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Matchday 8 Serie A TIM 2020-21 21 - 22 November 2020 21/11/2020 15:00 - EZIO SCIDA CROTONE Vs LAZIO Crotone are unbeaten in home games against Lazio in Serie A TIM (W1 D1): in addition to the Biancocelesti, only three sides have played at least twice on the road against Crotone without ever winning in the competition (Chievo, Sassuolo and Sampdoria). Since 2017/18 Lazio have won 15 of 18 games against newly promoted opposition in Serie A TIM (D2 L1); only Roma (19) and Napoli (17) have more victories against such sides in this period. Crotone haven’t won any of their last 10 Serie A TIM matches (D3 L7), in a run including the tail-end of 2017-18 - the Calabrians could go 11 games without a win for the first time in their history in the competition. Lazio have conceded three goals in each of their last two away league games; they could go three consecutive matches on the road in Serie A TIM while conceding at least three goals in each match for the first time since March 2013. Since 2000 only three of 13 newly promoted Serie A TIM sides have avoided relegation after failing to win any of their first seven league games: Brescia in 2000/01, Sassuolo in 2013/14 and Crotone in 2016/17. After keeping a clean sheet in their first game of the season against Cagliari, Lazio have conceded in each of their last six matches (13 in total). Since Simone Inzaghi’s first season in charge of Lazio (2016/17) only Barcelona (28 goals) have scored more goals than the Biancocelesti (25) in the 90th minute or later among sides in the top five European leagues. Lazio have scored only two first half goals in Serie A TIM this season, a joint-negative record alongside Udinese; on the other hand, Crotone have netted the fewest goals in the second half (one). Simy has scored 13 goals in Serie A TIM, and is close to becoming Crotone’s top scorer in the Italian top-flight (currently tied with Diego Falcinelli). Lazio’s Ciro Immobile has netted 33 goals in 36 games against newly promoted teams in Serie A TIM: among current players, only Fabio Quagliarella has scored more against such opponents (37 goals). 21/11/2020 18:00 - OROGEL STADIUM - DINO MANUZZI SPEZIA Vs ATALANTA There are 12 previous Serie B matches between Spezia and Atalanta, the most recent game coming in April 1939: the Ligurians have only achieved one win in this fixture, compared to six draws and five defeats. Atalanta are unbeaten in their last 10 Serie A TIM games against newly promoted teams (W8 D2), however they have only kept three clean sheets in these matches. Atalanta have picked up the most away points of any Serie A side in 2020: 31 (W9 D4 L1).
Spezia are looking for their first historic home win in Serie A TIM, with one draw and two defeats so far. The Ligurians have picked up just 13% of their total points in home matches (1/8), the lowest percentage of any side this season. Spezia have scored six goals via crosses this season, more than any other team in Serie A TIM.
Spezia have conceded the most goals from set-piece situations of any Serie A TIM side this season (seven), while Atalanta have netted the most goals from open play (17). Since the weekend of 18th October 2020 (the first match that Spezia played without Galabinov), the Ligurians have scored eight goals courtesy of six different players: only Roma have had more individual scorers over this period (seven). M'Bala Nzola is the only Spezia player to have both scored and provided assist in the current Serie A TIM campaign. Atalanta’s Luis Muriel has been involved in six goals in six appearances in Serie A TIM this season (four goals and two assists), averaging a goal or assist every 36 minutes: among players with at least five matches in the top five European leagues this season only Robert Lewandowski has a better average (one every 31 minutes). Since his debut in Serie A TIM in September 2013 Duván Zapata has scored against 28 of the 29 teams he has faced in the top-flight: with a goal against Spezia he could equal Ciro Immobile (scoring against 29 different teams in this period).
21/11/2020 20:45 - ALLIANZ STADIUM JUVENTUS Vs CAGLIARI After a streak of 18 Serie A TIM matches without defeat against Cagliari (W15 D3), Juventus lost last time out in this fixture in July: only in November 2009 have the Bianconeri lost two games in a row against the Sardinians in the top-flight. Juventus have scored at least three goals in each of their last four home league matches against Cagliari: the last team to concede 3+ goals in at least five consecutive away Serie A TIM matches against the Bianconeri was Padova between 1930 and 1955 (eight matches). Juventus will start MD8 from outside the top two positions for the first time since the 2015/16 season, when they were 12th at the start of that matchday. Cagliari have won three of their last four league games (L1): over the last four matchdays, only Roma (10) have picked up more points in Serie A TIM than the Sardinians (nine). Juventus have drawn four of their seven league games this season - the Bianconeri could draw five of their first eight Serie A TIM matches in a campaign for the first time since 1978/79. Juventus have conceded only one goal in the first 30 minutes of games this season, the joint–fewest of any side. In addition, the Bianconeri have conceded the fewest goals in the second half (two). Cristiano Ronaldo has scored six goals in four league games this season: in the three points for a win era, the only Juventus player that has netted more after five appearances in a season is Paulo Dybala in 2017/18 (eight goals). Cagliari’s Giovanni Simeone is close to scoring his 50th goal in Serie A TIM (49) - he could reach this milestone at the age of 25 years and 139 days, the only Argentinians to achieve this milestone at a younger age in Serie A TIM have been Icardi, Dybala and Crespo. In 2020 both João Pedro and Giovanni Simeone have scored 12 goals in Serie A TIM: the only South Americans to have netted more in this period in the top five European leagues are Lionel Messi (15) and Duván Zapata (14) – moreover, excluding penalties no other South American player scored more than Simeone (12).
