Parma vs Torino

After three draws and two defeats, Parma returned to beat Torino in Serie A for the first time since a 3-2 home draw on 30 September 2019 (with Roberto D'Aversa and Walter Mazzarri on the benches in that case).

Mateo Pellegrino's second brace in Serie A, after the one on 9 March (also against Torino): all the goals of the Argentine striker in the competition have come from inside the penalty area in home matches.

Torino have a difference of -8 between goals scored (two) and conceded (10) after the first five Serie A games of the season for only the second time in their history, the first since 2002/03 (relegated at the end of the season).

Torino are unbeaten in their last five Serie A matches against Parma (W2 D3); they have only once gone longer defeat against them in the top-flight, in their first six meetings in the competition between 1990 and 1993 (W1 D5).

Parma has a 56% home win rate against Torino in Serie A (10 wins in 18 games - 5D 3L); among teams they’ve hosted more than 10 times in the competition, only against Udinese (60%) and Cagliari (57%) have they boasted a higher percentage.

Parma have failed to win any of their first four Serie A matches (D2 L2) under Carlos Cuesta this season; the last time a manager failed to win any of his first five games in charge of the Emilian club was in February-March 2007, when Claudio Ranieri (D4 L1) replaced Stefano Pioli.

Parma are unbeaten in six of their last seven Serie A matches (D1) at the Tardini, drawing the last two; they could draw three consecutive home games in the competition for the first time since October-December 2020 (four in that case).

Torino have lost five of their last seven Serie A matches (W1 D1), failing to score in six of those games; no other side in the competition has scored fewer goals since MD36 last season.