Serie A Fixtures

Spezia (2.14) – Venezia (3.65)

April 2, 2022

• Spezia won 2-1 in the fixture reverse against Venezia, having gone winless in their previous seven Serie B games against them - in their history, the Liguri have never done the league double over the Veneti in a single season (Serie A and Serie B).
• Venezia remain unbeaten away from home against Spezia in the 2000s, picking up one win (W1 D2 – in Serie B). Can Venezia keep their unbeaten streak? Take them for the win or draw @ odds of 1.47.
• Following a 0-0 draw against Genoa in October and 1-1 draw against Sampdoria in December, Venezia could become the first team to draw three away games against Ligurian sides in a single Serie A season.
• Spezia have lost five of their last six Serie A matches (W1): as many as in their previous 15; since the start of February no team has suffered more league defeats - five also for Venezia.
• Venezia have lost each of their last four league games, last losing five on the bounce in a single season at the start of 2001/02 under Cesare Prandelli.
• Spezia have picked up 22 of their 29 Serie A points against teams currently in the bottom half of the table: 76%, the highest share in Serie A this season. Bank on Spezia winning both Half time/Full time @ odds of 3.45! https://www.sunbet.co.za/#event/1007841380
• Just 6% of the goals Venezia have conceded this season in Serie A have been headed (3/54): the lowest share in the division - on the other hand, Spezia have only scored two headed goals: no team in the big 5 European leagues in 2021/22 have scored fewer.
• Spezia have spent the fewest minutes trailing in home games in Serie A this season (143) – however the Liguri have only spent 204 minutes leading in home matches in the league this campaign (only than Genoa, 94 and Salernitana, 64 with fewer).
• Rey Manaj has scored three goals in his last six Serie A appearances: as many as he did in his previous 32 games in the competition; in fact, since the start of February, the Spezia forward has netted a goal every 109 minutes, while in the first half of the season he averaged a goal every 882minutes.
• Mattia Aramu (five goals, four assists) could become the second player of a promoted team to be directly involved in 10 Serie A goals this seasonafter Andrea Pinamonti (11); however, he is level with Antonio Sanabria, one of the two players to have scored the most goals in home games in Serie A this season (5) without having scored any goals on the road.

Lazio (1.74) – Sassuolo (4.50)

April 2, 2022

• Sassuolo have won three of their last four Serie A games against Lazio, including the most recent two; the last time the Neroverdi won three on the bounce against a single opponent in the competition was in August 2021 against Verona.
• The encounter between Lazio and Sassuolo is the one with the most goals in Serie A considering the Neroverdi games: 58 goals in their previous 17, an average of 3.4 per match. Take a chance on the repeat with total goals over 4.5 @ odds of 4.35!
• Following four wins from their first five home Serie A games against Sassuolo (L1), Lazio have only won one in their last three against them on home soil (D1 L1), the most recent one played in January 2021.
• Lazio have lost two of their last four Serie A matches (W2) including the most recent one; the Biancocelesti last suffered back-to-back league defeats in November, against Juventus and Napoli.
• Sassuolo are unbeaten in their last 10 Serie A games against opponents with more points than them at the start of a matchday (W6 D4), scoring an average of 2.3 goals per match during this period.
• Sassuolo one of only three sides, level with Real Madrid and Liverpool, to have two players with 13+ goals scored in the big five European leagues in 2021/22. Take your chances with Sassuolo scoring total goals over 1.5 @ odds of 2.80! https://www.sunbet.co.za/#event/1007841384
• No team have recorded more direct attacks than Lazio in Serie A in 2022 (25, level with Roma - Sassuolo behind with 22); in the first half of the season the Biancocelesti have made one more (26, but in 19 games compared to the 11 played in the second half of the season).
• Sergej Milinkovic-Savic is the midfielder to have been directly involved in the most goals in this league campaign, while his 17 goals involvements (eight goals, nine assists) represents a joint high for him in a single Serie A campaign (17 also in 2020/21 Italian top-flight).
• Felipe Anderson is the only Lazio player ever present in the 30 Biancocelesti games in Serie A this season; he has provided four assists against Sassuolo in the Italian top-flight and has only provided more against Sampdoria (five) in the competition.
• Among the players with 10+ goals in this league season, only Dusan Vlahovic (21 goals) is younger than Gianluca Scamacca (13 goals); he has scored in each of his last three league games and could become the third Sassuolo player to find the net in four Serie A appearances in a row after Francesco Caputo (three times between 2020 and 2021) and Gregorie Defrel (in 2016).

