Parma has only one point in its tally. It was earned in the third-round encounter with Monza. At the Ennio Tardini, the teams began in an evenly contested match. The first to score, however, were Juric's charges. Brianzolli were close to doubling the lead early in the second half, but the ball struck the crossbar. Cuesta's side managed to level the score, but nothing more. In the last round, Biancoblu went ahead as early as the 23rd minute. Ramón's goal remained the only one for a long time, but Fabregas's side continued the pressure. This bore fruit in the 83rd minute. And although Parma managed to pull one back, it was not enough for any points. Genoa's league position isn't any better. Only in the match of the previous round did the Genoa side earn their first points of the season. The Griffons hosted Frosinone and started the match very poorly. Kvernadze put the Canaries ahead in the 14th minute. The evenly contested game led to De Rossi's charges earning the right to take a penalty near the end of the first half. Colombo, however, did not convert it. The second half began with a goal by Vásquez, which turned out to be the last in the match. On Tuesday Genoa faced Südtirol in the Coppa Italia. Thanks to a narrow victory, the Griffons advanced to the next round. It is worth noting some statistical metrics of the opponents. The Genoese are short of goals. Thus the xG metric says that De Rossi's men should have scored two more goals. Parma's situation is similar: the Crusaders have missed about the same amount of goals, and xGA indicates they should have conceded three more times. Obviously, the league table pushes teams to play for points. And five winless rounds can become a decisive factor in the fate of one of the coaches. Genoa had a tough schedule. Recent results show that the streak of poor results was dictated by the level of the opponents. Parma's situation is somewhat different. The team has moved away from last year's playing style, and not a particularly strong transfer window has weakened many positions. The Crusaders regularly concede, but they have started scoring more often. The clash of the bottom sides threatens to be quite high-scoring.