Insights Match Day 30 Serie a TIM Other
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Matchday 30 Serie A TIM 2020-21 10 - 12 April 2021 10/04/2021 15:00 - ALBERTO PICCO SPEZIA Vs CROTONE The last league draw between Spezia and Crotone was back in April 2016 (0-0 in Serie B): since then, there have been three wins for Spezia and two for Crotone (including the 4-1 victory in the reverse fixture). Spezia won their last Serie A TIM home game (against Cagliari): they could win back-to-back matches at home for the first time in the competition. Crotone’s last Serie A TIM draw was against Udinese in December 2020: since then, they have won three games and lost 14. Crotone have conceded 2+ goals in each of their last nine Serie A TIM away matches: the last side to have shipped 2+ goals in at least 10 away games in a row was Catania, back in January 2014. Crotone are the only side yet to gain a point from trailing situation in Serie A TIM this season, whilst Spezia have earned 10, fewer only than Inter (14) and Bologna (12). Spezia have scored each of their last 10 goals in the second half: their last goal in the first 45 minutes of play was back on February 6th, thanks to Martin Erlic against Sassuolo. Crotone are one of the only five sides in the history of the Serie A TIM to have conceded 74+ goals after 29 league matches in a season and the first one since Pro Patria in the 1955/96 campaign. Diego Farias, who scored in the reverse fixture against Crotone, has failed to score in his last seven Serie A TIM games for Spezia: he last had a longer run with a single team in the competition in December 2019, for Lecce (eight matches). Crotone striker Simy has found the net in his last five Serie A TIM games and could become the first African player to score in six successive appearances in the competition in the three points for a win era (five also for Keita Baldé in 2017 and George Weah in 1996). In the reverse fixture, Junior Messias scored his very first Serie A TIM brace: he has been involved in three goals in Crotone’s last two league matches (two goals, one assist). 10/04/2021 18:00 - ENNIO TARDINI PARMA Vs MILAN Parma's last win against AC Milan in Serie A TIM was back in March 2014 (4-2) – since then, there’s been five Rossoneri wins and two draws. After the 2-2 draw in the reverse match, AC Milan and Parma could draw both matches in a single Serie A TIM campaign for the first time since 2007/08. AC Milan have netted in each of their last seven away Serie A TIM games against Parma: the last time the Rossoneri failed to score at the Tardini stadium in the top-flight was back in March 2010, under Leonardo. Parma have had the fewest wins in Serie A TIM this season (three): only 6.4% of the sides with three or fewer wins after 29 Serie A TIM matches in a season (3/47) avoided relegation at the end of the campaign. In 2021, AC Milan have picked up 26 points in 15 Serie A TIM matches (18 of these coming away from home) – five sides have gained more points in this period. AC Milan have won 14 of their last 16 Serie A TIM away games: drawing the other 2-2 v Genoa in December 2020 and losing 0-2 v Spezia in February 2021. AC Milan have dropped the fewest points from winning positions in Serie A TIM this season (two), while only Torino (25) have lost more than Parma (21) from leading situations. The next will be Jasmin Kurtic's 50th appearance in all competitions with Parma, he has scored in both of his Serie A TIM matches against AC Milan with Parma. Parma are the only side against which Theo Hernández has scored more than one goal in Serie A TIM: he has netted three goals for AC Milan against the Gialloblù (including a brace in the reverse match). Parma are one of three of Zlatan Ibrahimovic's favourite targets in Serie A TIM (10 goals, alongside Palermo and AS Roma): AC Milan’s striker scores on average a goal every 89 minutes against the Gialloblu, his best mins/goal against an opponent faced at least eight times in the competition. 