MILAN - As we await this afternoon’s Serie A match, which kicks off at 15:00, we present you with some interesting statistics from Football Data regarding Parma v Inter.
Parma, goals in 11 consecutive matches
The Parma attack is running on all cylinders, and they’ve scored in their past 11 consecutive matches. There have been 21 total goals scored in this streak, for an average of 2 per game. The last time the Crociati failed to find the net was in Parma 0-0 Catania on 9 February.
Amauri approaching 100 goals in Italy
With his goal against AC Milan on 16 March, Amauri reached goal number 99 in competitive matches with Italian clubs. These goals have come wearing the shirts of Napoli, Piacenza, Messina, ChievoVerona, Palermo, Juventus, Fiorentina and Parma: 82 in the Serie A, 4 in the Serie B, 4 in the Coppa Italia and 9 in European competition.
Parma, 4 goals away from history
In the 2013/14 season Parma have scored 53 goals and are now just 4 away from reaching their highest ever tally in a Serie A season. The current record is from the 2003/04 season when Cesare Prandelli guided the team.
Inter, unbeaten away from home for over two months
The Nerazzurri have not lost away from home for over two months now. Their last away defeat came at the hands of Juventus, 3-1 in Torino on 2 February. After that we count two Inter wins (2-1 in Florence and 2-0 at Hellas Verona) and two draws (0-0 against Roma at the Olimpico and 2-2 at Livorno).
Only one Nerazzurri defeat in the last 11 matches
Inter have suffered only one defeat in their last 11 league matches: 1-2 at home against Atalanta on 23 March. In the remaining 10 clashes they have registered 5 wins and 5 draws.
Walter Mazzarri’s Inter side lead the league in draws this season, with 14 in 33 matches. Currently they sit in 4th place in the club’s history for the most draws in a single-table Serie A season. The most overall came in the 2004/05 season with 18, followed by 17 in 1991/92 and 16 in 1978/79. Inter also finished with 14 draws in 1982/83 and 1996/97.
Palacio, the most decisive player of the 2013/14 Serie A
With his goal against Livorno, which provided the 2-2 draw, Rodrigo Palacio took his place at the top of the rankings for the league’s most decisive player, along with Udinese’s Di Natale. The two have brought 20 points to their respective sides with their decisive goals.
