AS Roma vs Empoli FC, Serie A 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Serie A · 2021-22

AS Roma

2 – 0

Full Time

Empoli FC

Sun 3 Oct 2021 · 16:00 UTC Stadio Olimpico, Rome HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 46' Samuele Ricci

Y 56' Nicolas Haas

Gianluca Mancini 57' Y

Nicolo Zaniolo 84' Y

Nicolo Zaniolo 85' Y

Y 90' Petar Stojanovic

Overview

Match Preview

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

AS Roma 5 games · 13 pts (2026/27)
Empoli FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Paolo Mazzoleni
Referee Stefano Alassio
Referee Damiano Di Iorio
Referee Giovanni Ayroldi
Referee Alessio Berti
Referee Luca Zufferli (Italy)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	AS Roma	5	13
2	FC Internazionale Milano	5	13
3	SS Lazio	5	13
4	Cagliari Calcio	5	12
5	AC Milan	5	11
6	Frosinone Calcio	5	10
7	Juventus FC	5	10
8	Como 1907	5	10
9	SSC Napoli	5	7
10	US Sassuolo Calcio	5	7
11	Atalanta BC	5	6
12	US Lecce	5	6
13	Udinese Calcio	5	4
14	Torino FC	5	4
15	Parma Calcio 1913	5	4
16	AC Monza	5	4
17	ACF Fiorentina	5	4
18	Bologna FC 1909	5	2
19	Genoa CFC	5	1
20	Venezia FC	5	0

Head-to-Head

AS Roma 10 games · Avg 3.2 goals Empoli FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-10-03 AS Roma 2–0 Empoli FC 2019-03-11 AS Roma 2–1 Empoli FC 2018-10-06 Empoli FC 0–2 AS Roma

Recent Form

AS Roma

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Oct	Empoli FC	H	2–0	W
26 Sep	SS Lazio	A	2–3	L
23 Sep	Udinese Calcio	H	1–0	W
19 Sep	Hellas Verona FC	A	2–3	L
12 Sep	US Sassuolo Calcio	H	2–1	W
29 Aug	US Salernitana 1919	A	4–0	W

Empoli FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Oct	AS Roma	A	0–2	L
26 Sep	Bologna FC 1909	H	4–2	W
22 Sep	Cagliari Calcio	A	2–0	W
19 Sep	UC Sampdoria	H	0–3	L
11 Sep	Venezia FC	H	1–2	L
28 Aug	Juventus FC	A	1–0	W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

60% Clean Sheets
AS Roma this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

AS Roma

0-15

2/–

16-30

3/–

31-45

2/–

46-60

2/2

61-75

1/–

76+

4/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

AS Roma

Donyell Malen	6 G
Matias Soule	2 G	1 A
Manu Kone	2 G
Niccolo Pisilli	2 G
Mario Hermoso	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! AS Roma welcome Empoli FC for this crunch clash at Stadio Olimpico, Rome.
5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. AS Roma needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both AS Roma and Empoli FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
15' The home supporters are growing impatient. AS Roma must find a spark to ignite this game.
20' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
25' Supporters expect more eagerness from Guglielmo Vicario, as he is very good at scoring at Stadio Olimpico, Rome with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
29' Leonardo Mancuso is ready to make an impact after coming on for Andrea Pinamonti at the 29 minute mark.
30' The Empoli FC manager makes a substitution. Andrea Pinamonti departs to be replaced by Leonardo Mancuso.
35' Both keepers have barely been tested. AS Roma and Empoli FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
40' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
42' Lorenzo Pellegrini is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
46' The referee calls foul for Samuele Ricci. He receives a Yellow card.
46' The Empoli FC bench stirs into life. Szymon Zurkowski is withdrawn and Nedim Bajrami gets his opportunity.
48' Henrikh Mkhitaryan makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and AS Roma are in front.
53' Empoli FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
56' It’s a booking for Empoli FC player. Nicolas Haas gets a Yellow card.
57' A moment of madness from Gianluca Mancini on 57 minutes earns him a Yellow card. AS Roma will be frustrated.
62' Empoli FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
64' Bryan Cristante is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ebrima Darboe at the 64 minute mark.
69' Empoli FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
70' Patrick Cutrone gets the nod from Empoli FC. He replaces Federico Di Francesco and will look to change the dynamic.
71' Leo Stulac is ready to make an impact after coming on for Liam Henderson at the 71 minute mark.
76' Szymon Zurkowski has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 2 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
81' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Rui Patricio made 347 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
84' A moment of madness from Nicolo Zaniolo on 84 minutes earns him a Yellow card. AS Roma will be frustrated.
84' Riccardo Calafiori is replacing Matias Vina for the AS Roma side.
85' Nicolo Zaniolo was booked on 85.
90' Roger Ibanez is replacing Chris Smalling for the AS Roma side.
90' Empoli FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
AS Roma celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

AS Roma Lineups

Starting XI

77
Henrikh Mkhitaryan ↓ Nicola Zalewski 90'
9
Tammy Abraham
6
Chris Smalling ↓ Roger Ibanez 90'
1
Rui Patricio
23
Gianluca Mancini
2
Rick Karsdorp
7
Lorenzo Pellegrini
22
Nicolo Zaniolo ↓ Stephan El Shaarawy 84'
17
Jordan Veretout
5
Matias Vina ↓ Riccardo Calafiori 84'
55
Ebrima Darboe ↓ Bryan Cristante 64'

Bench

Coach José Mourinho

Empoli FC Lineups

Starting XI

13
Guglielmo Vicario
8
Liam Henderson ↓ Leo Stulac 71'
3
Riccardo Marchizza
25
Filippo Bandinelli ↓ Nicolas Haas 46'
11
Federico Di Francesco ↓ Patrick Cutrone 70'
6
Simone Romagnoli
99
Andrea Pinamonti ↓ Leonardo Mancuso 29'
30
Petar Stojanovic
27
Szymon Zurkowski ↓ Nedim Bajrami 46'
28
Samuele Ricci
42
Mattia Viti

Bench

Coach Aurelio Andreazzoli

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Tammy Abraham	4
Paulo Dybala	3
Gianluca Mancini	2
Matteo Cancellieri	1
Steven N'Zonzi	1
Sergio Oliveira	1
M'Baye Niang	1
Edin Dzeko	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.46 AS Roma xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.77 Empoli FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 62% + Under — clean sheet likely 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

AS Roma55% Draw27% Empoli FC18%

Actual: AS Roma win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes42% 0% No58%

Avg goals/match: 2.23

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	87%	13%
± 1.5	65%	35%
± 2.5	38%	62%
± 3.5	19%	81%
± 4.5	8%	92%

Double Chance

AS Roma or Draw

82%

Draw or Empoli FC

45%

AS Roma or Empoli FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

AS Roma35% Draw51% Empoli FC14%

Actual: AS Roma win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

14.6%

1 – 1

12.9%

0 – 0

12.9%

2 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

8.6%

0 – 1

7.1%

3 – 0

5.3%

1 – 2

4.5%

3 – 1

4.3%

2 – 2

3.4%

0 – 2

4 – 0

Asian Handicap — AS Roma

Handicap	AS Roma covers	Push	Empoli FC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	16%	73%
-1.5	27%	—	73%
-1	27%	25%	48%
-0.5	52%	—	48%
+0.5	82%	—	18%
+1	82%	13%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

AS Roma keeps clean sheet

47% ✗

Empoli FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

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

AS Roma vs Empoli FC, Serie A 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

AS Roma Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Empoli FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

AS Roma Form

Empoli FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — AS Roma

Clean Sheet