Stat Attack: Facts to know before Sassuolo visit

Goals galore

There have been a total of 12 goals scored in the last two meetings between these teams, with a total of 26 from their previous seven at the Olimpico at an average of 3.7 goals a game.

A favourable history

Roma have beaten Sassuolo eight times in Serie A and are unbeaten in their seven home top-flight matches against this weekend’s visitors, with only Juve (10) beating the Neroverdi more times or having gone as long unbeaten (also 7) at home to Sassuolo as the Giallorossi.

One rare win

Sassuolo have only managed to beat Roma once in the league from 14 attempts, with Roma taking all three points on eight occasions and both teams sharing a point five times.

Did we mention the goals?

The most frequent result in this fixture has been a 3-1 Roma win, which has happened three times and the most recent of which occurred in December 2018.

Obliging opponents

Edin Dzeko has bagged five goals against Sassuolo in Serie A, more than the Giallorossi captain has scored against any other team in the league.

Bryan Cristante is another who enjoys playing against Sassuolo and his three past Sunday’s guests also represent his personal best in Serie A.

Magic Micki

Henrikh Mkhitaryan scored his first goal in Serie A against Sassuolo last year in what was his Roma debut, while only Zlatan Ibrahimovic (11) has been involved in more Serie A goals than Mkhitaryan (9: five goals, four assists) going into MD10.

The fortress

Paulo Fonseca’s side are unbeaten in their last eight home games in Serie A (W6, D2) and they have scored at least eight times in each of those outings - their best continuous goalscoring run at home since 1930 (11 games) and 1931 (12).

Variety the spice of life

Roma have had eight different goalscorers in the league this season, a shared number of strikes that only Sassuolo (9) better in the division.

Set piece kings

Both teams have scored six goals from dead ball situations this term, a number that just AC Milan can top (7).

Stop the shots

Only Napoli (74) have faced fewer shots than Roma (79) this season, which - according to Opta - is the club's best return after nine matches since they started collecting data in 2004-05.