Ahead of Udinese's visit to the Stadio Franchi on Sunday evening, here are some statistics to be aware of going into the contest.

• Fiorentina are unbeaten in their last eight Serie A matches against Udinese (W5 D3), keeping five clean sheets in the process; their last defeat came back in April 2016.
• Fiorentina have won each of their last 12 home Serie A games against Udinese; only against Cagliari have they had a longer streak of home wins against an opponent in their Serie A history (16 between 1982 and 2010).
• Only Juventus (35) have won more home games than Fiorentina (29) against Udinese in Serie A.
• Fiorentina have won three of their last four home games in Serie A, although they did lose their last game on home soil (1-2 against Sampdoria) - the same number of victories as in their previous 28 matches at Franchi stadium.
• Udinese have won four of their last six away Serie A games (L2), keeping four clean sheets - as many wins in their previous 30 league matches on the road.
• Three of the eight goals scored in the first five minutes of games in Serie A this season have been netted by Fiorentina, two more than the Viola managed in the whole of last season.
• Udinese have conceded the first goal of the match in all four Serie A games this season whilst Fiorentina scored the first goal in three of their four games.
• Fiorentina have had six different players score in Serie A this season, only Atalanta (eight) and Napoli (seven) have had more. On the other hand, only Torino and Verona (both one) have had fewer scorers than Udinese (two).
• Fiorentina’s José Callejón has been involved in seven goals (three goals and four assists) in 14 Serie A matches against Udinese, however he has failed to score or assist in his last two matches with Napoli.
• Udinese’s Gerard Deulofeu scored his first Serie A goal in February 2017 against Fiorentina, with AC Milan. Against Parma last time out, the Spaniard made his first appearance in the competition in 1246 days (his first since May 2017 for AC Milan v Bologna).

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