Bologna have lost their last two games against Sampdoria and have managed to win just one of the last 13 meetings.
At home, Bologna are unbeaten in their last four games against Samp, winning one and drawing three.
Bologna have lost just one of their last seven league games but have drawn each of the last three.
Samp are winless in their last five Serie A games, picking up just two points in the process.
The Doriani have won only one of their last 14 games on the road - vs Juventus back in January.
Samp have scored only two goals over the course of their last six away fixtures in the league.
Bologna's last nine league goals have all been scored by different players.
Bologna have scored the joint-most goals following an indirect free-kick - six, along with Roma.
Samp have scored 45.9% of their goals from set-piece situations (17 out of 37), the highest rate in Serie A this season.
Eder has been directly involved in Samp's last three goals in the league, scoring one and providing two assists.
Catania - Palermo
This will be the 18th derby between Catania and Palermo in Serie A - the Rossoblu currently lead by six wins to five.
The record in the last five top-flight derbies between these two sides is perfectly even, with two wins apiece and one draw.
Catania have won their last five games at home against Palermo and didn't concede any goals in the last four.
Fabrizio Miccoli had found the net in both of his last two appearances against Catania - he has bagged three overall in nine Sicilian derbies in the top-flight.
Catania have already been involved in six goalless draws this term - a joint-record alongside Siena and Torino.
Catania have won only one of their last six Serie A fixtures.
However, they've lost only once in their last eight matches at home, winning five in the process.
Palermo are unbeaten in their last three games, and have lost only two of the last nine (2W 5D).
Against Sampdoria, Palermo won their first away game after 371 days without a victory on the road, ending a run of eight draws and 11 losses away from the Barbera.
Jasmin Kurtic hasw mustered the most shots without scoring a goal this season (45 attempts, including blocked shots).
Fiorentina - Torino
Torino have recorded 45 wins against Fiorentina in Serie A - more than against any other opponent; while 41 wins for the Viola and 41 draws complete the record.
However, Torino have picked up only one point from their last seven league meetings with Fiorentina.
Torino's last win at the Franchi against Fiorentina came in October 1976: they are currently on a run of 22 games without a vctory there.
Fiorentina have won four of their last six Serie A fixtures.
Vincenzo Montella's side are unbeaten at home in their last six games (4W 2D).
Torino have managed to win only one of their last seven games, losing four.
The Granata are winless in their last five away games (3L 2D).
Torino have conceded 10 goals in total in their last three away fixtures in the league.
Fiorentina have already won 10 penalties - no other side have been awarded more in the top five European leagues this term.
Torino, on the other hand, have conceded the most penalties in Europe this season (11).
Fiorentina are one of the only two sides against which Rolando Bianchi has never scored in Serie A.
Genoa - Atalanta
Atalanta have won only one of their last seven meetings against Genoa in the league, with the Grifoni enjoying three wins in the process.
At home, Genoa are unbeaten in their last six gems against Atalanta (4W 2D).
Genoa are winless in their last seven league fixtures (3D 4L).
Atalanta have scored two or more goals in five of their last seven Serie A games.
In their last six away games, Atalanta have alternated between a wins and a loss (three of each) - they beat Inter 4-3 in their last game on the road.
Atalanta haven't drawn any of their last 11 away games (4W 7L).
Atalanta have already had 13 players sent off this term - more than any other side in the top-five European leagues.
Against Genoa, Maxi Moralez scored a brace on his Serie A debut back in September 2011.
Six of Atalanta's last eight goals in Serie A have been scored by German Denis.
Only Torino's Jean-François Gillet (seven) has conceded more goals from the penalty spot than Sebastien Frey (five) this season.
Inter - Parma
Parma have won three of their last four Serie A games against Inter, as many as they had won in their previous 21 meetings against the Nerazzurri.
These two sides have shared only one draw in their last 13 league meetings.
Inter have won their last six games against Parma at the San Siro, losing only once at home against the Ducali.
Inter have lost four of their last five Serie A fixtures, including the last three at home
Parma have failed to score in three of their last four league games.
Away from home, Roberto Donadoni's side have collected only two points from their last six games, failing to score in the last three.
Parma have already recouped 16 points from losing situations, a haul no Serie A side can better this season.
Amauri has mustered 26 headed shots - more than any other player in this Serie A campaign.
Inter have won only 17% of their league games without Diego Milito this season, whiole their win rate goes up to 65% with him playing.
Juventus - AC Milan
The record between Juventus and AC Milan in their last five meetings is perfectly even: two wins apiece and one draw.
In Turin, there have been three wins each and two goalless draws in the last seven meetings between these two sides since 2004.