22/11/2020 12:30 - ARTEMIO FRANCHI FIORENTINA Vs BENEVENTO Fiorentina have their previous two Serie A TIM matches against Benevento with an overall score of 4-0. In the last three seasons (since 2018/19) Fiorentina have lost six of their 13 matches against newly promoted teams in Serie A TIM (W2 D5). In this period only SPAL have had more defeats against such opponents (seven). Fiorentina haven’t scored in their last 219 minutes in Serie A TIM: if they don’t find the net in this match, this run will extend to 309 minutes, the worst streak for the Viola since August 2019 (543 minutes). Fiorentina have won four of their last five home Serie A TIM games (L1), as many as in their previous 32 (D17 L11). Benevento have lost their last four Serie A TIM games: only in 2017 have they had a longer streak of consecutive defeats in the top-flight (14 defeats in their first 14 games in Serie A TIM). Benevento have conceded the most goals from inside the box in the current Serie A TIM campaign (18); each of 10 goals scored by Fiorentina this season have been scored from inside the box. Cesare Prandelli’s last match as Fiorentina boss in Serie A TIM was 3843 days ago, a 0-2 defeat in May 2010 against Bari. Fiorentina’s Gaetano Castrovilli four goals have been worth five points this season, with only Zlatan Ibrahimovic earning more points from his goals this campaign (nine points from eight goals). Benevento’s Iago Falque (who has one goal against Fiorentina in Serie A TIM in October 2016) hasn’t scored in his last nine league matches: only between September and December 2015 has he gone on a longer run in the competition (11 with Roma).
22/11/2020 15:00 - MARCANTONIO BENTEGODI HELLAS VERONA Vs SASSUOLO After winning three of the first four Serie A TIM games against Sassuolo (L1), Verona have only won of their last six against the Neroverdi in the competition (D2 L3).
Sassuolo have won each of their last three Serie A TIM matches at Bentegodi (versus Verona and Chievo), without conceding a goal. Indeed, Bentegodi is the stadium where the Neroverdi have kept the most away clean sheets in the top-flight (five).
Since their return to Serie A TIM in 2019/20, Verona have drawn the most matches of any team in the top-flight: 16/45 (36%).
Verona have conceded only one goal in their last five home league games - at least three fewer than any other team that has played 2+ home matches in Serie A TIM in this period.
Sassuolo have picked up the most points in comparison to the first seven matches of the last Serie A TIM season: a difference of +9. Verona is +3, between them only AC Milan (+8) and Sampdoria (+7).
For the first time, Sassuolo haven’t lost any of their first seven games of a Serie A TIM season (W4 D3); the last Emilian team to avoid defeat in their first eight games of a campaign was Bologna in 1989/90 (their first loss came on MD9, while they finished 8th overall).
Verona have conceded the fewest goals in Serie A TIM this season (five), while Sassuolo have netted 18 goals. After scoring against Benevento (a brace) and AC Milan, Antonin Barak could become the first foreign player to score in three consecutive Serie A TIM matches for Verona since Adaílton, in December 1999. If he finds the net in this game, Sassuolo would be the first opponent that Verona’s Nikola Kalinic has scored against while playing for three different teams in Serie A TIM (a brace with Fiorentina in December 2016 and a goal with AC Milan in April 2018). Jeremie Boga’s only previous brace for Sassuolo in Serie A TIM was netted against Verona, in a 3-3 draw last June (as a substitute). Against no other team has he scored more goals in Serie A TIM than he has against Verona (2).
