Stat Attack: Facts and figures to know ahead of Bologna trip

The game gets underway at 15:00 local time, with both sides still unbeaten in domestic action this campaign.

Here are a few details worth knowing ahead of the contest...

Il bilancio

These two sides have met a total of 142 times in Serie A. The spoils have actually been pretty much shared: Roma have won 50, Bologna have won 49, and the game has been drawn on 43 occasions.

History says...

Roma are the side Bologna have won the most games against in Serie A...

Versatile in attack

Bologna's last 10 goals against Roma in the league have come from 10 different goalscorers.

Fortress Dall’Ara

Bologna have won their last eight home games in Serie A. The last time the Rossoblu won nine games in a row at home in the Italian top-flight was back in 1941.

Possession countrs

So far this season no team has enjoyed more possession than Bologna (67% average) in Serie A, while they have also conceded the fewest shots on goal (23) and have had the second most attempts themselves (60, behind Atalanta's 65).

X-Factor

Roma have drawn their last four away games in the league. The last time they drew five away matches in a row in the league was in February 1994.

First half fire…

Roma have scored seven goals in the first half already this season (and eight overall). All four of their goals against Sassuolo last weekend came in the first half.

…but watch out in the second

Two-thirds of Bologna's goals this season, across both the league and Coppa Italia, have been scored in the second half (six of nine).

Kolagol

Aleksandar Kolarov has been involved in at least one goal in every league game so far this season. The last Roma player to be involved in a goal in the opening four games of the season was Francesco Totti during the 2013-14 campaign..

Heading for 100

Nikola Kalinic's next appearance in Serie A will be his 100th - the Croatian has 33 goals to his name in the competition. Kalinic actually scored his first ever Serie A goal against Bologna, while playing for Fiorentina in September 2015.