Preview: Edinburgh v Zebre Parma

Edinburgh Rugby

• Not only does Darcy Graham remain the league’s top try scorer with nine, he has also made the joint-most clean breaks (13, = Ryan Conbeer)
• Most effective in the 20 minutes after halftime, Edinburgh have scored a league-high 15 tries between the 41^st and 60^th minute
• Viliame Mata has played 636 minutes for Edinburgh – no player has played more. He has also carried the ball 122 times, second only to Sione Kalamafoni

Zebre Parma

• Marauding against Benetton last weekend, wing Jacopo Trulla made a round-high total of 164 metres. This is the second-highest forward gain made by a player in a single match this season
• Zebre Parma’s discipline is a mounting issue for them. They have conceded a league-high 141 penalties for an average of 12.8 per 80 minutes
• Manufacturing opportunities for themselves, Zebre Parma have had more mauls in the opposition 22 than any other team (46) and made more metres from them than all but Ulster (123). However, they have scored just four maul tries

Did You Know?

Edinburgh Rugby have lost five league matches to Zebre Parma, the most recent of which was in October 2018. They are currently on a six-match winning streak against their opponents.

Edinburgh have lost three of their last four matches on home soil.

Zebre Parma hunt for a maiden win of the season continues. They now haven’t won a BKT URC match in 14 games.