Empoli vs Roma Match Analysis and Prediction

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Following consecutive defeat away from Home, Roma will continue their road trip with a visit to Tuscany on Monday, when they will take on Empoli at Stadio Carlo Castellani.

Having heavily lost to Udinese last weekend, Jose Mourinhos’ side were then beaten in Bulgaria as the began their Europa League campaign, while their hosts are yet to win in Serie A this season.

Roma have been dominant in this fixture, with Empoli having not scored in four of the sides’ last six Serie A meetings, and scoring has also been an issue for the Azzurri through the opening weeks of the 2022-23 campaign.

A tally of just four Serie A goals so far has seen Paolo Zanetti’s side draw four matches in a row, following fixture against Fiorentina, Lecce, Verona and Salernitana which ended all-square.

The latter came somewhat as a salvage job, as Empoli gave away a lead before pulling level through Dutch striker Sam Lammers in the 81st minute. Despite scoring more than once for the first time this season, they still only managed to add one point to their total.

Sitting in the bottom six, with four points and having already exited the Coppa Italia, Zanetti’s reign has not began in the ideal way, and he must find a first win before too long.

After an impressive start to the new season, Roma remained tied at the top of the Serie A standings before last Sunday’s 4-0 defeat to Udinese, and has gone unbeaten through their first four league matches.

Prior to that capitulation in Udine, they had conceded just a solitary goal this season, but a new-look lineup wnet on to let in two more on Thursday, as Europa Conference League winners fell to a defeat at Ludogorets in their first game in Europa League Group C.

Empoli vs Roma head to head

These two teams have previously met on 25 occasions across two competitions, where Empoli have claimed two victories while Roma have won 18, and they have drawn in five. Roma have scored 47 goals and conceded 19. Roma have claimed victory in each of the last five encounters between the teams.

Roma 2-0 Empoli 01/04/17

Empoli 0-2 Roma 06/10/18

Roma 2-1 Empoli 11/03/19

Roma 2-0 Empoli 03/10/21

Empoli 2-4 Roma 23/01/22

Empoli latest home form

Empoli have recently been on a relatively good run of form at home, having lost just one of their seven most recent matches. They played out a 1-1 draw with Verona in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored seven goals and conceded four.

Empoli 3-0 Seravezza 19/07/22

Empoli 2-1 Pafos 28/07/22

Empoli 1-2(E) SPAL 06/08/22

Empoli 0-0 Fiorentina 21/08/22

Empoli 1-1 Verona 31/08/22

Empoli latest away form

Empoli have recently been on a relatively good run of form on the road, having lost just one of their five most recent matches. They drew 2-2 with Salernitana in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored five goals and conceded four.

Atalanta 0-1 Empoli 21/05/22

Trabzonspor 0-1 Empoli 25/07/22

Spezia 1-0 Empoli 14/08/22

Lecce 1-1 Empoli 28/08/22

Salernitana 2-2 Empoli 05/09/22

Roma latest home form

Roma have recently been on a good run of form at home, as they have been unbeaten in their 12 most recent matches. They managed to defeat Monza 3-0 in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored 12 goals and conceded just one.

Roma 2-0 Portimonense 16/07/22

Roma 1-1 Nice 23/07/22

Roma 5-0 Shakhtar Donetsk 07/08/22

Roma 1-0 Cremonese 22/08/22

Roma 3-0 Monza 30/08/22

Roma latest away form

Roma have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having lost each of their two most recent matches. They lost 2-1 to Ludogorets in their last away game in the Europa League. In their last five matches, they have scored four goals and conceded seven.

Tottenham Hotspur 0-1 Roma 30/07/22

Salernitana 0-1 Roma 14/08/22

Juventus 1-1 Roma 27/08/22

Udinese 4-0 Roma 04/09/22

Ludogorets 2-1 Roma 08/09/22

Empoli news

Empoli are still without Tommaso Baldanzi, Lorenzo Tonelli and Nicolo Cambiaghi due to injury, while former Roma striker Mattia Destro may also miss out against his fromer club.

In his absence, Martin Satriano and Sam lammers should start up front, with either Marko Pjaca or Nedim Bajrami starting behind them.

Roma news

Tammy Abraham and Rick Karsdorp did not make the trip to Razgrad due to shoulder and knee injuries respectively, but could feature against Empoli.

Georginio Wijnaldum, Stephan El Shaarawy and Marash Kumbulla all remain sidelined, but Nicolo Zaniolo could now settle for a place on the bench following his latest absence.

Prediction and Odds

Given Empoli’s poor run at the Castellani, the timing of Roma’s visit could not theoretically be better for them.

Roma may not be at full potential due to continental commitments, but Mourinho’s side possess enough firepower on the bench to get the job done if the game remains close later on.

Odds: 1 2.32 X 2.05 2 2.10