Roma vs Spezia

23 January 2021 · Serie A · 2020/21 · Referee Luca Pairetto

Full time 4 – 3

Half-time: 1–1

  • Borja Mayoral 17’, 52’
  • Rick Karsdorp 55’
  • Lorenzo Pellegrini 90+2’
  • Roberto Piccoli 24’
  • Diego Farias 59’
  • Daniele Verde 90’

Match summary

Roma won 4-3 at home to Spezia, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Borja Mayoral put Roma ahead in the 17th minute, set up by Lorenzo Pellegrini and Roberto Piccoli equalised in the 24th minute. In the second half, Mayoral put Roma back in front in the 52nd minute, set up by Jordan Veretout, Rick Karsdorp made it 3-1 in the 55th minute, set up by Leonardo Spinazzola, Diego Farias pulled one back to make it 3-2 in the 59th minute, set up by Andrej Galabinov, Daniele Verde equalised in the 90th minute, and Lorenzo Pellegrini won it in stoppage time, set up by Bruno Peres.

The chances backed that up: Roma created 2.63 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Spezia's 1.52 from 6.

Match stats

Roma Spezia
13 Shots 5
8 Shots on Target 3
3 Corners 1
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2.59 xG 1.46
2.59 Non-penalty xG 1.46
6 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Roma Spezia
Kick-off
Borja Mayoral
Assist: Lorenzo Pellegrini1-0 (Roma)
17’
24’
Roberto Piccoli1-1 (Spezia)
Half-time1-1
Borja Mayoral
Assist: Jordan Veretout2-1 (Roma)
52’
Rick Karsdorp
Assist: Leonardo Spinazzola3-1 (Roma)
55’
59’
Diego Farias
Assist: Andrej Galabinov3-2 (Spezia)
90’
Daniele Verde3-3 (Spezia)
Lorenzo Pellegrini
Assist: Bruno Peres4-3 (Roma)
90+2’
Full-time4-3

Bookings

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

Roma
  • Lorenzo Pellegrini
  • Borja Mayoral
  • Bruno Peres
Spezia
  • Julian Chabot

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 2.63 1.52 17’ Borja Mayoral (Roma), 1-0 17’ 24’ Roberto Piccoli (Spezia), 1-1 24’ 52’ Borja Mayoral (Roma), 2-1 52’ 55’ Rick Karsdorp (Roma), 3-1 55’ 59’ Diego Farias (Spezia), 3-2 59’ 90’ Daniele Verde (Spezia), 3-3 90’ 90+2’ Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), 4-3 90+2’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.63 1.52 17’ Borja Mayoral (Roma), 1-0 Mayoral 17’ 24’ Roberto Piccoli (Spezia), 1-1 Piccoli 24’ 52’ Borja Mayoral (Roma), 2-1 Mayoral 52’ 55’ Rick Karsdorp (Roma), 3-1 Karsdorp 55’ 59’ Diego Farias (Spezia), 3-2 Farias 59’ 90’ Daniele Verde (Spezia), 3-3 Verde 90’ 90+2’ Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), 4-3 Pellegrini 90+2’
Roma 2.63 xGSpezia 1.52 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Spezia attacking Roma attacking 
24’ Roberto Piccoli (Spezia), open play, 0.89 xG, goal 55’ Rick Karsdorp (Roma), open play, 0.55 xG, goal 90+2’ Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), open play, 0.49 xG, goal 17’ Borja Mayoral (Roma), open play, 0.45 xG, goal 78’ Carles Pérez (Roma), open play, 0.38 xG, off target 90’ Daniele Verde (Spezia), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 52’ Borja Mayoral (Roma), open play, 0.17 xG, goal 77’ Jordan Veretout (Roma), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 59’ Diego Farias (Spezia), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 1’ Leonardo Spinazzola (Roma), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 68’ Borja Mayoral (Roma), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 78’ Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 29’ Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 80’ Simone Bastoni (Spezia), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 24’ Diego Farias (Spezia), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 34’ Borja Mayoral (Roma), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 73’ Diego Farias (Spezia), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 85’ Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 86’ Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 45’ Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 24’ Roberto Piccoli (Spezia), open play, 0.89 xG, goal 55’ Rick Karsdorp (Roma), open play, 0.55 xG, goal 90+2’ Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), open play, 0.49 xG, goal 17’ Borja Mayoral (Roma), open play, 0.45 xG, goal 78’ Carles Pérez (Roma), open play, 0.38 xG, off target 90’ Daniele Verde (Spezia), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 52’ Borja Mayoral (Roma), open play, 0.17 xG, goal 77’ Jordan Veretout (Roma), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 59’ Diego Farias (Spezia), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 1’ Leonardo Spinazzola (Roma), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 68’ Borja Mayoral (Roma), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 78’ Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 29’ Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 80’ Simone Bastoni (Spezia), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 24’ Diego Farias (Spezia), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 34’ Borja Mayoral (Roma), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 73’ Diego Farias (Spezia), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 85’ Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 86’ Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 45’ Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), open play, 0.03 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Pau López GK900 0.000.000
Marash Kumbulla DEF900 0.000.000
Chris Smalling DEF900 0.000.000
Ibañez DEF900 0.000.041
Rick Karsdorp MID8211 0.550.000
Leonardo Spinazzola MID9011 0.090.693
Jordan Veretout MID9011 0.110.202
Gonzalo Villar MID680 0.000.000
Lorenzo Pellegrini MID90116 0.730.451
Carles Pérez MID901 0.380.101
Borja Mayoral FWD9024 0.760.183
Bryan Cristante Sub220 0.000.000
Bruno Peres Sub810 0.000.491
Amadou Diawara Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Roma win 65% Avg odds 1.46
Draw 20% Avg odds 4.78
Spezia win 15% Avg odds 6.42

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

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

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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.