Salernitana (4.50) – Torino (1.84)

April 2, 2022

• Torino have won each of their three Serie A matches against Salernitana, scoring a total of 15 goals, an average of five per game.
• Torino have kept four clean sheets in their last five games against Salernitana between Serie A and Serie B; in addition, the Granata have netted an average of three goals in their last three games against the Campanians between these two competitions, after failing to score in each of theirprevious four.
• Torino haven’t won any of their last five league games against sides starting the day in 20th position (D2 L3); their most recent win against such an opponent came back in March 2019, a 3-0 victory against Chievo (with Belotti, Rincón and Zaza scoring).
• Salernitana are on the joint-longest home winless run in Serie A: 10 (alongside Venezia) – following six consecutive defeats, they have drawn theirlast four on home soil - the last Campania’s team that recorded more draws consecutively at home was Napoli (six between February and May 1972). Bank on Salernitana upsetting the norm & winning the game @ odds of 4.50!
• Torino have failed to score in eight of their last 11 away Serie A games: since October 2021, the Granata have failed to score in the joint-most away games across the big-5 European leagues (8, alongside Osasuna).
• Salernitana and Torino are two of the three sides (also Empoli) that have failed to win a Serie A game since the start of February 2022; in addition, Torino have picked up the fewest points in the competition during this period (just three).
• Salernitana have completed 31% of their launches in Serie A this season (139/452), the joint highest success rate alongside Inter.
• Torino have a PPDA of 9.2 in Serie A this season (the 2nd lowest value). In the big-5 European leagues, only Barcelona (8.8) press higher than them this term; Salernitana on the other hand have a PPDA of 16.1 (the 3rd highest value), after Brest (16.8) and Union Berlin (16.5). Can Torino keep momentum? Take them to score total goals over 2.5 @ odds of 4.25 https://www.sunbet.co.za/#event/1007841382
• All three of Salernitana’s headed goals in Serie A this season have been netted by Milan Djuric: the Bosnian striker is one of three players in the big-5 European leagues in 2021/22 to have scored 100% of his sides headed goals this term, alongside Udinese’s Beto (three) and Leeds Daniel James (two).
• Tommaso Pobega scored on his Serie A debut with Torino against Salernitana; he is one of the two Italian players under the age of 23 (alongsideGiacomo Raspadori), to score 3+ goals and assist 3+ goals in Serie A this season.

Fiorentina (1.55) – Empoli (5.80)

