Stat Attack: Facts to know ahead of Fiorentina trip

An even split in league meetings

Roma and Fiorentina have faced off on 185 occasions in the league. The Giallorossi have emerged victorious in 61 of those contests, with the Viola winning 58 and the remaining 66 ending all square.

Roma victories in Florence

Of the 81 league meetings between the teams at the Artemio Franchi, Roma have won 15, the last of which was the 4-2 victory in the 2017/18 season.

Nothing to separate the teams last season

Both meetings between Roma and Fiorentina last season ended in a draw. The sides have not played out 3 consecutive draws since 1977.

Roma lethal after the break

The Giallorossi are the Serie A team to have scored most goals this season in the 15-minute period after the half-time interval, with 10 goals. Only Udinese (no goals) have scored fewer in that period of matches this season than Fiorentina (2 goals).

Montella’s side on a difficult run

Fiorentina are on a 6-game winless run in the league, during which they have only managed to pick up 2 points. In the 3-point era, only 5 Viola managers have endured a run of 7 games or more without a win: Claudio Ranieri, Dino Zoff, Cesare Prandelli and Vincenzo Montella last season.

Perotti against the Viola

The Argentine has scored in 3 of his last 4 matches against Fiorentina in the league. Only against Udinese has he scored more goals in Serie A (4).

Roma against Montella

The Giallorossi have faced teams managed by Montella, who was inducted into the club Hall of Fame in 2013, 16 times. Of those games, Roma have won 10 and drawn 4, with Montella winning twice. Both those wins came in the 2014/15 season, in the Europa League (a 3-0 win at the Olimpico) and in the Coppa Italia (a 2-0 win at the Olimpico), during his first spell as Fiorentina coach. Montella has faced Roma as coach of Catania, Fiorentina, Sampdoria and Milan.

Fiorentina Friday struggles

Fiorentina have won just 1 of the 10 Serie A matches they’ve played on a Friday, drawing 3 and losing the other 6.

Top scorers in the clash

Behind Francesco Totti, who has scored 14, Abel Balbo, Bruno Conti and Roberto Pruzzo all have 7.

Dzeko chases Montella

The Viola coach ranks as the 6th highest scorer in Roma’s history, with 102 goals. Edin Dzeko is just a single place and 6 goals behind.

L’argentino ha trovato la rete in tre delle ultime quattro partite contro la Fiorentina nel massimo campionato (solo all’Udinese, quattro reti, ha segnato più che ai viola in A).

La Roma contro Montella

Sono già 16 i precedenti tra la Roma e il tecnico, membro della Hall of Fame giallorossa dal 2013. Il bilancio dalla parte della Roma con 10 affermazioni e 4 pareggi. 2 i successi di Montella, ottenuti entrambi nella stagione 2014-2015 in Europa League (3-0 all’Olimpico) e in Coppa Italia (2-0 all’Olimpico), durante la sua prima esperienza sulla panchina viola. Montella ha affrontato la Roma da allenatore del Catania, della Fiorentina, della Sampdoria, del Milan.

Venerdì giorno indigesto per i viola

La Fiorentina ha vinto solo una delle 10 partite di Serie A disputate di venerdì, con 3 pareggi e 6 sconfitte.

I migliori marcatori nella sfida

Alle spalle di Francesco Totti a quota 1, ci sono Abel Balbo, Bruno Conti e Roberto Pruzzo a 7.

Dzeko verso Montella

Il tecnico dei viola occupa il sesto posto nella classifica dei migliori marcatori della storia della Roma a quota 102 gol. Edin si trova un gradino sotto a 6 reti di distanza.