous two meetings in Serie A TIM, with one victory each (for the side playing on home soil), both by 1-0. Genoa have won four of their last seven Serie A TIM games against newly promoted sides (D2 L1), including each of the last three; their last defeat against a promoted side was back in January 2020 (away against Verona). Genoa have lost four of their last eight Serie A TIM away games (W1 D3), failing to score on five occasions in the process. Benevento have only drawn four home matches in their history in Serie A TIM, including two in their last two home games. Each of Genoa’s last seven league goals were scored in the second half of games, last scoring in the first half back on November 1st in Serie A TIM. Genoa are one of only three sides yet to win a single game since the start of October in the top-5 European Leagues, alongside Schalke 04 and Sheffield United. Mattia Destro is the only player in Genoa’s team to have scored a goal against Benevento in Serie A TIM, with Bologna in January 2018.