10/04/2021 20:45 - DACIA ARENA - STADIO FRIULI UDINESE Vs TORINO Udinese have won only two of their last 10 Serie A TIM matches against Torino (D3 L5), however, these two wins have come in the three most recent matches between the sides. Torino have won each of the last three Serie A TIM matches against Udinese played during the second half of the season, keeping a clean sheet in each. Indeed, the last Friulian win against them was back in March 2015, 3-2 under Andrea Stramaccioni. After a 1-0 win last season, Udinese are looking to win consecutive home games against Torino in Serie A TIM for the first time since 2013 (four in between 2006 and 2013). Udinese have lost their last two Serie A TIM matches, the last time they registered three defeats in a row in the competition was back in October 2020. Torino lost 0-1 against Sampdoria in their last away Serie A TIM match, last suffering back-to-back away defeats in February 2020. Torino have drawn more Serie A TIM matches this season than any other side (12) - only Villarreal and Nantes (both 13) have drawn more games than the Granata in the top-5 European leagues in 2020-21. Udinese are the only side yet to concede a single goal from a corner situation in Serie A TIM this season, whilst Torino have scored nine times via corners, fewer than only Benevento and Inter (both 10). Udinese’s Stefano Okaka has scored three goals against Torino in Serie A TIM, against no other side has he netted more in the competition. Indeed, his last seven goals in the Italian top-flight have come away from home, with his last goal at Dacia Arena back in January 2020 v Sassuolo. Torino’s Andrea Belotti has been involved in eight goals in his last 10 Serie A TIM matches against Udinese (six goals and two assists). Antonio Sanabria has netted four goals in his first five league appearances with Torino - he could become the fastest player to score five goals with the Granata in Serie A TIM (during the three points for a win era), with the record currently held by Iago Falque, who reached it in seven games. 11/04/2021 12:30 - GIUSEPPE MEAZZA INTER Vs CAGLIARI Inter have failed to score in only one of their last 37 Serie A TIM meetings against Cagliari (0-2 defeat in April 2013). Cagliari have won only two of their last 19 Serie A TIM away matches against Inter, suffering 12 defeats in the process (D5). Cagliari’s last Serie A TIM clean sheet away from home against Inter dates back to March 1992 (0-0) - since then, the Nerazzurri have scored 47 goals in 22 matches (2.1 per game on average). Inter have won 11 of their last 12 Serie A TIM matches (including each of the last 10), keeping the clean sheet in 67% of these games (8/12) – they have conceded only four goals in the process. Inter have won their last 11 Serie A TIM home matches: only three times have they had a longer winning run at home in their Serie A TIM history (1950, 1971 and 2011). Cagliari have scored the fewest Serie A TIM goals since the beginning of 2021 - just 10 goals in 15 games since the turn of the year. Inter striker Lautaro Martínez has scored four goals and delivered one assist in five Serie A TIM meetings against Cagliari, finding the net in each of his four such games as a starter. Cagliari’s Radja Nainggolan has scored six Serie A TIM goals against Inter, more than against any other side. Indeed, he played 33 top-flight games, scoring six goals, for Inter between 2018 and 2019. 11/04/2021 15:00 - MARCANTONIO BENTEGODI HELLAS VERONA Vs LAZIO After a 2-1 win in the reverse match, Verona could win both games against Lazio in a single Serie A TIM campaign for the first time since 1984/85. Lazio have won eight of the last 10 Serie A TIM matches played against Verona in the second half of the season (D1 L1). Lazio have won each of their last three Serie A TIM away games against Verona, one more than they had in their previous 20 matches on the road against the Gialloblù in the competition (W2 D9 L9). Verona could win two games in a row in Serie A TIM for the first time since January 2020, excluding an awarded win (3-0) v AS Roma in September 2020. After defeats against AC Milan and Atalanta, Verona could lose three Serie A TIM games in a row at the Bentegodi for the first time since May 2018: the last three home games under Fabio Pecchia. Lazio haven’t drawn any of their last 13 Serie A TIM matches, since a 1-1 against Genoa in January: 10 wins and three defeats since then for the Biancocelesti. Lazio have scored the most Serie A TIM goals in the opening 15 minutes of play this season: 10, the same amount Verona have scored in the first 30 minutes.