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

Serie A · 2021-22
Empoli FC
2 – 4
Full Time
AS Roma
Sun 23 Jan 2022 · 17:00 UTC Stadio Carlo Castellani HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 52' Gianluca Mancini
Lorenzo Tonelli 63' Y
Marco Benassi 83' Y
Y 85' Bryan Cristante

Overview

Match Preview

Empoli FC vs AS Roma — Serie A at Stadio Carlo Castellani.

Match Details

  • Referee Michael Fabbri
  • Referee Stefano Alassio
  • Referee Emanuele Prenna
  • Referee Domenico Rocca
  • Referee Rosario Abisso
  • Referee Antonio Giua

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 US Cremonese 38 34
2 Hellas Verona FC 38 21
3 AC Pisa 1909 38 18
4 FC Internazionale Milano 0 0
5 SSC Napoli 0 0
6 AS Roma 0 0
7 Como 1907 0 0
8 AC Milan 0 0
9 Juventus FC 0 0
10 Atalanta BC 0 0
11 Bologna FC 1909 0 0
12 SS Lazio 0 0
13 Udinese Calcio 0 0
14 US Sassuolo Calcio 0 0
15 Torino FC 0 0
16 Parma Calcio 1913 0 0
17 Cagliari Calcio 0 0
18 ACF Fiorentina 0 0
19 Genoa CFC 0 0
20 US Lecce 0 0
21 AC Monza 0 0
22 Venezia FC 0 0
23 Frosinone Calcio 0 0

Head-to-Head

2
8
Empoli FC 10 games · Avg 3.2 goals AS Roma
Last 5 meetings
2022-01-23 Empoli FC 2–4 AS Roma 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

Empoli FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Jan AS Roma H 2–4 L
16 Jan Venezia FC A 1–1 D
09 Jan US Sassuolo Calcio H 1–5 L
06 Jan SS Lazio A 3–3 D
22 Dec AC Milan H 2–4 L
19 Dec Spezia Calcio A 1–1 D
AS Roma
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Jan Empoli FC A 4–2 W
16 Jan Cagliari Calcio H 1–0 W
09 Jan Juventus FC H 3–4 L
06 Jan AC Milan A 1–3 L
22 Dec UC Sampdoria H 1–1 D
18 Dec Atalanta BC A 4–1 W

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Empoli FC have kicked off against AS Roma. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' The travelling AS Roma supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 10' AS Roma are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AS Roma that had 527 games and scored 607 goals.
  • 20' Chris Smalling has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 24' The England Tammy Abraham breaks the deadlock on 24 minutes. 0-1!
  • 29' Over 29 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 33' Gianluca Mancini does the damage! The net is bulging and AS Roma surge ahead!
  • 35' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Sergio Oliveira makes it 0-3.
  • 37' Nicolo Zaniolo makes no mistake. The score reads 0-4 and AS Roma are in front.
  • 42' Another substitution for Empoli FC to replace Riccardo Marchizza by Mattia Viti on 42 minute.
  • 47' A quiet spell here at Stadio Carlo Castellani. Empoli FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 52' Gianluca Mancini was booked on 52.
  • 55' A stunning finish from Andrea Pinamonti — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 60' It is a substitution in AS Roma team. Ainsley Maitland-Niles is replaced by Matias Vina on 60 minute.
  • 63' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Lorenzo Tonelli.
  • 68' AS Roma is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 72' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Nedim Bajrami makes no mistake. 2-4!
  • 75' The crowd applauds Henrikh Mkhitaryan as he leaves the pitch. Jordan Veretout steps in for AS Roma.
  • 79' The crowd applauds Nicolo Zaniolo as he leaves the pitch. Felix Afena-Gyan steps in for AS Roma.
  • 81' It is a substitution in Empoli FC team. Liam Henderson is replaced by Patrick Cutrone on 81 minute.
  • 82' Another change for Empoli FC made on 82 minute. Filippo Bandinelli leaves to be changed by Marco Benassi.
  • 83' Marco Benassi picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 85' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Bryan Cristante on 85 minutes.
  • 90' 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 Felix Afena-Gyan suffering a number of foals already.
  • AS Roma celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Empoli FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Aurelio Andreazzoli

AS Roma Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach José Mourinho

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

Head to Head

2022-01-23 Empoli FC 2–4 AS Roma 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

Empoli FC Form

2022-01-23 Empoli FC 2–4 AS Roma L 2022-01-16 Venezia FC 1–1 Empoli FC D 2022-01-09 Empoli FC 1–5 US Sassuolo Calcio L 2022-01-06 SS Lazio 3–3 Empoli FC D 2021-12-22 Empoli FC 2–4 AC Milan L 2021-12-19 Spezia Calcio 1–1 Empoli FC D

AS Roma Form

2022-01-23 Empoli FC 2–4 AS Roma W 2022-01-16 AS Roma 1–0 Cagliari Calcio W 2022-01-09 AS Roma 3–4 Juventus FC L 2022-01-06 AC Milan 3–1 AS Roma L 2021-12-22 AS Roma 1–1 UC Sampdoria D 2021-12-18 Atalanta BC 1–4 AS Roma W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.4 Empoli FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.21 AS Roma xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 69% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Empoli FC25% Draw23% AS Roma52%
Actual: AS Roma win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.61
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 69%
31%
± 3.5 48%
52%
± 4.5 30%
70%

Double Chance

Empoli FC or Draw
48%
Draw or AS Roma
75%
Empoli FC or AS Roma
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Empoli FC20% Draw39% AS Roma41%
Actual: AS Roma win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–4 not predicted
2 – 4
Actual
1 – 1
9.2%
1 – 2
8.9%
0 – 2
6.7%
1 – 3
6.5%
2 – 2
6.2%
2 – 1
5.7%
0 – 1
5.5%
0 – 3
4.8%
2 – 3
4.6%
0 – 0
4%
1 – 4
3.7%
1 – 0
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Empoli FC

Handicap Empoli FC covers Push AS Roma covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 7% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 13% 77%
-0.5 23% — 77%
+0.5 45% — 55%
+1 45% 21% 34%
+1.5 66% — 34%
+2 66% 16% 18%
+2.5 82% — 18%

Clean Sheet

Empoli FC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓
AS Roma keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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