Catania - Siena
There is a perfect balance in the 11 previous Serie A meetings between Catania and Siena: two wins apiece and seven draws.
Catania's two wins have come in the last two league matches between these two sides, both away from home.
In fact, Catania have never won against Siena at home in the top-flight (four draws and a win for the guests).
Catania are winless in the last five Serie A match-days (3D, 2L) and have won only one of their last eight league fixtures.
The Sicilians have lost only one of their last nine home league games (5W, 3D), but have drawn both the last two.
Siena have lost their last two Serie A games without scoring a goal. Prior to these, they were unbeaten in their last five league matches (2W, 3D).
The Tuscans have won two of their last four away league games, losing just once.
However, the Bianconeri have conceded goals in each of their last 10 league games on the road, shipping 23 goals in the process.
Catania and Siena have drawn 0-0 the joint-most times in this Serie A season (six, alongside Torino).
Nicola Legrottaglie has scored 22 goals in Serie A, the most amongst defenders currently playing in the Italian top-flight.
Chievo - Cagliari
Chievo have lost only once in their last eight Serie A meetings against Cagliari, winning four times in the process.
Chievo have kept a clean sheet in four of their last five league encounters against the Sardinians, but have conceded four goals in the other one.
Chievo are unbeaten in their seven home meetings with Cagliari in the top-flight (three wins, four draws).
The "Flying Donkeys" have kept a clean sheet in four of the last seven Serie A match-days (3W, 1D, 3L).
The Gialloblu have failed to score in each of their last three home league fixtures (a 0-0 draw and two 0-1 defeats).
Cagliari have lost their last two Serie A games. Prior to these, they were unbeaten in their last five league fixtures (3W, 2D).
The Sardinians have won only two of their last 12 away league games, losing six times.
Prior to their 2-3 loss away to Napoli, Cagliari had failed to score in their previous three league games on the road.
Cagliari have conceded 38 goals in the second half of games, the joint-most so far in this Serie A campaign.
Cyril Théréau has scored one goal in three of his four league games against Cagliari, his favourite target in Serie A.
Fiorentina - Roma
Fiorentina and Roma have shared the points just once in their last 10 Serie A meetings: six wins for the Giallorossi, three for the Viola.
Roma have won only one of their last seven trips to Florence in Serie A, losing twice and drawing four times.
Fiorentina are unbeaten in their last four Serie A match-days and have won the last three in a row.
The Viola have found the net in each of their last 10 league fixtures, scoring on average 2.4 goals per game - the highest average in Serie A over this period.
Fiorentina are unbeaten in their last seven home league games (five wins and two draws).
Roma have lost only one of their last 10 league games and are unbeaten in the last four.
The Giallorossi won their last away league game: the last time they won two consecutive games on the road in Serie A was last December.
These two sides have scored the joint-most goals in the second half of games (33 apiece).
Fiorentina have scored the most set-piece goals in this Serie A season, 30 (including penalties).
Francesco Totti has netted five goals in his last three league appearances against Fiorentina. He has scored 13 goals in total against the Viola in Serie A.
Adem Ljajic has been directly involved in 11 goals over the last 10 Serie A match-days (seven scored, four assisted), at least three more than any other player over this period.
Genoa - Pescara
In the reverse fixture of this Serie A campaign, Pescara won their first Serie A match against Genoa, after three wins for the Rossoblu and a draw.
Genoa have won both their home matches played against Pescara in Serie A: 1-0 in December 1977 and 4-3 in October 1992.
After eight games without any win (4D, 4L), Genoa beat Chievo in the last match-day.
The Rossoblu have drawn each of their last three home league games (vs Siena, Sampdoria and Atalanta).
Pescara have collected only two points in their last 15 Serie A games, failing to score in nine of those encounters.
Pescara are winless in their last eight league games away from home (2D, 6L), finding the net four times and conceding 19 goals in the process.
Pescara have conceded 70 goals in the league this season, the worst tally after 34 Serie A match-days since 1997/98, when Napoli and Lecce shipped respectively 76 and 72 goals.
The Dolphins have recouped only one point from trailing situations in this Serie A season - a league-low - losing 24 of the 25 games in which they have been behind.
Genoa have recorded the worst passing accuracy in Serie A this season (76%).
Pescara are the only current Serie A team that Marco Borriello has never scored against.
Juventus - Palermo
Juventus have won their last three clashes with Palermo in Serie A, without conceding a goal. Prior to those three meetings, the Rosanero won four times in a row.
Juventus and Palermo haven't shared the points in any of their last 14 Serie A meetings: both teams have won seven games in this run.
Palermo have won three of their last four games played in Turin against Juventus.
Juventus have won their last seven league fixtures, their best winning streak in Serie A this season.
Juventus have failed to score only once in their last 20 Serie games (a 0-1 loss away from home against Roma).
Antonio Conte's side have won each of their last five home games in Serie A, conceding only one goal in the process.
Palermo haven't lost any of their last five Serie A matches (3W, 2D). The last time that the Rosanero went unbeaten for six consecutive league games was in 2010.
Since Giuseppe Sannino came back in charge for Palermo (six matches), the Sicilians have picked up an average of 1.8 points per game. In their 25 fixtures without him this season, they had collected 0.8 points per game.
Juventus have conceded only six goals in the first half of their league matches this season, fewer than any other side. The Bianconeri are also the only team yet to concede a single goal in the opening 15 minutes of play this term.
