Saturday , 14 November 2026

AS Roma vs Empoli FC, Serie A 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Serie A · 2023-24
AS Roma
7 – 0
Full Time
Empoli FC
Sun 17 Sep 2023 · 18:45 UTC Stadio Olimpico, Rome HT 45' · FT 45'
Paulo Dybala pen 2' 1–0
Renato Sanches 8' 2–0
Alberto Grassi og 35' 3–0
Paulo Dybala 55' 4–0
Bryan Cristante 79' 5–0
Romelu Lukaku 82' 6–0
Gianluca Mancini 86' 7–0
Paulo Dybala 38' Y
Y 39' Matteo Cancellieri
Renato Sanches 39' Y
Y 58' Youssef Maleh

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Juan Luca Sacchi (Italy)
  • Assistant 1 Alessio Tolfo
  • Assistant 2 Gaetano Massara (Italy)
6 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 8.7 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
2023-09-17 AS Roma 7–0 Empoli FC 2023-02-04 AS Roma 2–0 Empoli FC 2022-09-12 Empoli FC 1–2 AS Roma 2022-01-23 Empoli FC 2–4 AS Roma 2021-10-03 AS Roma 2–0 Empoli FC

Recent Form

AS Roma
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Sep Empoli FC H 7–0 W
01 Sep AC Milan H 1–2 L
26 Aug Hellas Verona FC A 1–2 L
20 Aug US Salernitana 1919 H 2–2 D
04 Jun Spezia Calcio H 2–1 W
31 May Sevilla FC A 2–5 L
Empoli FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Sep AS Roma A 0–7 L
03 Sep Juventus FC H 0–2 L
26 Aug AC Monza A 0–2 L
19 Aug Hellas Verona FC H 0–1 L
03 Jun SS Lazio H 0–2 L
28 May Hellas Verona FC A 1–1 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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. AS Roma is hosting Empoli FC for another epic battle.
  • 2' A goal from the Argentina international Paulo Dybala! He fires home on 2 to make it 1-0!
  • 7' AS Roma are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 8' The deadlock is broken! Renato Sanches gets on the scoresheet on 8 minutes.
  • 13' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His AS Roma side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 18' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 23' The travelling Empoli FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 28' Simone Bastoni has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 33' Empoli FC have won 245 goals from 391 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 35' Bryan Cristante adds to his 2 season tally! AS Roma lead 3-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 38' AS Roma receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 38.
  • 39' Matteo Cancellieri picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 44' It looks surprising Empoli FC does not make any changes. Giuseppe Pezzella has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 46' Renato Sanches makes way for Edoardo Bove at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from AS Roma.
  • 51' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 55' Paulo Dybala makes no mistake. The score reads 4-0 and AS Roma are in front.
  • 58' Empoli FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 60' The Empoli FC bench stirs into life. Mattia Destro is withdrawn and Francesco Caputo gets his opportunity.
  • 64' Andrea Belotti gets the nod from AS Roma. He replaces Paulo Dybala and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 69' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Empoli FC that had 391 games and scored 245 goals.
  • 74' AS Roma started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 74.
  • 75' The AS Roma bench stirs into life. Leandro Paredes is withdrawn and Riccardo Pagano gets his opportunity.
  • 79' Against the run of play, Bryan Cristante has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 80' Magnificent from Bryan Cristante! That is 25 goals in 542 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 82' GOAL! Romelu Lukaku scores on 82.
  • 84' Another change for AS Roma made on 84 minute. Romelu Lukaku leaves to be changed by Sardar Azmoun.
  • 85' Time for substitution for Empoli FC. Nicolo Cambiaghi is replaced by Stiven Shpendi.
  • 86' GOAL! Gianluca Mancini fires home to make it 8-0!
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from AS Roma to claim maximum points.

Lineups

AS Roma Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach José Mourinho

Empoli FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paolo Zanetti

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Tammy Abraham 4
Paulo Dybala 3
Gianluca Mancini 2
Romelu Lukaku 1
Lorenzo Pellegrini 1
Renato Sanches 1
Bryan Cristante 1
Steven N'Zonzi 1

Head to Head

2023-09-17 AS Roma 7–0 Empoli FC 2023-02-04 AS Roma 2–0 Empoli FC 2022-09-12 Empoli FC 1–2 AS Roma 2022-01-23 Empoli FC 2–4 AS Roma 2021-10-03 AS Roma 2–0 Empoli FC

AS Roma Form

2023-09-17 AS Roma 7–0 Empoli FC W 2023-09-01 AS Roma 1–2 AC Milan L 2023-08-26 Hellas Verona FC 2–1 AS Roma L 2023-08-20 AS Roma 2–2 US Salernitana 1919 D 2023-06-04 AS Roma 2–1 Spezia Calcio W 2023-05-31 Sevilla FC 5–2 AS Roma L

Empoli FC Form

2023-09-17 AS Roma 7–0 Empoli FC L 2023-09-03 Empoli FC 0–2 Juventus FC L 2023-08-26 AC Monza 2–0 Empoli FC L 2023-08-19 Empoli FC 0–1 Hellas Verona FC L 2023-06-03 Empoli FC 0–2 SS Lazio L 2023-05-28 Hellas Verona FC 1–1 Empoli FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.51 AS Roma xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.87 Empoli FC xG
I would bet for: AS Roma to win 70% + Over 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AS Roma70% Draw18% Empoli FC12%
Actual: AS Roma win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 3.38
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 64%
36%
± 3.5 43%
57%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

AS Roma or Draw
88%
Draw or Empoli FC
30%
AS Roma or Empoli FC
82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AS Roma53% Draw37% Empoli FC10%
Actual: AS Roma win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 7–0 not predicted
7 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
10.7%
2 – 1
9%
3 – 0
8.7%
1 – 0
8.3%
1 – 1
8.1%
3 – 1
7.5%
4 – 0
5.4%
4 – 1
4.8%
0 – 0
4.7%
2 – 2
3.9%
3 – 2
3.3%
1 – 2
3.1%

Asian Handicap — AS Roma

Handicap AS Roma covers Push Empoli FC covers
-2.5 30% — 70%
-2 30% 21% 50%
-1.5 50% — 50%
-1 50% 21% 28%
-0.5 72% — 28%
+0.5 90% — 10%
+1 90% 7% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

AS Roma keeps clean sheet
42% ✗
Empoli FC keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

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