April 3, 2022

• Empoli have won four of their last six Serie A games against Fiorentina (L2), having won just two of their previous 17 against them in the competition before this run. Chance Empoli ending the run of Fiorentina and getting a win or draw (double chance) @ odds of 2.50.
• Fiorentina have won five of their last eight home Serie A games against Empoli, although they’ve won just one of the most recent four (D2 L1): 3-1 in December 2018, courtesy of goals from Kevin Mirallas, Giovanni Simeone and Bryan Dabo.
• Among teams they have faced 15+ times in Serie A in the 21st century, Empoli are the side against which Fiorentina average the most goals (1.8 goals netted per match).
• Fiorentina have won eight of their last 11 home Serie A games (D2 L1): during this period (since 24th October 2021) they have picked up the joint-most points in home matches in the competition (26, alongside Inter). Bank on Fiorentina bettering their goal difference by scoring total goals over 2.5 @ odds of 2.65! https://www.sunbet.co.za/#event/1007841387
• Empoli haven’t won in 13 consecutive matches in a single Serie A season (D7 L6) for the first time since March 1999 (15) – the longest current ongoing winless run in Serie A.
• Empoli haven’t scored in their last four away Serie A matches (since Szymon Zurkowski’s goal in January v Venezia), only between August and October 2016 (five games) have they gone longer without scoring on the road in the competition in the three points for a win era.
• Despite being the side that has faced the fewest shots in Serie A this season (273), Fiorentina have conceded 38 goals so far, with seven teamsconceding fewer: indeed, the Viola have conceded on average a goal every 7.2 shots faced, a joint-negative ratio in the current league campaign (7.2 also for Salernitana).
• With two goals in his last two appearances, Lucas Torreira has already equalled his record in terms of goals in a single season in the big-5 European leagues (four goals in 36 matches for Sampdoria in 2017/18) – he is also the Fiorentina midfielder with the most recoveries (136) and interceptions (25) this term.
• Andrea Pinamonti (99 games) could make his 100th Serie A appearance in this game – he has scored two goals against Fiorentina in the competition, including one goal in the reverse fixture - only against Roma has he netted more (three); however, he has never scored home and away against a specific opponent in a single Serie A season.
• Empoli’s Patrick Cutrone (30 appearances and four Serie A goals with Fiorentina in 2020) netted the second of his two braces in the competition in May 2018, against Fiorentina for AC Milan.

Atalanta (2.48) – Napoli (2.95)

April 3, 2022

• Atalanta have won four of their last six Serie A meetings with Napoli (D1 L1), including their last two; only between 1997 and 1998 have they won three such games in a row (three 1-0 wins). Take Atalanta to win the game 1-0 @ odds of 9.00! https://www.sunbet.co.za/#event/1007841388
• After failing to score in three consecutive Serie A matches against Napoli between 2009 and 2010, Atalanta have found the net in 19 of their last 21 such meetings against them – among the sides they’ve faced 10+ times in this period (since 2011/12), against no other team have Napoli kept fewer clean sheets than against Atalanta (2/21).
• Napoli and Atalanta have not drawn in their last six Serie A meetings played at the Gewiss Stadium: three wins apiece, with the last two won by the Nerazzurri.
• After winning six Serie A matches in a row between November and December, Atalanta have won only three of their last 12 such matches (D5 L4); in this period, since December 18th, they have scored 1.2 goals per game on average, whilst they had scored 2.2 per game in the first part of the season.
• Napoli have earned 34 points in 15 Serie A away matches so far, only in the 2017/18 campaign have they had as many at this stage of the competition (39 back then); indeed, they have lost only one such match this season (W10 D4), on November 21, against Inter (2-3).
• Napoli (21) and Atalanta (17) are two of the top three sides to have attempted the most shots in 2022 following a high turnover (AC Milan, 18).Test Napoli’s fierce attacking to score total goals over 2.5 @ odds of 6.40!
• Atalanta have found the net with 18 different players in Serie A this season, more than any other side and a record for the club in a single top-flight campaign; the last side to have had more was Sassuolo, 19 in 2018/19.
• Atalanta’s striker Luis Muriel has scored just four league goals this season, he last scored as few as four in a Serie A campaign in 2014/15 (for Sampdoria and Udinese) – he has scored three Serie A goals against Napoli, including his very first goal, on December 3, 2011, for Lecce.
• Napoli have won 70% of their Serie A games this season with Victor Osimhen (14/20), whilst their winning percentage drops to 50% without him (5/10); also, the points per game ratio drops without the Nigerian (2.3 v 1.7) – Amir Rrahmani will miss this game too; however, Napoli have won each of their three league matches without him so far.
• Napoli’s striker Dries Mertens has been involved in six goals (four goals, two assists) in his last seven Serie A starts against Atalanta, whilst he failed to score or assist a single goal in his first four against them.

