Insights Matchday 4 TIM 2019-20

September 20-22, 2019

CAGLIARI vs have won more home Serie A TIM matches against Genoa (5) than against any other side since the start of the 2011/2012 . Genoa have won his last match in Cagliari in 2017 (15-10-2017, Cagliari vs Genoa 2-3). Luca Ceppitelli has scored with both of his shot attempts this season (2 goals). He is one of two players (along with Erick Pulgar) to score with every shot he’s attempted this season (minimum 2 shots). Genoa have scored in seven of their last eight Serie A TIM matches after scoring in just two of their previous nine matches in the competition going back to last season.

UDINESE vs BRESCIA Udinese have lost only one of their ten home Serie A TIM matches against Brescia (1-2 in September 2004). Brescia have avoided defeat in three of their last four visits to (1W, 2D). Udinese have allowed just 6.0 shots per match in their first two home matches of the season in Serie A TIM, only Milan (4.0) have faced fewer shots per match at home this season. Alfredo Donnarumma has contributed to 35 goals (28 goals, 7 assists) in 35 league appearances for Brescia in Serie A TIM and .

JUVENTUS vs HELLAS VERONA Juventus have never lost a home Serie A TIM match against Hellas Verona in 28 all-time meetings (24W, 4D). Juventus have played just one opponent more times without ever losing a home match against them in Serie A TIM (Bari - 30 matches, 25W, 5D). Hellas Verona have won his last match against Juventus in 2016 (08-05-2016, Hellas Verona vs Juventus 2-1). Juventus (drew 0-0 at Fiorentina in W3) haven’t played two straight Serie A TIM matches without scoring since November 17-25, 2012. Hellas Verona have allowed only two goals (both

penalties) in their first three Serie A TIM matches this season. They conceded at least three goals in a match 16 times in 2017/2018, their last in the top flight.

MILAN vs INTER Inter are unbeaten in their last six Serie A TIM matches against Milan (3W, 3D), their longest unbeaten league run against their rivals since going 10 straight without a loss from November 1994 to March 1999 (4W. 6D). is the best goal scorer of the history of Derby di Milano (14 goals). Milan have conceded just one goal in their first three Serie A TIM matches this season, their best defensive start to a season since 2006/2007 (also 1 goal allowed). Milan didn’t concede their second goal until week six that season. Stefano Sensi has scored as many goals in three matches with Inter (2) as he had in any of his first three Serie A TIM seasons (all with Sassuolo).

SASSUOLO vs SPAL Both Serie A TIM meetings between the sides in SPAL have ended in a win for Sassuolo (27/09/18, 0-2 / 22/10/17, 0-1). Both Serie A TIM meetings between the sides in Sassuolo have ended in a 1-1 (SPAL are unbeaten in away matches against Sassuolo). has scored five goals in his first two appearances in Serie A TIM this season. The last player to score six or more goals in their first three matches of a Serie A TIM season was in 2009/2010. In Matchday 3 SPAL have won against Lazio 2-1 (Immobile, Petagna, Kurtic).

BOLOGNA vs ROMA Roma have lost only two of their last 21 Serie A TIM matches against Bologna (11W, 8D). Bologna have won the last home match against Roma exactly a year ago (Bologna 2-0 Roma on September 23, 2018). Bologna have won eight straight home Serie A TIM matches, equaling the longest home winning run in the club’s Serie A TIM history (also 8 straight from April to December 2002). Seven of Roma’s eight Serie A TIM goals this season have been scored in the first half, including six in the first 30 minutes.

LECCE vs NAPOLI Napoli have won three of their last four Serie A TIM matches against Lecce, including the last two. Napoli have never won three straight Serie A TIM matches against Lecce (20 meetings). Andrea Rispoli has attempted 7.0 crosses per 90 minutes in Serie A TIM this season, only Suso (9.0) has attempted more. has contributed to at least one goal in 11 of his last 13 Serie A TIM matches, totaling 11 goals and four assists in that time.

SAMPDORIA vs TORINO Sampdoria have scored in each of their last 13 home Serie A TIM matches against Torino dating back to a 1-0 Torino win in March 1993. Andrea Belotti has scored seven goals in ten career Serie A TIM matches against Sampdoria. He’s only scored more goals against one team in his Serie A TIM career (Sassuolo - 8 goals in ten matches). Andrea Belotti scored two goals in both of Torino’s matches against Sampdoria last season. Only one player has scored multiple goals in three straight Serie A TIM meetings against a single team over the last ten years (Mauro Icardi vs Fiorentina from November 2016 to August 2017).

ATALANTA vs FIORENTINA Atalanta beat Fiorentina 3-1 in March to end a 13-match winless run against them in Serie A TIM dating back to 2012 (4D, 9L). Fiorentina have won his last match against Atalanta in 2018 (Fiorentina vs Atalanta 2-0). Luis Muriel and Duvan Zapata (3 goals each) are the first teammates to score three goals in a team’s first three matches of a Serie A TIM season since Marek Hamsik and Jose Callejon for Napoli in 2013/2014.

LAZIO vs PARMA Lazio have won six straight home Serie A TIM matches against Parma, scoring 11 goals in the last three home meetings. has either scored or assisted at least one goal in his last five Serie A TIM matches (4 goals, 2 assists total). The last time he was involved in a goal in six straight Serie A TIM matches was in March-April 2014. Parma have won a Serie A TIM-high 57.9% of their aerial duels this season. Defenders Bruno Alves (84.2%) and Simone Iacaponi (61.5%) have each won at least 60% of their aerial duels.