22/11/2020 15:00 - GIUSEPPE MEAZZA INTER Vs TORINO Inter have won their last two Serie A TIM matches against Torino and they could record 3+ consecutive wins against the Granata in the competition for the first time since September 2008. Since their return to Serie A TIM (from 2012/13), Torino have lost only three of their eight away league games against Inter (W2 D3): during this period, only Juventus (one) and Roma (two) have recorded fewer defeats against the Nerazzurri at Meazza stadium among the teams always present in the competition. Inter have won only three of their first 10 matches this season in all competitions (D5 L2): the last time the Nerazzurri achieved only three wins in their first 11 games of a campaign was back in 1983/84 under Luigi Radice. Torino won their last away league match against Genoa and could record two consecutive wins on the road in Serie A TIM for the first time since November 2019; the last team under Marco Giampaolo to have won two away Serie A TIM matches in a row was Sampdoria in March 2019. Torino have dropped the most points from winning positions (11) in the Big 5 European Leagues in 2020/21 – in the 2019/20 season, only Brescia (34) lost more points than the Granata (27) from winning positions in those leagues. Inter have netted the most headed goals in Serie A TIM this season (four); only Marseille and Atletico Madrid (four) boast more players than Inter (three - Lautaro, D’Ambrosio and Perisic) with 1+ headed goal in the Big 5 European Leagues in 2020/21. Torino have scored six goals in the first 30 minutes of action in Serie A TIM games this season, a joint-high alongside Atalanta; 50% of Torino’s goals have arrived in this period (6/12), with no team netting a higher percentage. Romelu Lukaku has found the net in his first two home league games this season, the last Inter player to score in each of his first three Serie A TIM matches of a season at Meazza stadium was Daniel Osvaldo in 2014/15. Ashley Young has found the net in his only Serie A TIM match against Torino: the English winger scored in each of his first two games against a single Serie A TIM/Premier League opponent only against Blackburn and Derby County, both with Aston Villa.
22/11/2020 15:00 - OLIMPICO ROMA Vs PARMA Roma have won the most Serie A TIM games against Parma: 32/52 (D10 L10) - in addition, the Giallorossi have won nine of their last 12 league matches against them (D1 L2). Parma have won only one of 26 their Serie A TIM away games against Roma (D6 L19), 1-0 in April 1997 under Carlo Ancelotti. Roma have picked up the most points since last October in Serie A TIM: 13 of the 15 available.
Parma have drawn each of their last three league games: the last time they recorded a longer streak in Serie A TIM was in May 2019 (five). Parma have scored in 13 away league matches in a row (already a record in Serie A TIM for them), however, in each of the last 10 they have also conceded goals; since July 2020 the Gialloblù have lost five league games on the road (W2 D1), fewer only than Bologna (six). Parma have conceded four headed goals in Serie A TIM this season, a joint-league-low both in basic numbers ??(alongside Bologna and Atalanta) and in percentage terms (31%, level with Bologna). Under Paulo Fonseca Roma have scored 117 goals in 59 matches in all competitions, only with Herbert Burgess (142 goals between 1929 and 1931) Roma netted more goals under a single manager in his first 60 games. Roma’s Henrikh Mkhitaryan has been involved in seven goals in Serie A TIM this season (three goals, four assists): a record for him in terms of goal involvement in his first seven games of a campaign in the Big 5 European Leagues. Roma are Juraj Kucka’s favourite opponent in Serie A TIM (four goals); however, Parma’s Slovakian midfielder has only won one of the four games where he has netted against the Giallorossi (D1 L2), in October 2011 with Genoa.
22/11/2020 15:00 - LUIGI FERRARIS SAMPDORIA Vs BOLOGNA Bologna have won each of their last three Serie A TIM matches against Sampdoria, only between 1961 and 1963 did they enjoy a longer streak of wins in the top-flight against the Blucerchiati (four). Sampdoria are unbeaten in 12 of their last 13 home Serie A TIM games against Bologna (W9 D3), losing their most recent clash: 1-2 in June 2020. Since 2003/04 Sampdoria have won nine home Serie A TIM games against Bologna, a joint-record for them (also 9 v Chievo). After a streak of 10 home Serie A TIM matches with four wins and six defeats, Sampdoria drew last time out (v Genoa): the last time they recorded two home draws in a row in the competition was in November 2019 (three in that case, the first three under Claudio Ranieri at Ferraris stadium). Bologna have conceded goals in each of their last 40 Serie A TIM games; only two teams had a longer streak without keeping a clean sheet in the Big 5 European Leagues: Gimnàstic de Tarragona (41 in 1950) and Bordeaux (42 in 1960). Bologna are one of only three teams yet to pick up an away point in the Big 5 European Leagues this season, alongside Mainz and Sheffield United. Sampdoria’s Fabio Quagliarella has scored four goals in the league this season: he has netted at least five goals in 12 Serie A TIM campaigns, since 1999/2000 only Francesco Totti (17) and Antonio Di Natale (13) scored 5+ goals in more different seasons. Bologna’s Rodrigo Palacio is close to scoring 90 goals in Serie A TIM: among the players that have netted at least 89 goals from 2009/10 (his debut in the Italian top-flight) he ranks second in terms of the proportion scored away from home (47%), fewer only than Immobile (49%). Bologna’s Musa Barrow is the youngest player to have scored 10+ goals in 2020 in Serie A TIM: 11 goals for him. In addition to scoring 12 of his total 38 goals in Serie A TIM with Sampdoria, Bologna’s Sinisa Mihajlovic managed Sampdoria from November 2013 to June 2015, overseeing 64 Serie A TIM matches (W23 D23 L18).
