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• There is a perfect balance regarding the last 11 Serie A matches between Parma and Fiorentina: three wins apiece and five draws.
• After a streak of seven home games without defeat against Fiorentina in Serie A (W2 D5), Parma lost their most recent home match; the Ducali have never recorded two defeats in a row against the Viola at the Tardini in Serie A.
• Parma have drawn 2-2 in both of their last two league games; the Emilians could draw three Serie A matches in a row for the first time since May 2019 (five).
• Parma have scored two goals in each of their last three league matches; the last time they had a longer streak with 2+ goals in Serie A was back in October 2013 (five in that case).
• Four of Parma's five points in Serie A this season have come at the Tardini; the last time the Ducali didn’t lose in three consecutive home league games was back in January 2020.
• Fiorentina have conceded 12 goals in the league this season; in the 21st century, only in 2001/02 did the Viola concede more goals (15) after their first six Serie A matches.
• Parma have conceded the most headed goals in Serie A this season (four), Fiorentina follow with three.
• Parma’s Gervinho has scored three goals against Fiorentina in Serie A: only against Inter has he netted more (five). The Ivorian striker could find the net in two consecutive Serie A matches for the first time since November 2018.
• Erick Pulgar's first and only brace in Serie A with Fiorentina came against Parma in July 2020 at the Tardini (both goals from penalties).
• Gaetano Castrovilli, has scored four goals in the league this season (already a record for him in a single Serie A campaign) and is the only Fiorentina player to have netted more than one goal this season in the league.