Udinese (1.84) – Cagliari (4.50)

April 3, 2022

• Udinese have won five of their last seven Serie A meetings against Cagliari (D1 L1), including the 4-0 win in the reverse fixture: three of the 12 matches in which they have scored 4+ goals in the top-flight were against Cagliari (also in March 2011 and December 2012).
• Udinese lost their last Serie A home game against Cagliari (0-1 on April 21, 2021, thanks to a João Pedro goal from the penalty spot): however, Cagliari have never won two such matches in a row against the Bianconeri.
• Since October, Udinese have lost the fewest Serie A home matches: only one defeat (2-6 v Atalanta on January 9) in 10 games at the Dacia Arena (W3 D6). Bank on the upset and Cagliari to win or draw (double chance) @ odds of 2.00. https://www.sunbet.co.za/#event/1007841379
• Cagliari have lost their last three Serie A matches without scoring: only in September 2008, under Massimiliano Allegri, have they lost four top-flight games in a row without finding the net.
• Cagliari have picked up 25 points so far in 2021-22, three more than last season at this stage of the competition (22): however, they have scored three fewer goals (28 v 31) and conceded three more (54 v 51).
• Udinese have had 40.7% of possession in Serie A this season, only Salernitana have a lower percentage (39.4%): since Opta started collecting thisdata (2004/05), they have never ended a top-flight season below 41% (their lowest percentage was back in 2016/17, 41.5%).
• Last time out against AC Milan, Cagliari conceded their 11th goal from outside the box in Serie A this season (only Spezia have shipped more, 13): two of those were conceded in the reverse fixture against Udinese (Deulofeu from free kick and Molina); Udinese indeed, scored two of their seven such goals in that game.
• Gerard Deulofeu scored his only Serie A brace in 55 appearances in the reverse fixture against Cagliari: the Spaniard has scored nine league goals so far, only one away from his best tally in the Big-5 European Leagues (10 for Watford in the 2018/19 campaign). Chance the luck with Delofeu to get on the scoresheet @ odds of 3.25!
• João Pedro has only one goal in his last 13 league appearances, his worst run since November 2018-March 2019, one goal in 15 matches, although he has found the net in three of his last four Serie A away meetings against Udinese, including the last two.
• Since February, Roberto Pereyra has been one of the three players to have assisted at least three goals in Serie A (level with Freuler and Candreva): however, he is the only one among these three players to have played less than 400 minutes (329).

Sampdoria (4.20) – Roma (1.88)

April 3, 2022

• Sampdoria and Roma drew their last Serie A meeting (1-1 last December 22); the Blucerchiati could remain unbeaten against the Giallorossi in both top-flight matches in a season for the first time since 2017/18 (home draw and away win, under Marco Giampaolo).
• Sampdoria have gone unbeaten in 10 of their last 12 Serie A home matches against Roma (W5 D5 L2) keeping a clean sheet in the most recent two: they could keep a clean sheet in three Serie A home meetings against them for the first time since a four-match run between 1985 and 1987.
• Sampdoria are on the longest run without a draw among current Serie A sides, they have won three and lost eight of their last 11 Serie A matches.Chance the upset and bet the outright draw @ odds of 3.55.
• Sampdoria have gained 1.13 points per game under Marco Giampaolo, whilst they had 0.91 under Roberto D’Aversa, in the first part of the season: since Giampaolo re-joined the club, they have earned nine points in eight match-days (level with Atalanta and Cagliari), with six sides having won fewer points than them.
• Roma are unbeaten in their last nine Serie A matches (W5 D4), winning three of their last four: they last went unbeaten in 10 in a row in a single campaign in 2015/16 (17 back then, under Luciano Spalletti).
• Against Lazio, Roma scored a goal from a corner: they have scored the most such goals in Serie A this season (11), only one away from their record in a single season since 2004/05 (12 in 2009/10). Bank on a change and for Roma to score from a penalty @ odds of 6.00! https://www.sunbet.co.za/#event/1007841381
• Since Giampaolo re-joined Sampdoria, they have the third highest shot conversion ratio in Serie A (14.3%, only behind Verona and Juventus): in the previous part of the season, they were eighth in this ranking, 11.4%.
• Tammy Abraham (15 league goals this season) could equal Gerald "Gerry" Hitchens as the best English scorer in a single Serie A campaign (16 goals for Inter in 1961/62). Abraham, thanks to his 23 goals in all competitions, is the Englishman to have scored the most goals this term among the players currently in the Big-5 European Leagues.
• Among players in their very first Serie A season, only two have scored more than Tammy Abraham (15 goals) for Roma: Rodolfo Volk (21 in 1929/30) and Pedro Manfredini (16 in 1959/60).
• Francesco Caputo (nine goals) could score 10+ goals for the fourth Serie A season in a row: since 2018/19, only Ciro Immobile has managed this, while Caputo could do it for three different sides (Empoli, Sassuolo, Sampdoria).

