SERIE A TIM, 25TH ROUND - STATS AND FACTS
Ahead of Serie A TIM 2018/2019 - 25th Round fixtures, here are the standout facts on each match.
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MILAN-EMPOLI (1-1) Four of the last seven Serie A TIM meetings between the sides have been drawn (Milan 2W, Empoli 1W), including their match at Empoli in September.
Krzysztof Piatek (4 goals) is Milan’s leading Serie A TIM goalscorer since mid-October. Empoli (30 goals) have more goals in 24 matches this season than they did in 38 matches in their last Serie A TIM season (29 goals in 2016-17).
TORINO-ATALANTA (0-0) Atalanta are winless in their last eight Serie A TIM matches at Torino but have drawn three of their last four at the Olimpico Grande Torino. Torino have kept four straight clean sheets in Serie A TIM for the first time since October-November 1998.
FROSINONE-ROMA (0-4) Roma have won their last three Serie A TIM matches against Frosinone by a combined score of 9-1. Stephan El Shaarawy scored in each of the last two matches.
SAMPDORIA-CAGLIARI (0-0) Sampdoria have lost only one of their last nine Serie A TIM matches against Cagliari (3W, 5D).
Leonardo Pavoletti has scored 21 headed goals over the last four Serie A TIM seasons (including 7 this season), six more than any other player in the competition over that time.
BOLOGNA-JUVENTUS (0-2) Juventus have won ten of their last 11 Serie A TIM matches against Bologna, outscoring them 23-4 in that time. Bologna’s lone result was a scoreless home draw in February 2016. Cristiano Ronaldo has scored in nine consecutive away Serie A TIM matches.
CHIEVOVERONA-GENOA (0-2) Genoa have never won both matches against ChievoVerona in a single Serie A TIM season (11th season in the top flight together).
SASSUOLO-SPAL (2-0) Sassuolo have won two of their last three Serie A TIM matches against SPAL, but the other match was a 1-1 draw at Citta del Tricolore last season. Andrea Petagna is the third player to score in consecutive Serie A TIM games for SPAL this season (after Alberto Paloschi and Mirco Antenucci) after only one player managed it last season (Alberto Grassi).
PARMA-NAPOLI (0-3) Napoli have never kept a clean sheet in a Serie A TIM match at Parma (16 visits, 8W, 3D, 5L). Parma have held just 40.7% possession in Serie A TIM this season, lowest in the division. They’ve won the possession battle only twice all season, fewest in the league.
FIORENTINA-INTER (1-2)
Inter have won only one of their last seven Serie A TIM visits to Fiorentina (D2, L4), a 2-1 win in February 2014.
Fiorentina have won only one of their last seven home Serie A TIM matches (D4, L2), conceding 10 goals in those matches. They won their first four matches at Stadio Artemio Franchi this season, outscoring opponents 12-1. Radja Nainggolan has contributed to a goal in each of his last two Serie A TIM matches (1 goal, 1 assist). He was involved in just one goal in his previous 14 matches in this competition.
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