Empoli vs Roma

6 October 2018 · Serie A · 2018/19 · Referee Paolo Silvio Mazzoleni

Full time 0 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • Steven N'Zonzi 36’
  • Edin Dzeko 85’

Match summary

Roma beat Empoli 2-0 on the road. Roma led 1-0 at half-time.

Steven N'Zonzi put Roma ahead with a header in the 36th minute, set up by Lorenzo Pellegrini and Edin Dzeko made it 0-2 in the 85th minute, set up by Stephan El Shaarawy.

Empoli can feel hard done by, creating 2.01 expected goals (xG) from 20 shots to Roma's 0.86 from 10. Francesco Caputo missed a penalty for Empoli.

Match stats

Empoli Roma
11 Shots 7
4 Shots on Target 4
4 Corners 3
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2.00 xG 0.86
1.24 Non-penalty xG 0.86
6 Deep Completions 7

Key events

Empoli Roma
Kick-off
36’
Steven N'Zonzi
Assist: Lorenzo Pellegrini0-1 (Roma)
Half-time0-1
85’
Edin Dzeko
Assist: Stephan El Shaarawy0-2 (Roma)
Full-time0-2

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Empoli
  • Matías Silvestre
  • Ismael Bennacer
Roma
  • Luca Pellegrini

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.01 0.86 36’ Steven N'Zonzi (Roma), 0-1 36’ 85’ Edin Dzeko (Roma), 0-2 85’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.01 0.86 36’ Steven N'Zonzi (Roma), 0-1 N'Zonzi 36’ 85’ Edin Dzeko (Roma), 0-2 Dzeko 85’
Empoli 2.01 xGRoma 0.86 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Roma attacking Empoli attacking 
58’ Francesco Caputo (Empoli), penalty, 0.76 xG, off target 85’ Edin Dzeko (Roma), open play, 0.50 xG, goal 70’ Francesco Caputo (Empoli), open play, 0.38 xG, off target 73’ Francesco Caputo (Empoli), open play, 0.24 xG, off target 24’ Cengiz Ünder (Roma), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 50’ Ismael Bennacer (Empoli), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 33’ Francesco Caputo (Empoli), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 15’ Kostas Manolas (Roma), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 12’ Rade Krunic (Empoli), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 48’ Cengiz Ünder (Roma), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 61’ Cengiz Ünder (Roma), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 65’ Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Empoli), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 1’ Rade Krunic (Empoli), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 45’ Frederic Veseli (Empoli), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 6’ Leonardo Capezzi (Empoli), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 41’ Francesco Caputo (Empoli), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 13’ Leonardo Capezzi (Empoli), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 52’ Rade Krunic (Empoli), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 63’ Davide Santon (Roma), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 65’ Francesco Caputo (Empoli), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+1’ Francesco Caputo (Empoli), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 44’ Edin Dzeko (Roma), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 46’ Miha Zajc (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 20’ Leonardo Capezzi (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 45’ Ismael Bennacer (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 66’ Miha Zajc (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 70’ Rade Krunic (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+1’ Edin Dzeko (Roma), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 4’ Cengiz Ünder (Roma), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 36’ Steven N'Zonzi (Roma), set piece, 0.01 xG, goal 58’ Francesco Caputo (Empoli), penalty, 0.76 xG, off target 85’ Edin Dzeko (Roma), open play, 0.50 xG, goal 70’ Francesco Caputo (Empoli), open play, 0.38 xG, off target 73’ Francesco Caputo (Empoli), open play, 0.24 xG, off target 24’ Cengiz Ünder (Roma), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 50’ Ismael Bennacer (Empoli), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 33’ Francesco Caputo (Empoli), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 15’ Kostas Manolas (Roma), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 48’ Cengiz Ünder (Roma), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 61’ Cengiz Ünder (Roma), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 1’ Rade Krunic (Empoli), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 12’ Rade Krunic (Empoli), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 65’ Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Empoli), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 45’ Frederic Veseli (Empoli), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 41’ Francesco Caputo (Empoli), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 6’ Leonardo Capezzi (Empoli), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 13’ Leonardo Capezzi (Empoli), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 52’ Rade Krunic (Empoli), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 63’ Davide Santon (Roma), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 65’ Francesco Caputo (Empoli), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+1’ Francesco Caputo (Empoli), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 44’ Edin Dzeko (Roma), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 46’ Miha Zajc (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 70’ Rade Krunic (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 20’ Leonardo Capezzi (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 45’ Ismael Bennacer (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 66’ Miha Zajc (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+1’ Edin Dzeko (Roma), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 4’ Cengiz Ünder (Roma), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 36’ Steven N'Zonzi (Roma), set piece, 0.01 xG, goal
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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Pietro Terracciano GK900 0.000.000
Giovanni Di Lorenzo DEF901 0.050.021
Matías Silvestre DEF900 0.000.000
Domenico Maietta DEF900 0.000.031
Frederic Veseli DEF901 0.050.000
Ismael Bennacer MID902 0.090.051
Leonardo Capezzi MID793 0.090.041
Afriyie Acquah MID740 0.000.052
Rade Krunic MID904 0.150.612
Miha Zajc MID902 0.040.143
Francesco Caputo FWD907 1.540.072
Hamed Junior Traore Sub160 0.000.000
Antonio La Gumina Sub110 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Empoli win 17% Bet365 odds 5.50
Draw 24% Bet365 odds 4.00
Roma win 59% Bet365 odds 1.61

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.