Juventus (2.80) – Inter (2.55)

April 3, 2022

• After the 1-1 draw in Milan in the reverse fixture, Inter could remain unbeaten in both the seasonal league matches against Juventus for the first time since 2008/09 (1-0 win at the Meazza and 1-1 draw in Turin back then). Wager your luck and Inter to remain unbeaten and to get a win or draw (double chance) @ odds of 1.45.
• Considering all competitions, Inter have won only one of their last 15 away meetings against Juventus (1-3 in Serie A under Stramaccioni on November 3rd, 2012): in the process Juventus have won 10 matches and drawn four.
• Juventus have the longest current unbeaten run in Serie A (16 games, W11 D5). Since November 30th, Juventus are one of only two sides in the big-5 European Leagues that have gone unbeaten (also Sevilla - 15 games).
• Inter have gained 11 points in their last nine Serie A games (W2 D5 L2), 10 fewer than Juventus, which are the side to have picked up the most in the process (21). Can Inter boost their goal difference and score total goals over 2.5 @ odds of 5.80? https://www.sunbet.co.za/#event/1007841385
• Inter have drawn each of their last four Serie A away matches (two 0-0s and two 1-1s): they last drew five league away games in a row in December 2004, under Roberto Mancini (six back then).
• No side has kept more clean sheets than Juventus in Serie A this season (13, as many as Napoli), whilst only Torino (3) has conceded fewer shots on target on average than the Bianconeri (3.1) – Inter are the sixth team in this ranking, with 3.6 shots on target faced per match.
• Inter have gained the most points from trailing situations in Serie A this season (19), and they are the side with the joint-most goals scored in the last 30 minutes of play (22, level with Atalanta, Lazio and Verona).
• Inter are Juan Cuadrado’s Serie A favourite target: he has scored five league goals against them, all in home matches, including his brace in the last meeting played at the stadium (3-2 for Juventus on May 15th 2021).
• Dusan Vlahovic scored his first Serie A home goal against Inter for Fiorentina on December 15th 2019: that goals remain the only one he has scored after the 90th minute of play in the competition.
• Ivan Perisic (199) could become the third Croatian player to reach 200 Serie A appearances in the three points for a win era, after Marcelo Brozovic (224) and Milan Badelj (210) – he has faced Juventus 10 times in the competition, winning only one meeting (D4 L5).

Verona (1.83) – Genoa (4.60)