22/11/2020 18:00 - DACIA ARENA - STADIO FRIULI UDINESE Vs GENOA Udinese are unbeaten in the last eight Serie A TIM matches against Genoa (W5 D3), their longest streak without defeat against the Rossoblu in the competition. Genoa have only won one of their last nine away Serie A TIM matches against Udinese (D3 L5): 4-2 in November 2014, under Gian Piero Gasperini. Udinese have picked up only four points in their first seven Serie A TIM matches of a season for the first time in the three points for a win era; however, in 2017/18 they had also lost five of the first seven fixtures. Udinese have won four of their last six Serie A TIM matches after international breaks (L2), while Genoa haven’t enjoyed any success in their most recent seven games after international breaks (D4 L3). Although Udinese have conceded 11 goals in Serie A TIM this season, according to the Expected Goals model they should have conceded 5.97: the difference of 5.03 is the second largest in Serie A this season (Atalanta have conceded 5.06 goals more than expected). 50% of Udinese's goals in Serie A TIM this season have been scored via a header (3/6), the highest percentage in the Big 5 European Leagues in 2020/21 - on the other hand, Genoa are yet to score with a header and have attempted the fewest headed shots in the top-flight (five). Genoa and Udinese are the two teams that have been ahead in the fewest matches in Serie A TIM this season: both only once. Genoa are Udinese’s Rodrigo de Paul favorite opponent in Serie A TIM: he has netted four goals in eight matches, including his first brace in the Italian top-flight (April 2017 at the Dacia Arena). Genoa's Mattia Destro has scored six goals in 13 Serie A TIM appearances against Udinese, he hasn't managed to score more against any other side currently in the top-flight.
22/11/2020 20:45 - SAN PAOLO NAPOLI Vs MILAN Napoli are unbeaten in their last 11 encounters against AC Milan in Serie A TIM (W6 D5): the last side to stay unbeaten vs the Rossoneri in the top-flight for 12+ games was also Napoli between 1974 and 1979. AC Milan have won just one of their 14 Serie A TIM games away from home against Napoli in the 21st century (D6 L7), in October 2010 with goals scored by Robinho and Ibrahimovic for the Rossoneri and Lavezzi for Napoli. Napoli have lost their last two home games in all competitions, against AZ and Sassuolo, and could lose three in a row at home for the first time since December 2012 under Walter Mazzarri. AC Milan are unbeaten in their last 14 games away from home in all competitions (W9 D5): the last time the Rossoneri enjoyed a longest run was in February 2004 under Carlo Ancelotti (15 matches). AC Milan have scored more goals than any other side in Serie A TIM this season from inside the box (16), but Napoli have conceded the fewest from inside in the competition (four goals). Only Spezia (seven goals) have conceded more than AC Milan from set-pieces (sei goals) in Serie A TIM this season; overall, AC Milan have conceded 17 goals from dead ball situations in 38 Serie A TIM games under Stefano Pioli, as many as they had in 62 matches under Gennaro Gattuso. Gennaro Gattuso made four appearances as a player in Serie A TIM against sides managed by Stefano Pioli and always won, including the first game lost by the current AC Milan manager in the competition back in September 2006 (2-0 for AC Milan with goals scored by Clarence Seedorf and Kaká). If he will score against AC Milan, Lorenzo Insigne will overtake Maradona (currently both six goals) equaling Vinicio and Antonio Vojak (both seven goals) and becoming one of the three Napoli’s players with the most goals against the Rossoneri in Serie A TIM. AC Milan’s forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic has scored in each of his first five Serie A TIM games this season: in the three points per win era, only three players have managed to find the net in their first six appearances in a single campaign (Gabriel Batistuta in 1994/95, Christian Vieri in 2002/03 and Krzysztof Piatek in 2018/19).