Roma v Napoli in 13 numbers

0

Luciano Spalletti has never lost a home match against Napoli in Serie A (two wins, three draws)

3

Marek Hamsik (1187), Lorenzo Insigne (861) and Kevin Strootman (742) are the three players to have completed the highest number of passes in the opposing team’s half this season.

4

Radja Nainggolan’s brace against Inter last time out means he has scored in each of his last four league games. It was also his first double in Serie A.

6+1

Edin Dzeko, who scored two goals in the match at Napoli earlier in the season, has had a hand in seven goals in his last six league appearances (six goals, one assist).

7

Diego Perotti made his Serie A debut against Napoli back in 2014 as Genoa went down 2-1 at home to the Partenopei. Perotti has seven goals so far this season, all of them from the penalty spot – he’s scored more penalties than any other player in the league.

10

Roma have picked up ten points from their last four Serie A matches against Napoli (three wins, one draw).

12

Spalletti’s men have hit the post 12 times so far this season. Only Juventus – with 14 – have hit the woodwork more.

24

The Giallorossi are unbeaten in 24 Serie A matches at the Olimpico and have found the net in every one of those games, scoring a total of 63 goals (average 2.6 goals per game).

28

Napoli have drawn more away matches against Roma than any other team in Serie A (28).

50

Napoli have scored more goals from open play than any other team this season with 50, while the Giallorossi have conceded the fewest goals in the league from set pieces with five.

57 v 60

Saturday’s match pits the league’s two highest-scoring teams against one another (Napoli are on 60 goals, with Roma just behind on 57). They’ve also had the most shots on target in the league (Napoli 187, Roma 156).

140

The game will be the 140th meeting between Roma and Napoli in Italy’s top tier. As things stand, the Giallorossi lead the way with 50 wins to Napoli’s 40. There have been a further 49 draws.

203

Federico Fazio has made more defensive blocks in total (203) and more headed clearances (128) than any other player in Serie A this season.