Insights Matchday 9 TIM 2019-20

October 25-27, 2019

HELLAS VERONA vs SASSUOLO Sassuolo won their last match at Hellas Verona (1-0 in April 2018) after failing to win any of their first five away matches against them in all competitions (1D, 4L). Hellas Verona have won their last match against Sassuolo in 2017 (25-11-2017 Sassuolo- Hellas Verona 0-2, Zuculini, Verde). Hellas Verona have kept clean sheets in each of their last two home Serie A TIM matches. They haven’t kept three straight home clean sheets in the competition since March-April 2000. Domenico Berardi has contributed to seven goals in Serie A TIM this season (6 goals, 1 assist), only Ciro Immobile (12) and Duvan Zapata (8) have been involved in more.

LECCE vs JUVENTUS Lecce have collected at least one point against Juventus in each of their last three Serie A TIM seasons (1D in 2008/2009, 1W in 2010/2011 and 1D in 2011/2012). Juventus have won their last match against Lecce in 2010 (17-10-2010 Juventus-Lecce 4-0, Aquilani, Felipe Melo, Quagliarella, Del Piero). Lecce have lost their first three home matches in Serie A TIM this season. They lost only two matches in their previous two league seasons (over and Serie C - 25W, 9D, 2L). Juventus have won five straight Serie A TIM matches, scoring two goals in each win. Since the start of last season, there have been seven runs of five or more victories, with four of those belonging to Juventus (Inter 2, Milan 1).

INTER vs PARMA Parma beat Inter 1-0 at the last season, ending a run of 15 straight away Serie A TIM matches against Inter without a win dating back to 1999 (5D, 10L). Parma are unbeaten in their last three away league matches against Inter, drawing twice before their win last season. Inter have won their last match against Parma last season (09-02-2019 Parma-Inter 0-1, Lautaro Martinez).

Lautaro Martinez has scored in two straight Serie A TIM appearances for the first time in his career (35 matches) and netted his first brace in the competition in Inter’s 4-3 win over Sassuolo in week 8. Dejan Kulusevski (5) and (3) have assisted eight of Parma’s 13 goals in Serie A TIM this season. Only one player (Matteo Scozzarella - 4) assisted more than two goals for Parma all of last season.

GENOA vs BRESCIA Genoa are unbeaten in their last 15 home matches against Brescia in all competitions dating back to a 1-0 defeat in Serie B in 1979. Brescia’s only top-flight away win against Genoa came in May 1931 (D1, L7). Brescia have won their last match against Genoa in 1947 (16-02-1947 Brescia-Genoa 5-1, Penzo, Paolini, Penzo, Paolini, De Filippis, Verdeal). Genoa (lost at home vs Milan in their last home match) have lost consecutive home matches in Serie A TIM only once since the beginning of the 2018/2019 season (losses to Inter and Torino in April 2019). Brescia have won two of their first four away matches in Serie A TIM this season, more than they had in their entire last season in the competition (2010-11 - 1W, 6D, 12L).

BOLOGNA vs SAMPDORIA The home side is unbeaten in the last 21 Serie A TIM meetings between Bologna and Sampdoria (14W, 7D), including winning each of the last eight. The last time the away team won a top-flight fixture between the sides was in November 2003 (Bologna 0-1 Sampdoria). Bologna have scored 24 goals in their last ten home Serie A TIM matches (W8, D1, L1). They’re the highest scoring home team in the competition in that time. Claudio Ranieri has collected 2.36 points per match against Bologna in Serie A TIM (11 matches - 8W, 2D, 1L - 26 points). He has a higher points per match average against just one Serie A TIM team he’s faced at least 5 times (Robur Siena - 2.57 points per match).

ATALANTA vs UDINESE Atalanta have won three straight Serie A TIM matches against Udinese after winning only three of their previous 19 top-flight meetings (9D, 7L). Atalanta have never won four straight Serie A TIM matches against Udinese. Udinese have won their last match against Atalanta in 2017 (29-10-2017 Udinese-Atalanta 2- 1, Kurtic, De Paul, Barak). Atalanta have scored at least two goals in nine straight Serie A TIM matches. They could become just the second team in the last 12 years to score two or more goals in ten straight Serie A TIM matches (Napoli - 11 straight from May 6 to October 1, 2017). Atalanta’s matches have seen 4.3 goals per match (21 scored, 13 conceded in 8 matches), tied with Sassuolo (14 scored, 16 conceded in 7 matches) for most in the five major European leagues. Udinese’s matches have featured just 1.3 goals per match (4 scored, 6 conceded in 8 matches), tied with Stade de Reims for fewest in the five major European leagues this season.

SPAL vs NAPOLI Napoli are one of two teams (alongside Milan) that have won every match against SPAL since SPAL returned to Serie A TIM in 2017 (among teams that have been in the competition in the last two seasons). SPAL have won their last match against Napoli in 1967 (30-09-1962 SPAL-Napoli 4-2, Bui, Corelli, Fanello, Micheli, Micheli, Gori). Etrit Berisha has made an average of 5.13 saves per 90 minutes in Serie A TIM this season, most in the competition. has been involved in six of Napoli’s 11 away goals in Serie A TIM this season (3 goals, 3 assists in 4 appearances). He contributed to just five goals in his 13 away appearances last season (4 goals, 1 assist).

TORINO vs CAGLIARI Torino are unbeaten in their last nine Serie A TIM matches against Cagliari (6W, 3D), their longest unbeaten run against any team currently in Serie A TIM. Two of the three draws in that run came last season. Cagliari have won their last match against Torino in 2013 (24-02-2013 Cagliari-Torino 4-3, Sau, Cerci, Stevanovic, Conti, Pinilla, Bianchi, Conti). Only Juventus (36 points in 14 matches) have collected more points at home since last Christmas in Serie A TIM than Torino (35 points in 15 matches - 11W, 2D, 2L). Cagliari have collected 14 points from their last six Serie A TIM matches (4W, 2D), their best six-match run in the competition for nearly a decade (15 points - 5W, 1L) from October 25 to November 29, 2009).

ROMA vs MILAN Milan have avoided defeat in eight of their last 11 Serie A TIM matches at Roma (2W, 6D), more than any other team since the start of the 2008/2009 season. Roma have won their last match against Milan in 2017 (01-10-2017 Milan-Roma 0-2, Dzeko, Florenzi). Roma have kept two clean sheets in their last three Serie A TIM matches, allowing only one goal in the other match (1-1 draw vs Cagliari). They had allowed a goal in six straight matches before this run (10 goals in total). Thanks in part to his January transfer from Genoa to Milan, Krzysztof Piatek scored in two away matches against Roma last season. He was the first player to score in two away matches against a single opponent in a single Serie A TIM season since Marco Borriello against Palermo with both Carpi and Atalanta in 2015/2016.

FIORENTINA vs LAZIO Lazio have scored in each of their last six Serie A TIM visits to Fiorentina, winning four of those six matches (1D, 1L). Fiorentina have won their last match against Lazio in 2017 (13-05-2017 Fiorentina-Lazio 3-2, Keita Baldè, Babacar, Kalinic, OG Lombardi, Murgia). Franck Ribery’s team has not lost any of the last 11 league matches he’s started (7W, 4D in Serie A TIM and Bundesliga), including six with Fiorentina (3W, 3D). Ribery hasn’t started a

league match in which his team lost in nearly a year (Borussia Dortmund 3-2 Bayern Munchen on November 10, 2018). Ciro Immobile has been involved in 12 goals in Serie A TIM this season (9 goals, 3 assists), tied with Robert Lewandowski for most in the five major European leagues.