Udinese v Roma in 12 numbers

Luciano Spalletti's men begin the second half of the league season on Sunday at the Dacia Arena in Udine. Their opponents sit 10th on 25 points.

Here are 12 interesting facts and figures on the match...

1/6

Roma have only lost one of their last six trips to Udine in Serie A (4W, 1D).

2.3

Roma have also won each of their last seven league meetings with Udinese, scoring 16 goals in that time at an average of 2.3 per game.

5/6

Roma have won five of their last six league matches (one defeat) and kept clean sheets in three of their previous five.

6

Diego Perotti is the topscoring penalty taker alongside Alexandre Lacazette across Europe's five major leagues this season. His tally of six includes a brace in the reverse fixture against Udinese, his only double in Serie A to date.

7

Italian players have accounted for a mere seven appearances cumulatively this season for Udinese in Serie A - just 2.7% (a league low).

10

Luciano Spalletti has faced Udinese 10 times in his career. The Giallorossi coach boasts an impressive record of seven wins, one draw and two defeats, with 21 goals for and 10 against. Spalletti was last beaten by his former employers in a 3-1 away loss for Roma on 26 October 2008.

13 v 3

Edin Dzeko's goals tally in the league this season. At the halfway stage last term he had found the net just three times.

15

Udinese have dropped 15 points from winning positions in Serie A this season. No side in Serie A can top that.

16

The number of penalties Roma have scored against Udinese. Francesco Totti (4) leads the way ahead of the likes of Diego Perotti, who converted two efforts from 12 yards in the reverse fixture at the Olimpico.

19

Spalletti's side have scored 19 goals in the last 30 minutes of matches in Serie A this season - a league high.

27

No fewer than 27 of Roma's 45 league wins over Udinese have come by at least a two-goal margin.

78.3%

Wojciech Szczesny had the best save percentage (78.3%) in the first half of the season among the goalkeepers with the most appearances.