Roma v Inter in 15 numbers

4

The Giallorossi have managed to score four against Inter in two of their last four matches at the Stadio Olimpico. The first was the 4-0 win over Inter back in February 2012 (Juan, Fabio Borini double, Bojan), while the second was the 4-2 victory on 30 November last season.

4+2

Edin Dzeko has scored four times and provided two assists in his last six matches. All four goals have come when Dzeko has been included in the starting line-up, with the Bosnian failing to find the net in any of the three games he’s appeared in from the substitutes’ bench.

5+2

Stephan El Shaarawy has scored five goals and made two assists in his last seven appearances. It means the Giallorossi No.22 has had an active role in more goals in his last seven games for Roma than he did in the whole of his last two and half seasons at AC Milan (24 games, three goals, three assists) and Monaco (15 appearances, zero goals, zero assists).

6

Roma are on a six-match unbeaten run against Inter at home, winning four and drawing two of those games. The Giallorossi’s last home defeat to Inter was on 19 October 2008, as a Zlatan Ibrahimovic brace and goals from Dejan Stankovic and Victor Obinna condemned Roma to a 4-0 loss.

7

The Giallorossi are unbeaten in seven home games and have won four in four at the Stadio Olimpico. Roma have scored 14 goals in those four home wins for an average of 3.5 per game.

8

Roma have won eight league games on the bounce, the longest active winning streak in the league. In 2014, Roma managed a nine-match winning run – with the ninth win coming at the expense of AC Milan – before slipping to a 4-1 defeat by Cagliari in their tenth game.

9

In his last five appearances, Mohamed Salah has played an active role in nine Roma goals, scoring five and providing four assists for team-mates.

21

Roma players have scored braces against the Nerazzurri on 21 occasions. Only Francesco Totti and Pedro Manfredini have managed the feat twice.

23

Roma and Inter have met 23 times in the month of March, with all these meetings coming in Serie A. The record in March reads ten Giallorossi wins, eight draws and five Nerazzurri victories.

24

The Giallorossi have found the net 24 times over the course of their eight-match winning streak, which works out as an average goals-per-game ratio of three.

61

Roma currently sit atop the Serie A scoring charts with 61 goals. The Giallorossi also have the best conversion rate in the league, with 19% of their efforts resulting in goals.

82

Roma and Inter have played 82 times in Rome. As things stand, the head to head reads 33 wins for the Giallorossi, 22 draws and 27 wins for Inter.

166

Saturday’s match at the Olimpico will be the 166th match between Inter and Roma in the top tier of Italian football. Inter lead the way so far with 71 wins, 47 draws and 47 defeats.

572

There have been 572 goals in 196 matches between the two sides in all competitions, an average goals per game ratio of 2.91.

1991-92

Roma couldn’t find the net at the San Siro earlier in this season as Inter ran out 1-0 winners. However, the Giallorossi haven’t failed to score in consecutive games against Inter since the 1991-92 season.