Roma vs Spezia

4 June 2023 · Serie A · 2022/23 · Referee Fabio Maresca

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Nicola Zalewski 43’
  • Paulo Dybala 90+1’ (pen)
  • Dimitris Nikolaou 6’

Match summary

Roma came from behind to win 2-1 at home to Spezia, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Dimitris Nikolaou put Spezia ahead with a header in the 6th minute, set up by Mehdi Bourabia, Nicola Zalewski equalised in the 43rd minute, set up by Stephan El Shaarawy, and Paulo Dybala won it from the penalty spot in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Roma created 2.28 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Spezia's 1.11 from 8. Spezia had a player sent off.

Match stats

Roma Spezia
19 Shots 8
5 Shots on Target 2
6 Corners 2
2 Yellow Cards 8
0 Red Cards 1
2.28 xG 1.11
1.52 Non-penalty xG 1.11
8 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Roma Spezia
Kick-off
6’
Dimitris Nikolaou
Assist: Mehdi Bourabia0-1 (Spezia)
Nicola Zalewski
Assist: Stephan El Shaarawy1-1 (Roma)
43’
Half-time1-1
Paulo Dybala
Penalty2-1 (Roma)
90+1’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Roma
  • Lorenzo Pellegrini
  • Paulo Dybala
Spezia
  • Kelvin Adou
  • Jeroen Zoet
  • Dimitris Nikolaou
  • Przemyslaw Wisniewski
  • Salvatore Esposito
  • Emmanuel Gyasi
  • Eldor Shomurodov

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 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ 105’ HT 2.28 1.11 6’ Dimitris Nikolaou (Spezia), 0-1 6’ 43’ Nicola Zalewski (Roma), 1-1 43’ 90+1’ Paulo Dybala (Roma), 2-1 90+1’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ 105’ HT 2.28 1.11 6’ Dimitris Nikolaou (Spezia), 0-1 Nikolaou 6’ 43’ Nicola Zalewski (Roma), 1-1 Zalewski 43’ 90+1’ Paulo Dybala (Roma), 2-1 Dybala 90+1’
Roma 2.28 xGSpezia 1.11 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Spezia attacking Roma attacking 
90+1’ Paulo Dybala (Roma), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 71’ Szymon Zurkowski (Spezia), open play, 0.55 xG, off target 6’ Dimitris Nikolaou (Spezia), set piece, 0.40 xG, goal 54’ Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), open play, 0.39 xG, off target 90+8’ Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma), open play, 0.38 xG, off target 90+8’ Georginio Wijnaldum (Roma), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 64’ Paulo Dybala (Roma), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 5’ Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 23’ Andrea Belotti (Roma), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 90+14’ Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 70’ Mehdi Bourabia (Spezia), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 81’ Diego Llorente (Roma), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 85’ Chris Smalling (Roma), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 45’ Salvatore Esposito (Spezia), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, blocked 85’ Paulo Dybala (Roma), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 15’ Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma), from a corner, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 18’ Paulo Dybala (Roma), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 20’ Mehdi Bourabia (Spezia), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 4’ Bryan Cristante (Roma), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 21’ Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 37’ Paulo Dybala (Roma), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Szymon Zurkowski (Spezia), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 70’ Arkadiusz Reca (Spezia), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 43’ Nicola Zalewski (Roma), open play, 0.01 xG, goal 6’ Mehdi Bourabia (Spezia), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 34’ Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Roma), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 35’ Gianluca Mancini (Roma), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+1’ Paulo Dybala (Roma), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 71’ Szymon Zurkowski (Spezia), open play, 0.55 xG, off target 6’ Dimitris Nikolaou (Spezia), set piece, 0.40 xG, goal 54’ Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), open play, 0.39 xG, off target 90+8’ Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma), open play, 0.38 xG, off target 90+8’ Georginio Wijnaldum (Roma), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 64’ Paulo Dybala (Roma), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 5’ Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 23’ Andrea Belotti (Roma), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 90+14’ Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 70’ Mehdi Bourabia (Spezia), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 81’ Diego Llorente (Roma), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 85’ Chris Smalling (Roma), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 45’ Salvatore Esposito (Spezia), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, blocked 85’ Paulo Dybala (Roma), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 15’ Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma), from a corner, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 20’ Mehdi Bourabia (Spezia), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 4’ Bryan Cristante (Roma), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 18’ Paulo Dybala (Roma), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 21’ Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 70’ Arkadiusz Reca (Spezia), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 37’ Paulo Dybala (Roma), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Szymon Zurkowski (Spezia), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 43’ Nicola Zalewski (Roma), open play, 0.01 xG, goal 6’ Mehdi Bourabia (Spezia), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 34’ Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Roma), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 35’ Gianluca Mancini (Roma), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Mile Svilar GK900 0.000.000
Mehmet Zeki Çelik DEF471 0.010.031
Chris Smalling DEF901 0.040.000
Gianluca Mancini DEF831 0.010.101
Nicola Zalewski DEF9011 0.010.000
Lorenzo Pellegrini MID903 0.510.021
Bryan Cristante MID901 0.020.111
Edoardo Bove MID650 0.000.000
Paulo Dybala FWD9015 0.950.041
Andrea Belotti FWD651 0.100.000
Stephan El Shaarawy FWD9013 0.470.164
Diego Llorente Sub431 0.040.000
Nemanja Matic Sub250 0.000.422
Tammy Abraham Sub160 0.000.000
Leonardo Spinazzola Sub90 0.000.000
Georginio Wijnaldum Sub71 0.120.061

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Roma win 53% Avg odds 1.79
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.67
Spezia win 21% Avg odds 4.67

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Roma DLDDL
Spezia LLWDL

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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.