Roma v Juventus in eight numbers

1 in 5

Roma have lost just one of their last five Serie A fixtures at home to Juventus, winning two and losing two without ever conceding more than one goal to the Bianconeri during this time.

2

Juventus are going into this match on the back of two consecutive draws in the league. You have to go back to March 2012 for the last time they drew three in a row.

4

Luciano Spalletti and Massimiliano Allegri have crossed paths four times in the league, two of which were back when the Juve coach was in charge of Cagliari. The form guide currently reads one win for Spalletti (Roma 3-2 Cagliari in 2008-09), one draw (Cagliari 2-2 Roma in the same season) and two wins for Allegri (Juventus 1-0 Roma in 2015-16 and Juventus 1-0 Roma in 2016-17).

6 + 5

Edin Dzeko (six) and Gonzalo Higuain (five) are the two leading goalscorers in the first 15 minutes of games this season.

7 vs 6

This contest pits together the two teams that have conceded the fewest goals from set pieces this campaign: Juventus seven and Roma six.

10

Stephan El Shaarawy’s strike against AC Milan on Sunday was Roma’s tenth goal scored by a substitute: no team has managed more in 2016-17. However, Juventus have only let in two goals from players off the bench, fewer than everyone else in Serie A.

27

Dzeko has fired in 27 goals in the league this season, only one of which was a penalty. From 1994-95 to now, he’s the third player to score at least 26 excluding penalties in one campaign after Luca Toni in 2005-06 and Gonzalo Higuain in 2015-16.

43

In the 18 league fixtures since Juventus 1-0 Roma earlier in the season, the sides coached by Allegri and Spalletti have matched each other’s performances: 43 points each at an average of 2.38 per game.