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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
5 games this season 🟨 4.4/game ⚽ 10.8 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 SS Lazio 11 29
2 FC Internazionale Milano 11 28
3 AS Roma 11 27
4 AC Milan 11 24
5 Como 1907 11 23
6 Frosinone Calcio 11 20
7 Juventus FC 11 18
8 Bologna FC 1909 11 17
9 Cagliari Calcio 11 16
10 SSC Napoli 11 15
11 Torino FC 11 14
12 Atalanta BC 11 14
13 Genoa CFC 11 13
14 US Lecce 11 10
15 ACF Fiorentina 11 9
16 Parma Calcio 1913 11 8
17 US Sassuolo Calcio 11 8
18 AC Monza 11 7
19 Venezia FC 11 6
20 Udinese Calcio 11 5

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
55% Clean Sheets
AS Roma this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

AS Roma
0-15
4/1
16-30
5/1
31-45
5/–
46-60
4/4
61-75
4/–
76+
8/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

AS Roma
Donyell Malen 8 G 2 A
Rodrigo Mora 4 G
Matias Soule 3 G 3 A
Niccolo Pisilli 3 G
Mario Hermoso 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' AS Roma have kicked off against Empoli FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Diego Farias has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 9' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Stephan El Shaarawy makes it 1-0.
  • 12' What composure from Juan! The Brazil international strokes it home. 2-0.
  • 12' AS Roma receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 12.
  • 13' It’s a booking for AS Roma player. Bryan Cristante gets a Yellow card.
  • 18' Robin Olsen needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 23' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 28' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 33' What a strike from Patrik Schick! The score is 3-0.
  • 37' Empoli FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 37.
  • 42' AS Roma currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 47' Dimitri Oberlin has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 52' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 55' The AS Roma manager makes a substitution. Nicolo Zaniolo departs to be replaced by Diego Perotti.
  • 60' A quiet spell here at Stadio Olimpico. AS Roma seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 62' The referee has no hesitation. Stephan El Shaarawy is booked for AS Roma — Yellow card on 62.
  • 64' The crowd applauds Afriyie Acquah as he leaves the pitch. Matteo Brighi steps in for Empoli FC.
  • 69' It’s high time Claudio Ranieri made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 74' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Claudio Ranieri will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 79' Another change for Empoli FC made on 79 minute. Diego Farias leaves to be changed by Dimitri Oberlin.
  • 80' Alessandro Florenzi picks up a Red card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 81' The crowd applauds Justin Kluivert as he leaves the pitch. Rick Karsdorp steps in for AS Roma.
  • 84' Fresh legs for Empoli FC! Salih Ucan comes on to replace Manuel Pasqual.
  • 86' A change in the AS Roma ranks — Patrik Schick exits the field as Zan Celar enters on 86.
  • Empoli FC will have plenty to reflect on. AS Roma were simply the better side today.

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.