Roma vs Spezia

13 December 2021 · Serie A · 2021/22 · Referee Alessandro Prontera

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Chris Smalling 6’
  • Ibañez 56’

Match summary

Roma beat Spezia 2-0. Roma led 1-0 at half-time.

Chris Smalling put Roma ahead with a header in the 6th minute, set up by Tammy Abraham and Ibañez made it 2-0 with a header in the 56th minute, set up by Jordan Veretout.

The chances backed that up: Roma created 2.42 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Spezia's 0.61 from 8. Roma had a player sent off.

Match stats

Roma Spezia
12 Shots 8
6 Shots on Target 2
9 Corners 4
4 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
2.30 xG 0.61
2.30 Non-penalty xG 0.61
9 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Roma Spezia
Kick-off
Chris Smalling
Assist: Tammy Abraham1-0 (Roma)
6’
Half-time1-0
Ibañez
Assist: Jordan Veretout2-0 (Roma)
56’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

Roma
  • Felix Afena-Gyan
  • Marash Kumbulla
  • Matias Viña
Spezia
  • Emmanuel Gyasi

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’ HT 2.42 0.61 6’ Chris Smalling (Roma), 1-0 6’ 56’ Ibañez (Roma), 2-0 56’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.42 0.61 6’ Chris Smalling (Roma), 1-0 Smalling 6’ 56’ Ibañez (Roma), 2-0 Ibañez 56’
Roma 2.42 xGSpezia 0.61 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Spezia attacking Roma attacking 
47’ Tammy Abraham (Roma), open play, 0.67 xG, hit the woodwork 75’ Tammy Abraham (Roma), open play, 0.58 xG, saved 6’ Chris Smalling (Roma), from a corner, 0.54 xG, goal 82’ Kelvin Adou (Spezia), open play, 0.30 xG, off target 56’ Ibañez (Roma), from a corner, 0.17 xG, goal 47’ Jordan Veretout (Roma), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 78’ Martin Erlic (Spezia), set piece, 0.09 xG, blocked 28’ Matias Viña (Roma), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 55’ Rey Manaj (Spezia), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 25’ Matias Viña (Roma), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 6’ Tammy Abraham (Roma), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 26’ Marash Kumbulla (Roma), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 42’ Arkadiusz Reca (Spezia), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 67’ Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 35’ Arkadiusz Reca (Spezia), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 46’ Rey Manaj (Spezia), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 66’ Martin Erlic (Spezia), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 75’ Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 22’ Arkadiusz Reca (Spezia), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 26’ Chris Smalling (Roma), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 47’ Tammy Abraham (Roma), open play, 0.67 xG, hit the woodwork 75’ Tammy Abraham (Roma), open play, 0.58 xG, saved 6’ Chris Smalling (Roma), from a corner, 0.54 xG, goal 82’ Kelvin Adou (Spezia), open play, 0.30 xG, off target 56’ Ibañez (Roma), from a corner, 0.17 xG, goal 47’ Jordan Veretout (Roma), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 78’ Martin Erlic (Spezia), set piece, 0.09 xG, blocked 28’ Matias Viña (Roma), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 55’ Rey Manaj (Spezia), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 25’ Matias Viña (Roma), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 6’ Tammy Abraham (Roma), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 26’ Marash Kumbulla (Roma), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 42’ Arkadiusz Reca (Spezia), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 67’ Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 35’ Arkadiusz Reca (Spezia), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 46’ Rey Manaj (Spezia), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 75’ Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 66’ Martin Erlic (Spezia), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 26’ Chris Smalling (Roma), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 22’ Arkadiusz Reca (Spezia), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Rui Patrício GK900 0.000.000
Marash Kumbulla DEF901 0.040.000
Ibañez DEF9011 0.170.000
Chris Smalling DEF6612 0.560.000
Rick Karsdorp MID900 0.000.000
Matias Viña MID902 0.140.581
Henrikh Mkhitaryan MID902 0.060.671
Jordan Veretout MID9011 0.130.274
Bryan Cristante MID900 0.000.000
Tammy Abraham FWD9013 1.320.612
Borja Mayoral FWD660 0.000.000
Amadou Diawara Sub240 0.000.000
Felix Afena-Gyan Sub240 0.000.000
Edoardo Bove Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Roma win 69% Avg odds 1.38
Draw 19% Avg odds 5.09
Spezia win 12% Avg odds 8.25

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

Form going into the game

Roma LWWLL
Spezia WLLLD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Spezia 2-2 Roma, 23 May 21 Next meeting: Spezia 0-1 Roma, 27 Feb 22  All Roma vs Spezia 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.