Six Nations: Scotland v Italy (Sat) RBS Six Nations Coverage: Watch live on BBC One, BBC One HD, mobiles and online; listen on BBC Radio 5 Live; text commentary on BBC Sport website and mobiles Avoiding the Wooden Spoon is normally the focus of a match between Scotland and Italy but the Azzurri's victory over France last Sunday has turned usual Six Nations conventions on their head. Whether the result in Rome is a blip or a turning point will be clearer after Saturday's game in Edinburgh. Winning in front of a partisan crowd at the Stadio Olimpico is one thing, grinding out victories on the road is another. Italy have won just once away from home in the Six Nations - but their fans will need no reminding that was at Murrayfield, in 2007. 2012 - Italy 13-6 Scotland 2011 (pre-WC) - Scotland 23-12 Italy 2011 - Scotland 21-8 Italy 2010 - Italy 16-12 Scotland 2009 - Scotland 26-6 Italy 2008 - Italy 23-20 Scotland It wasn't just the fact that Italy beat France last Sunday, it was the manner in which they beat them - and it came on the heels of a highly creditable autumn series. Italy's current world ranking of ninth puts them above both Wales (10th) and Scotland (12th), heights they haven't enjoyed since 2007, which was also the only previous year they have won two Six Nations games. With Scotland on Saturday and another two home matches against Wales and Ireland to come, repeating that feat is a real possibility in 2013. While Italy are aiming to win the opening two matches of a Six Nations campaign for the first time, Scotland are looking to avoid starting a campaign with two defeats for the sixth consecutive year. They have lost their last five matches at Murrayfield, and haven't won there since 2011. That win was against the Italians, and while Jacques Brunel's side showed last weekend that they are a force to be reckoned with, a home game against Italy still represents Scotland's best chance of getting points on the board in this year's Championship. Scotland's interim head coach Scott Johnson said ahead of the England defeat: "Statistics are like a bikini, it shows a lot but not the whole thing" and although the records will show that Scotland lost the Calcutta Cup clash, that does not tell the whole story as their performance did throw up some reasons for optimism. Johnson will not be under-estimating Italy - after all, he was the caretaker head coach of Wales when Italy earned their first-ever Six Nations point away from home at the Millennium Stadium in 2006 - but he is refusing to panic, making only two changes to his team. However, the Australian has made clear that the situation will be reviewed after Saturday's game - and Scotland A's impressive 13-9 win over England Saxons last week means he will have options available if the team that faces Italy fail to hit the heights. Scotland can at least claim to be giving their fans a reason to sing on Saturday. Four members of the team - captain Kelly Brown, replacement scrum-half Henry Pyrgos, tight-head prop Euan Murray and centre Matt Scott - have recorded a charity single, a version of the popular traditional tune Highland Cathedral, which will get its first airing at Murrayfield. Whether the team strike the right notes on the pitch remains to be seen. The last six encounters between the two countries have all been won by the home side. Scotland lead their Six Nations head-to-head with Italy 7-6. Scotland have lost their last four Tests. They have lost their last five home internationals. A sixth consecutive home defeat would be their worst run since 1954. They have won just one of their last 11 Six Nations games, losing their last six. Their last victory in the competition came in this fixture two years ago. Scotland have begun their last five Six Nations campaigns with back-to-back losses. The Azzurri have won their last two Six Nations matches - they have never won three in a row. Italy's only away victory in the Six Nations came against Scotland in 2007. Italy have ended up with the Wooden Spoon nine times in their 13 Six Nations campaigns. Italian prop Andrea Lo Cicero will be earning his 100th cap. Scotland: 15-Stuart Hogg, 14-Sean Maitland, 13-Sean Lamont, 12-Matt Scott, 11-Tim Visser, 10-Ruaridh Jackson, 9-Greig Laidlaw; 1-Ryan Grant, 2-Ross Ford, 3-Euan Murray, 4-Richie Gray, 5-Jim Hamilton, 6-Robert Harley, 7-Kelly Brown (capt), 8-Johnnie Beattie Replacements: 16-Pat MacArthur, 17-Moray Low, 18-Geoff Cross, 19-Alastair Kellock, 20-David Denton, 21-Henry Pyrgos, 22-Duncan Weir, 23-Max Evans Italy: 15-Andrea Masi, 14-Giovanbattista Venditti, 13-Tommaso Benvenuti, 12-Gonzalo Canale, 11-Luke McLean, 10-Luciano Orquera, 9-Tobias Botes; 1-Andrea Lo Cicero, 2-Leonardo Ghiraldini, 3-Martin Castrogiovanni, 4-Quintin Geldenhuys, 5-Francesco Minto, 6-Alessandro Zanni, 7-Simone Favaro, 8-Sergio Parisse (capt) Replacements: 16-Davide Giazzon, 17-Alberto De Marchi, 18-Lorenzo Cittadini, 19-Antonio Pavanello, 20-Paul Derbyshire, 21-Kris Burton, 22-Gonzalo Garcia Referee: Jaco Peyper (SA) Touch judges: John Lacey (Ire) and Leighton Hodges (Wal) TV: Marshall Kilgore (Ire)