Udinese and Roma have faced off 102 times before in Serie A, with 23 Udinese wins, 24 draws and 55 Roma victories.
The most recent encounter was a 2-1 success for the Giallorossi at Bluenergy Stadium last January, while the last meeting at the Stadio Olimpico was in September 2024, when the home side ran out 3-0 winners.
The last time Udinese beat Roma in the capital was in July 2020 (2-0). There have been 18 games played since the last draw in this fixture: 1-1 in March 2009.
Kosta Runjaic's side have failed to find the net only once in their last 13 outings (a 3-0 reverse against AC Milan on 20 September), scoring 18 times in the other 12 matches.
Udinese have got off to a positive start in the league again this year, picking up at least 15 points in their ten opening games for the second season running – something that was achieved only twice in the 12 previous years (in 2014/15 and 2022/23).
Udinese have the third most ball recoveries from pressing (72) in Serie A this season, behind Roma and Como.
Oumar Solet and Arthur Atta are first and second in the rankings for most metres running with the ball (1968 and 1835, respectively).
The midfielder ranks second for most dribbles completed in the top flight this term (26, one less than Alexis Saelemaekers).
The only former player in this fixture is Nicolo Zaniolo, who made 94 appearances and scored 13 goals for Roma between 2018 and 2023. He has since scored against the Giallorossi, while playing for Atalanta.
The No.10 already has three goals to his name this season – only on one other occasion (in 2019/20) has he scored as many before the first game of November.