A disappointing season for Fiorentina and Torino is set to an end, with both sides starting off with dreams of Europe only to fall short at too many points along the way for their season goals to be met. Fiorentina are currently on a run of four positive results in a row, while Torino have had more of a bumpy ride of late, ending a long run of defeats with two wins in their last three games.

For the statistical head-to-head on matchday 34 in Serie A, we’ve selected two huge sources of creativity and danger for their respective sides to look at using the statistics section of our website: Federico Chiesa and Simone Verdi.

Iachini’s no.25 has made 29 appearances this season, just two of these after coming off the bench. In total, he’s been on the pitch for 2,302. Elsewhere, Verdi sits on 22 games played, with six of these appearances coming as a substitute. The Torino man has found himself subbed off towards the end of games on 14 occasions, resulting in a comparatively lower total of 1,702 minutes played.

These are two players who thrive on magic moments and clever bits of play, both gifted with great technique and intensity. Build-up play isn’t their biggest forte, with 463 and 466 passes completed respectively, but they prefer the big, high-risk moments which results in below-average pass accuracy figures of 76.7% and 78.1% respectively. 40 dribbles have been completed by Chiesa, 42 for his opposite number Verdi.

Chiesa’s greater athleticism has seen hime win more challenges (18 to 8) while Verdi is on top for interceptions (5 to 4). Chiesa has been fouled 42 times and committed 50 fouls, picking up six bookings. The former Napoli player has been fouled 36 times and given away 18 fouls, earning himself three yellow cards. 

The duo are level on five assists and the chances created figures are extremely close with Verdi up 37 to 36. Chiesa is clearly ahead in the goalscoring charts (7 to 1) thanks to his larger tally of shots on target (36 to 12).