Stat Attack: Facts to know ahead of Fiorentina

Home is where the points are...

Roma are seven games unbeaten in all competitions (W4, D3), have picked up 14 points out of a possible 18 from their last six Serie A games at the Olimpico (W4, D2), and their 2-1 home win over Fiorentina in July means they have now scored in 26 of their last 27 home games against the Tuscans in the league.

... and the goals

Captain Edin Dzeko has scored six of his last eight Serie A goals at home having scored six of his previous nine away from the capital, and Roma have scored at least two goals in each of their last six at the Olimpico in the league.

A tradition to uphold

Roma have won both of the last two meetings between these sides to hand coach Paulo Fonseca an 100 per cent record against this weekend’s visitors, while Roma have only claimed more top-flight victories over Torino (64) than Fiorentina (54) in their history.

Legends shared

Francesco Totti is this fixture’s top-scorer in all competitions with 14 goals and joining him in the top-five are three players who played for both clubs and each won the Scudetto with Roma: Gabriel Batistuta (2nd, 11 goals), Roberto Pruzzo (4th, 8 goals), and Abel Balbo (5th, 7 goals).

In good shape

Since football returned in June, Roma have picked up as many points as current league leaders AC Milan (31) and have won nine of their last 13 league games.

Comeback kings

While only Torino (eight) and Benevento (six) have lost more points after taking the lead than Fiorentina (five) this season, just Cagliari (six) and Sassuolo (five) have gone on to claim more points in games they’ve trailed than Roma (four).

Some busy penalty boxes

No team has scored more penalties than Roma (three) so far this term, but the Giallorossi have also conceded the most spot-kicks (two) in Serie A.

Leading the way

Jordan Veretout - who spent two years as a Fiorentina player - has buried all three of those penalties, scored in his last two league games, is currently Roma’s Serie A top-scorer, and no other midfielder in Italy’s top division has found the back of the net more than the Frenchman in 2020-21.

Supporting the charge

Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s three league assists cannot be bettered in Serie A after five matchdays and he is just two provisions away from equalling his 2019-20 return.

Moving up the charts

Dzeko became Roma’s standalone fourth-highest scorer in the club’s history with his brace against Benevento on Matchday 4 and his effort in the 3-3 draw at AC Milan last time took him to 109 strikes; leaving the Bosnian just two shy of Amadeo Amadei’s 111 goals in third.