Serie A

Pisa vs Parma: an early relegation battle

Separated by a single point, both teams are desperate to move away from the bottom.

The Cetilar Arena sets the stage for a key match in the fight for safety. Pisa, after a run of six consecutive unbeaten matches that yielded eight points, lost to Inter last week and now sit one point behind Parma. Meanwhile, the visitors, after a crucial win against Verona last week, lost to Udinese and now hope to stay ahead of their opponents and out of the relegation zone.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

There have been 17 official meetings between the two sides in Tuscany, with 5 wins for Pisa (the most recent a 2–1 victory in Serie B 2008/09), 10 draws (the most recent a 0–0 in Serie A 2022/23) and 2 wins for Parma (the most recent a 2–1 away win in Serie B 2023/24). In Serie A there has been only one meeting between the two sides in Pisa so far: in 1990/91, a 2–0 win for the Emilia side with goals from Melli and Osio.

DID YOU KNOW?

Pisa have the worst home attack in Serie A 2025/26: just 1 goal in 7 matches played. Pisa are the team with the most penalties awarded in their favour in Serie A 2025/26: 4 given (like Bologna) and none against (like Roma, Lazio and Cagliari). Parma are the least disciplined side in Serie A 2025/26, with 3 red cards in 13 matchdays.

COACHES and PLAYERS

Patrick Cutrone has already scored 3 goals against Pisa in official matches, all of them for Como: one in Serie B 2022/23 and two (home and away) in Serie B 2023/24. Alberto Gilardino is a former Parma player: 56 goals in 116 official appearances for the club between 2002 and 2005.

DISCIPLINE

Suspended: Troilo (Parma) Cautioned: none

REFEREE

DOVERI (MONDIN – LUCIANI) IV: PERRI, VAR: CAMPLONE, AVAR: PEZZUTO

UPCOMING MATCHES IN SERIE A

Lecce-Pisa (Friday, December 12, 20.45 CET) Parma-Lazio (Saturday, December 13, 18.00 CET) (Photo Getty Images)