Parma, 13 January 2023 – The Crociati will face Bari this weekend on Saturday 14 January at the Stadio San Nicola in Bari at 14:00, for the first matchday of the return fixtures of this year’s Serie BKT. Here are some stats and past results:
- Bari and Parma have played each other 33 times in Serie B: the Crociati have won nine, the Biancorossi have won eleven, with thirteen draws.
- In the event of a Parma win, Bari would become the fourth team to have lost at least ten games to the Ducali in Serie B: the others are Verona (ten), Como (eleven) and Brescia (twelve).
- Parma are unbeaten in their last six games against Bari in Serie B (two wins, 4 draws). Among current teams in the league, they have longer unbeaten runs against only three teams: Cittadella (seven), Como (eight) and Genoa (nine).
- Bari have conceded the most goals from outside the box this season, both in total (five) and as a percentage of all goals conceded (26%). Meanwhile, Parma have scored four goals from outside the box this season, behind only Ascoli and Frosinone, who have scored 5 long-range efforts each.
- Franco Vazquez, after his brace against Venezia in the last round of league fixtures, could make a return to scoring in multiple consecutive matches in Serie B for the first time since May 2022 (when he scored in three in a row). In the home fixture against Bari, he got an assist for Dennis Man’s goal in the 2-2 draw.
