Stat Attack: Facts to know ahead of trip to Udinese

Roma travel to take on Udinese at the Dacia Arena on Saturday in search of a first win of the season, against a team they have beaten six times in their last seven visits to Udine.

That little titbit aside... here are 10 other pre-match facts worth knowing ahead of the third matchday of the new season, which kicks-off at 20:45 CEST...

History on Roma’s side

These two teams have previously met 92 times in Serie A, with the Giallorossi claiming 47 victories in the process and winning 12 of the last 14.

Happy travellers

Roma’s 4-0 win in the same fixture last season means they have won six of their last seven Serie A away games against Udinese.

4x3=...

This will be the fourth time that Roma and Udinese have crossed paths on Matchday 3 of a Serie A campaign, and the men from the capital are unbeaten in those trio of previous such meetings (W1, D2).

A legendary legacy

Francesco Totti is this Serie A fixture’s top scorer, with 14 goals against Udinese during his one-club career.

Time to shine

Edin Dzeko has contributed six goals in eight games against Udinese in Serie A (four goals, two assists) and if he bags a goal at the weekend the Roma captain will surpass Rodolfo Volk’s return of 106 strikes to move fourth on the club's all-time top-scorers list.

Firing blanks

Saturday’s hosts have scored just twice in their last seven home matches against Roma and are the only side in the league yet to find the back of the net this season.

Something has to give

Roma are searching for their first win of the season. The club has gone three games without a win to start a season just eight times in their 93-year history.

He shoots, he scores

Only Napoli (12) have managed to stop their opponents from having fewer shots than Roma (16) across the first two matchdays of 2020-21, while Udinese have conceded three goals from just four opposition efforts on target in their two outings thus far.

Red-hot from the spot

No other player in the last two Serie A seasons can better Jordan Veretout's perfect record from the penalty spot, with the Frenchman taking his tally to six out of six from 12-yards in a Roma shirt with his penalty against Juve last time out.

Young guns

Roma are the only team to field three central defenders born in 1996 or later in Serie A so far this season, placing faith in the young central trio of Roger Ibanez (21), Marash Kumbulla (20) and Gianluci Mancini (24) last weekend against Juventus.