Spezia vs Roma

23 May 2021 · Serie A · 2020/21 · Referee Ivano Pezzuto

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 2–0

  • Daniele Verde 6’
  • Tommaso Pobega 38’
  • Stephan El Shaarawy 52’
  • Henrikh Mkhitaryan 85’

Match summary

Spezia and Roma shared the points in a 2-2 draw. Spezia led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Daniele Verde put Spezia ahead in the 6th minute, set up by M'Bala Nzola and Tommaso Pobega made it 2-0 from a corner in the 38th minute, set up by M'Bala Nzola. In the second half, Stephan El Shaarawy pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 52nd minute and Henrikh Mkhitaryan equalised in the 85th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Spezia created 2.91 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots, Roma 2.72 from 14.

Match stats

Spezia Roma
18 Shots 14
9 Shots on Target 10
5 Corners 2
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2.87 xG 2.72
2.87 Non-penalty xG 2.72
11 Deep Completions 9

Key events

Spezia Roma
Kick-off
Daniele Verde
Assist: M'Bala Nzola1-0 (Spezia)
6’
Tommaso Pobega
Assist: M'Bala Nzola2-0 (Spezia)
38’
Half-time2-0
52’
Stephan El Shaarawy2-1 (Roma)
85’
Henrikh Mkhitaryan2-2 (Roma)
Full-time2-2

Bookings

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

Roma
  • Marash Kumbulla

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 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.91 2.72 6’ Daniele Verde (Spezia), 1-0 6’ 38’ Tommaso Pobega (Spezia), 2-0 38’ 52’ Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma), 2-1 52’ 85’ Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma), 2-2 85’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.91 2.72 6’ Daniele Verde (Spezia), 1-0 Verde 6’ 38’ Tommaso Pobega (Spezia), 2-0 Pobega 38’ 52’ Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma), 2-1 El Shaarawy 52’ 85’ Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma), 2-2 Mkhitaryan 85’
Spezia 2.91 xGRoma 2.72 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Roma attacking Spezia attacking 
5’ M'Bala Nzola (Spezia), open play, 0.75 xG, off target 38’ Tommaso Pobega (Spezia), from a corner, 0.61 xG, goal 85’ Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma), open play, 0.61 xG, goal 75’ Bryan Cristante (Roma), open play, 0.37 xG, saved 6’ Daniele Verde (Spezia), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 90’ Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma), open play, 0.34 xG, off target 11’ Daniele Verde (Spezia), open play, 0.32 xG, saved 56’ Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 30’ Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma), open play, 0.27 xG, blocked 52’ Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma), open play, 0.28 xG, goal 25’ Gianluca Mancini (Roma), from a corner, 0.22 xG, saved 75’ M'Bala Nzola (Spezia), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 64’ Elio Capradossi (Spezia), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 51’ Borja Mayoral (Roma), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 77’ Giulio Maggiore (Spezia), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 3’ M'Bala Nzola (Spezia), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 70’ Kevin Agudelo (Spezia), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 4’ Daniele Verde (Spezia), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 11’ Tommaso Pobega (Spezia), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 37’ Simone Bastoni (Spezia), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 23’ Bryan Cristante (Roma), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 23’ Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 54’ Daniele Verde (Spezia), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 54’ Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 37’ Luca Vignali (Spezia), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 67’ Edin Dzeko (Roma), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 64’ Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 38’ M'Bala Nzola (Spezia), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 42’ Tommaso Pobega (Spezia), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 35’ Nahuel Estévez (Spezia), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 23’ Pedro (Roma), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 5’ M'Bala Nzola (Spezia), open play, 0.75 xG, off target 38’ Tommaso Pobega (Spezia), from a corner, 0.61 xG, goal 85’ Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma), open play, 0.61 xG, goal 75’ Bryan Cristante (Roma), open play, 0.37 xG, saved 6’ Daniele Verde (Spezia), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 90’ Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma), open play, 0.34 xG, off target 11’ Daniele Verde (Spezia), open play, 0.32 xG, saved 56’ Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 52’ Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma), open play, 0.28 xG, goal 30’ Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma), open play, 0.27 xG, blocked 25’ Gianluca Mancini (Roma), from a corner, 0.22 xG, saved 75’ M'Bala Nzola (Spezia), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 64’ Elio Capradossi (Spezia), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 77’ Giulio Maggiore (Spezia), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 51’ Borja Mayoral (Roma), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 3’ M'Bala Nzola (Spezia), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 70’ Kevin Agudelo (Spezia), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 4’ Daniele Verde (Spezia), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 11’ Tommaso Pobega (Spezia), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 37’ Simone Bastoni (Spezia), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 23’ Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 54’ Daniele Verde (Spezia), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 23’ Bryan Cristante (Roma), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 54’ Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 37’ Luca Vignali (Spezia), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 67’ Edin Dzeko (Roma), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 64’ Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 38’ M'Bala Nzola (Spezia), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 42’ Tommaso Pobega (Spezia), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 35’ Nahuel Estévez (Spezia), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 23’ Pedro (Roma), open play, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Rafael GK900 0.000.000
Luca Vignali DEF901 0.030.081
Claudio Terzi DEF900 0.000.061
Elio Capradossi DEF901 0.110.000
Simone Bastoni DEF701 0.060.163
Nahuel Estévez MID901 0.020.213
Lucien Agoume MID730 0.000.000
Tommaso Pobega MID4813 0.700.000
Daniele Verde FWD7014 0.820.782
M'Bala Nzola FWD9024 0.981.063
Emmanuel Gyasi FWD900 0.000.000
Matteo Ricci Sub420 0.000.000
Kevin Agudelo Sub201 0.080.000
Juan Ramos Sub200 0.000.000
Giulio Maggiore Sub171 0.100.000
Martin Erlic Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Spezia win 19% Avg odds 4.91
Draw 21% Avg odds 4.60
Roma win 60% Avg odds 1.60

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

Form going into the game

Spezia LDLDW
Roma LLWLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Roma 4-3 Spezia, 23 Jan 21 Next meeting: Roma 2-0 Spezia, 13 Dec 21  All Spezia vs Roma 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.