Roma vs Empoli

11 March 2019 · Serie A · 2018/19 · Referee Fabio Maresca

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 2–1

  • Stephan El Shaarawy 9’
  • Patrik Schick 33’
  • Juan Jesus 12’ (og)

Match summary

Roma beat Empoli 2-1. Roma led 2-1 at half-time.

Stephan El Shaarawy put Roma ahead from a corner in the 9th minute, Jesus's own goal equalised with a header in the 12th minute, and Patrik Schick won it with a header in the 33rd minute, set up by Alessandro Florenzi.

The chances backed that up: Roma created 1.14 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots to Empoli's 0.19 from 5. Roma had a player sent off.

Match stats

Roma Empoli
7 Shots 4
2 Shots on Target 2
5 Corners 3
4 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
1.14 xG 0.19
1.14 Non-penalty xG 0.19
4 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Roma Empoli
Kick-off
Stephan El Shaarawy1-0 (Roma)
9’
12’
Juan Jesus
Own goal1-1 (Empoli)
Patrik Schick
Assist: Alessandro Florenzi2-1 (Roma)
33’
Half-time2-1
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Roma
  • Alessandro Florenzi
  • Bryan Cristante
  • Stephan El Shaarawy
Empoli
  • Afriyie Acquah

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.14 0.19 9’ Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma), 1-0 9’ 12’ Juan Jesus (Empoli) own goal, 1-1 12’ 33’ Patrik Schick (Roma), 2-1 33’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.14 0.19 9’ Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma), 1-0 El Shaarawy 9’ 12’ Juan Jesus (Empoli) own goal, 1-1 Jesus 12’ 33’ Patrik Schick (Roma), 2-1 Schick 33’
Roma 1.14 xGEmpoli 0.19 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Empoli attacking Roma attacking 
33’ Patrik Schick (Roma), set piece, 0.50 xG, goal 30’ Nicolo Zaniolo (Roma), open play, 0.34 xG, off target 71’ Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 41’ Justin Kluivert (Roma), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 21’ Cristian Dell'Orco (Empoli), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 73’ Cristian Dell'Orco (Empoli), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 14’ Manuel Pasqual (Empoli), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, hit the woodwork 63’ Rade Krunic (Empoli), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 28’ Patrik Schick (Roma), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 8’ Bryan Cristante (Roma), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 43’ Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 36’ Alessandro Florenzi (Roma), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 9’ Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma), from a corner, 0.02 xG, goal 53’ Justin Kluivert (Roma), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+6’ Ismael Bennacer (Empoli), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 12’ Juan Jesus (Roma), own goal 33’ Patrik Schick (Roma), set piece, 0.50 xG, goal 30’ Nicolo Zaniolo (Roma), open play, 0.34 xG, off target 71’ Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 41’ Justin Kluivert (Roma), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 21’ Cristian Dell'Orco (Empoli), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 73’ Cristian Dell'Orco (Empoli), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 14’ Manuel Pasqual (Empoli), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, hit the woodwork 63’ Rade Krunic (Empoli), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 28’ Patrik Schick (Roma), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 8’ Bryan Cristante (Roma), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 43’ Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 36’ Alessandro Florenzi (Roma), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 9’ Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma), from a corner, 0.02 xG, goal 90+6’ Ismael Bennacer (Empoli), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 53’ Justin Kluivert (Roma), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 12’ Juan Jesus (Roma), own goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Robin Olsen GK900 0.000.000
Alessandro Florenzi DEF8011 0.020.542
Juan Jesus DEF900 0.000.000
Iván Marcano DEF900 0.000.000
Davide Santon DEF900 0.000.031
Steven N'Zonzi MID900 0.000.082
Bryan Cristante MID901 0.030.102
Justin Kluivert MID812 0.080.000
Nicolo Zaniolo MID551 0.340.000
Stephan El Shaarawy MID9013 0.130.341
Patrik Schick FWD8612 0.540.000
Diego Perotti Sub350 0.000.000
Rick Karsdorp Sub90 0.000.000
Zan Celar Sub40 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Roma win 62% Bet365 odds 1.53
Draw 21% Bet365 odds 4.50
Empoli win 17% Bet365 odds 5.75

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

Form going into the game

Roma DWWWL
Empoli DLWLD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Empoli 0-2 Roma, 06 Oct 18 Next meeting: Roma 2-0 Empoli, 03 Oct 21  All Roma vs Empoli meetings

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.