Josip Ilicic has scored in each of Palermo's last five games in Serie A.
Mirko Vucinic has netted four goals in Serie A against Palermo, but only one in his last 10 appearances against the Sicilians.
Lazio - Bologna
The last five meetings between Lazio and Bologna in Serie A have not seen the same result twice in a row.
Bologna won the last match played at the Olimpico against Lazio. Prior to this, the Biancocelesti hadn't lost for 11 consecutive league meeting with the Felsinei.
Lazio have failed to score in their last three Serie A games, finding the net in only two of their last eight league fixtures.
Vladimir Petkovic's side have won only two of their last six home games in Serie A.
Bologna have drawn each of their last five league games, their longest drawing run since December 2008.
The Rossoblu are unbeaten in their last four away league games (a win at the San Siro against Inter, followed by three consecutive draws).
Bologna have gained 17 points from losing situations in this Serie A season, more than any other side.
Lazio have scored the joint-fewest goals in the second half of games in this Serie A season (17, along with Palermo and Pescara).
Alberto Gilardino has netted five goals against Lazio in Serie A. However, only one of those goals has been scored in his last eight league appearances against the Biancocelesti.
Alessandro Diamanti and Hernanes have fired the joint-most shots from outside the box (64) in Serie A this season.
Milan - Torino
AC Milan are unbeaten in their last 10 Serie A matches against Torino (7W, 3D).
Torino have scored in their last three Serie A meetings with the Rossoneri. Prior to these, the Granata had not found the net in any of their previous six league games against AC Milan.
The Rossoneri haven't lost a home game against Torino in Serie A since May 1985 (11W, 5D).
The Granata have scored in only five of these 16 away meetings with AC Milan, without finding the net more than once in a single game.
AC Milan have lost only one of their last 16 league games (10 wins, five draws).
Massimiliano Allegri's side are unbeaten at home in Serie A since November 2012 (1-3 vs Fiorentina), winning nine of the following 10 league games on home soil.
Torino have collected only one point in their last five games in Serie A and only one in their last five away matches.
The Granata have conceded 15 goals in their last five Serie A fixtures, at least two in each game of this run.
Giampiero Ventura's side have conceded four goals in three of their last four away matches in Serie A, shipping two goals in the other one.
AC Milan have scored the most goals (21) in the last 15 minutes of their league matches this season. On the other side, Torino have conceded the most goals (20) in the same period of games.
Giampaolo Pazzini has netted four goals as a substitute in this Serie A season, the joint-most so far.
Mathieu Flamini has scored three goals in his last three Serie A appearances, as many as he netted in the previous 90.
Napoli - Inter
In their last 12 clashes in Serie A, Napoli and Inter have won five times each, sharing the points on two occasions.
Napoli are unbeaten in their last six league games played at the San Paolo against Inter, winning four times in the process (always 1-0).
Inter have scored only one goal over these last six Serie A trips to Naples.
Napoli have collected 16 points in their last six Serie A match-days (5W, 1D), scoring 17 goals in the process.
The Partenopei are unbeaten at the San Paolo in Serie A in 2013 (6W, 2D), and have won each of their last three home league games.
Inter have lost five of their last seven Serie A games, three of the last four.
The Nerazzurri have lost their last two away games in Serie A, without scoring a goal.
Moreover, Andrea Stramaccioni's side have lost eight of their last 11 away league fixtures, winning only twice.
Edinson Cavani has netted 14 goals in his 16 league appearances at the San Paolo this season, more than any other player.
Gökhan Inler has scored the most goals from outside the box in Serie A this season (six).
Parma - Atalanta
Atalanta have won five of their last seven Serie A meetings with Parma, losing only once.
Parma have netted exactly one goal in each of their last five league matches against Atalanta in Serie A, each one by a different player.
In their last nine meetings at the Tardini in Serie A, Parma and Atalanta have never repeated the same result for two games in a row - the Nerazzurri won the last one in October 2011.
Parma have failed to score in each of their last four league games (2L, 2D), their longest goal-scoring drought since December 2006.
Atalanta have won only once in their last six Serie A matches (two defeats and three draws, including their last two fixtures).
The Bergamaschi have won three of their last six away games this season (2L, 1D), scoring in each of these six matches.
Parma have attempted the most crosses from open play (768) and the most headed shots (86) in this Serie A season.
Eight of Amauri's 10 goals this season have come at the Tardini.
Germán Denis has scored six times in his last five away games in Serie A.
Udinese - Sampdoria
Udinese haven't lost any of their last three clashes against Sampdoria in Serie A (2W, 1D), not conceding a single goal in this run.
Udinese have won four of their last six home games against Sampdoria in Serie A (1L, 1D).
The Bianconeri have won four Serie A games in a row, their longest winning run in the league this season.
Udinese have kept a clean sheet in four of their last five Serie A games, including the last three.
The Friulani have lost only their first home league fixture this season, last September against Juventus.
Sampdoria are without a win in their last seven Serie A games (3D, 4L).
The Blucerchiati haven't scored more than one goal in any of their last eight Serie A games, netting only five times in the process.
Sampdoria are winless in their last seven away league fixtures (5D, 2L), scoring only three goals in the process.
Antonio Di Natale has scored in seven of his last 11 Serie A games against Sampdoria.
Allan has won the joint-most tackles in Serie A this season (115, level to Valon Behrami).