Juventus have won each of their last five league fixtures, conceding only two goals in the process.
The Old Lady has kept seven clean sheets in their last 10 home games in this competition.
AC Milan remain the only side still unbeaten in 2013 in Serie A (9W 5D); however the Rossoneri have drawn their last two games, against Fiorentina and Napoli.
AC Milan have found the back of the net in each of their last six games on the road.
Juventus and AC Milan have made the most successful passes in this Serie A this season, 428 per game and 398 per game respectively.
AC Milan have scored the most goals courtesy of Italian players this season (43).
Juventus have netted the most courtesy of substitutes (10).
Gianluigi Buffon has kept 13 clean sheets - a high in Serie A this season.
Napoli - Cagliari
Napoli are unbeaten in their last seven Serie A games against Cagliari (4W 3D).
The Partenopei have won their last two matches against Cagliari played at the San Paolo - previously, the Sardinians had gone seven games unbeaten at Napoli's ground.
Napoli scored six goals on the last occasion they hosted Cagliari - as many as they had netted in their previous seven home games against the Sardinians.
Napoli have lost only one of their last 15 league games (2-0 vs Chievo), winning eight and drawing six.
Cagliari have lost only one of their last 13 Serie A fixtures - they would be 3rd in the table with 26 points taking into account only the games played in the second half of the season.
Cagliari haven't scored a single goal in their last three away games in Serie A.
Marek Hamsik has provided 14 assists so far this season - a joint-record in the top five European leagues along with Andres Iniesta.
Lorenzo Insigne has featured in each of the 32 Serie A match-days in this campaign, but only 14 of these saw him in the starting XI.
Insigne has scored three goals as a substitute - a joint-most in this competition.
Edinson Cavani has scored nine goals in Serie A in 2013 - more than any other player.
Roma - Pescara
Roma had the better of things in the reverse fixture against Pescara, ending a run of three draws and two wins for the Abruzzesi in the top-flight.
The record at the Olimpico sees the hosts lead by three wins to two, with the visitors winning on their last two trips to Rome.
Roma have lost only one of their last eight Serie A games (5W), and are unbeaten in their last four home games (3W 1D).
Roma have scored at home for 35 league games in a row - only between 1929 and 1932 have they enjoyed a logner home scoring streak (45 games).
Pescara have lost their last eight Serie A games, and picked-up only one point from the last 13.
Away from home, Pescara have conceded goals in 15 of the 16 games played in this campaign, kepping a clean sheet only against Fiorentina.
Pescara and Roma are the two sides with the most goals conceded this season - 66 and 53 respectively.
Francesco Totti has been directly involved in six of Roma's last nine goals, scoring three and assisting three.
Against Torino, Roma scored their 16th headed goal of the season - a Serie A high this season.
Siena - Chievo
Siena are unbeaten in their last five Serie A games against Chievo (2W 3D).
The Tuscans have kept four clean sheets in their last seven league meetings against Chievo.
Only one of the seven previous meetings between these two sides at Siena's ground has ended in a draw, with four wins for the guests and two for the hosts.
Siena are unbeaten in the last four match-days in Serie A (2W 2D) - the Tuscans have never remained unbeaten for five games in a row this season.
Siena have failed to score in each of their last three home games in the league.
Chievo have taken just one point from the last three match-days in Serie A.
Chievo remain the only Serie A side yet to draw away from home this season (4W 12L).
Siena have recorded the highest conversion rate this season (15.7% of their shots have found the net).
Alessandro Rosina has been subbed off 21 times so far this term, more than any other Serie A player.
Dario Dainelli (Chievo) has made the most interceptions in this Serie A season (94).
Udinese - Lazio
Prior to their 3-0 loss in the reverse fixture, Udinese had scored in 11 consecutive games against Lazio in the league.
Udinese are unbeaten in their last five home meetings against Lazio in Serie A, and won the last two.
Udinese have won back-to-back games Parma and Chievo - they've never won three in a row in this campaign.
Before beating Parma last Sunday, Udinese had last won a Serie A game without Antonio Di Natale back in April 2011 (2-1 vs Napoli).
Udinese have conceded only three goals in their last eight home fixtures, and never more than one per game.
Lazio have won only two of their last 12 league games, losing seven in the process.
The Biancocelesti have failed to score in four of their last six Serie A fixtures.
Lazio have only won one of their last 11 away games in the league, failing to score in seven of these.
Antonio Di Natale has already scored 11 goals against Lazio, only against Roma has he nettted more in Serie A (13).
Miroslav Klose's last Serie A goal was scored back in December vs Inter - since then, he has failed to score in seven league appearances, his longest goal-scoring drought in Italy.
