Thursday , 2 July 2026

AS Roma vs Empoli FC, Serie A 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Serie A · 2018-19
AS Roma
2 – 1
Full Time
Empoli FC
Mon 11 Mar 2019 · 19:30 UTC Stadio Olimpico HT 45' · FT 45'
Alessandro Florenzi 12' Y
Bryan Cristante 13' Y
Y 37' Afriyie Acquah
Stephan El Shaarawy 62' Y
Alessandro Florenzi 80' R

Overview

Match Preview

AS Roma vs Empoli FC — Serie A at Stadio Olimpico.

Match Details

  • Referee Fabio Maresca
  • Referee Davide Massa
  • Referee Matteo Bottegoni
  • Referee Lucas Mondin
  • Referee Daniele Minelli
6 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 3.7 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Internazionale Milano 38 87
2 SSC Napoli 38 76
3 AS Roma 38 73
4 Como 1907 38 71
5 AC Milan 38 70
6 Juventus FC 38 69
7 Atalanta BC 38 59
8 Bologna FC 1909 38 56
9 SS Lazio 38 54
10 Udinese Calcio 38 50
11 US Sassuolo Calcio 38 49
12 Parma Calcio 1913 38 45
13 Torino FC 38 45
14 Cagliari Calcio 38 43
15 ACF Fiorentina 38 42
16 Genoa CFC 38 41
17 US Lecce 38 38
18 US Cremonese 38 34
19 Hellas Verona FC 38 21
20 AC Pisa 1909 38 18

Head-to-Head

8
2
AS Roma 10 games · Avg 3.2 goals Empoli FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-03-11 AS Roma 2–1 Empoli FC 2018-10-06 Empoli FC 0–2 AS Roma

Recent Form

AS Roma
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Mar Empoli FC H 2–1 W
06 Mar FC Porto A 1–3 L
02 Mar SS Lazio A 0–3 L
23 Feb Frosinone Calcio A 3–2 W
18 Feb Bologna FC 1909 H 2–1 W
12 Feb FC Porto H 2–1 W
Empoli FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Mar AS Roma A 1–2 L
02 Mar Parma Calcio 1913 H 3–3 D
22 Feb AC Milan A 0–3 L
17 Feb US Sassuolo Calcio H 3–0 W
07 Feb SS Lazio A 0–1 L
02 Feb AC Chievo Verona H 2–2 D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Stadio Olimpico. Ninety minutes of football awaits between AS Roma and Empoli FC.
  • 5' AS Roma are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 9' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Stephan El Shaarawy makes it 1-0.
  • 12' Against the run of play, Juan has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 12' The referee shows AS Roma player a Yellow card on 12.
  • 13' The referee calls foul for Bryan Cristante. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 18' Empoli FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 23' With 0 assists to his name this season, Nicolo Zaniolo is clearly more than just a goal scorer for AS Roma.
  • 28' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 33' Patrik Schick is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 8 goals this season for the .
  • 37' Afriyie Acquah picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 42' The home supporters are growing impatient. AS Roma must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 47' Supporters expect more eagerness from Christian Dell'Orco, as he is very good at scoring at Stadio Olimpico with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 52' AS Roma are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Empoli FC's shape.
  • 55' Diego Perotti is ready to make an impact after coming on for Nicolo Zaniolo at the 55 minute mark.
  • 60' Rade Krunic has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 38 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
  • 62' Poor challenge from Stephan El Shaarawy. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 64' Empoli FC ring the changes. Afriyie Acquah has done his job and it is now time for Matteo Brighi to step up.
  • 69' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Robin Olsen suffering a number of foals already.
  • 74' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 79' Another change for Empoli FC made on 79 minute. Diego Farias leaves to be changed by Dimitri Oberlin.
  • 80' Poor challenge from Alessandro Florenzi. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Red card.
  • 81' Justin Kluivert makes way for Rick Karsdorp at the 81 minute mark. A tactical switch from AS Roma.
  • 84' Time for substitution for Empoli FC. Manuel Pasqual is replaced by Salih Ucan.
  • 86' A tactical swap from AS Roma — Zan Celar on, Patrik Schick off on 86 minutes.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from AS Roma to claim maximum points.

Lineups

AS Roma Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Claudio Ranieri

Empoli FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giuseppe Iachini

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.7 AS Roma xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.86 Empoli FC xG
I would bet for: AS Roma to win 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AS Roma58% Draw25% Empoli FC17%
Actual: AS Roma win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.56
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

AS Roma or Draw
82%
Draw or Empoli FC
42%
AS Roma or Empoli FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AS Roma39% Draw47% Empoli FC14%
Actual: AS Roma win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
12.3%
1 – 1
12.1%
2 – 0
10.9%
0 – 0
9.7%
2 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
6.1%
0 – 1
5.7%
3 – 1
5.3%
1 – 2
4.6%
2 – 2
4%
0 – 2
2.8%
4 – 0
2.6%

Asian Handicap — AS Roma

Handicap AS Roma covers Push Empoli FC covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 17% 68%
-1.5 32% — 68%
-1 32% 24% 44%
-0.5 56% — 44%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 12% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

AS Roma keeps clean sheet
43% ✓
Empoli FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.