April 4, 2022

• Verona and Genoa have drawn each of their last three Serie A matches (they have never drawn four games in a row in the Italian top-flight). Indeed, the Veneti have only won one of their last 11 league matches (D5 L5) against the Liguri in the competition (2-1 on 12th January 2020).
• Following the defeat in their first Serie A home match against Genoa (1-3 in 1958), Verona have only lost one of their last 13 home matches against the Grifone in the competition (0-1 on 4th December 2017 under Pecchia): six wins for Hellas and six draws.
• Verona have collected two draws and one defeat in their last three league matches and they have yet to go winless in four Serie A games in a row under Igor Tudor. Can Genoa add to Verona’s defeats and take the win? Chance it @ odds of 4.60
• Since Alexander Blessin became Genoa manager (19th January 2022), the Rossoblù have kept six clean sheets in eight Serie A matches; in thisperiod, only Real Sociedad (seven in nine games) have done better in the big five European Leagues. In fact, considering this same period, no team has conceded fewer shots on target than the Grifone in Serie A (22, level with Milan).
• Under Igor Tudor (14th September 2021 onwards), Verona have the second-best attack in Serie A (52 goals scored, only fewer than Inter, 53). Indeed, since Alexander Blessin joined Genoa (19th January 2022), the Grifone have the best defence in Serie A (only two goals conceded).
• Alexander Blessin is the first Genoa manager to go unbeaten in his first eight Serie A games in the three point a win era – the Grifone have picked up 10 points (W1 D7): only eight teams have done better in this period in Serie A.
• Since Alexander Blessin became Genoa manager (19th January 2022), the Rossoblù have made the most high turnovers in Serie A (99), at least 20 more than any other side.
• Giovanni Simeone, who scored in the reverse fixture, has only found the net one time in his last 12 league games (hat-trick against Venezia), after having scored at least one goal in seven of his previous 12 (12 total goals). Bank on Simeone opening the scoring for Verona @ odds of 5.50! https://www.sunbet.co.za/#event/1007841386
• Mattia Destro’s only brace in this league campaign in the reverse fixture against Verona - he has found the net four times against the Veneti in Serie A, with only one of these coming at Bentegodi (20th November 2017 with Bologna).
• Since Alexander Blessin became Genoa manager, Manolo Portanova is the Rossoblù player with the most total shots in Serie A (15) and the only Grifone player to have been directly involved in at least 20 total shots (also thanks to five created chances for his teammates).

Milan (1.40) – Bologna (8.50)

April 4, 2022

• AC Milan have won 11 of their last 12 Serie A games against Bologna (D1) and in the most recent six they have always scored at least two goals (18 in the period, exactly three on average per match).
• AC Milan have won each of their last five home Serie A games against Bologna, after losing 0-1 in January 2016 (Emanuele Giaccherini's goal at minute 82). Take your best chances at the upset and for Bologna to grab a win or draw (double chance) @ odds of 3.05!
• AC Milan have won the most matches by a one-goal margin in the big-5 European leagues this season (11), including each of their last five wins in Serie A.
• Stefano Pioli (99) is close to his 100th match as AC Milan’s manager in Serie A, in the three points for a win era (since 1994/95) he is the coach with the highest average points for the Rossoneri in the competition: 2.04 per match.
• With a win in this match, Milan would have 69 points from 31 matches: in the three points for a win era (since 1994/95) it would be the third best result for the Rossoneri at this point of the season in Serie A, after 70 points in 2005/06 and 76 in 2003/04.
• Bologna have lost their last two league games and they haven’t scored in their last three matches: they could register a streak of four consecutive Serie A matches without scoring for the first time since September 2018 (five in that case, four of these with Filippo Inzaghi as a manager).
• AC Milan have scored the most goals in the first 30 minutes of play in Serie A this season (21), on the other side, Bologna have netted the fewest goals in the same period (four).
• Bologna have conceded the fewest goals via corners (only one) in Serie A this season; in addition, only Roma (11) and Inter (nine) have scored more such goals than Bologna (eight).
• Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been involved in 10 goals (seven goals and three assists) in 10 Serie A games against Bologna: since returning to AC Milanhe has scored three goals (including one in the reverse match) and provided two assists in four matches against the Emilians. Count on Zlatan to be Zlatan and open the scoring for Milan @ odds of 3.55. https://www.sunbet.co.za/#event/1007841383
• Since returning from the African Cup, Musa Barrow hasn’t scored a Serie A goal in seven appearances, although only three of those were made as a starter (one assist and 10 shots in just 320 minutes played).