Roma welcome Empoli to the Stadio Olimpico in the capital to contest a fixture in Italy’s Serie A on Sunday, 25 August. Read out our Serie A betting tips for the match below.
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Roma vs Empoli prediction: Hosts backed to prevail
Key Stats
- Roma have won eight of their last nine meetings with Empoli.
- Empoli failed to score on each of their last three visits to the capital to play Roma.
- Empoli lost 11 of their 19 Serie A away games last season.
- Roma were winning at half time in two of their last three encounters with Empoli.
Correct score prediction: Roma 1-0 Empoli
Roma failed to score in their opening fixture of the campaign (vs Cagliari), though they did manufacture an xG of 1.22 and they should be able to create enough chances to eke out a win against a toothless Empoli outfit.
Pre-game odds and win probability: Roma favoured in the markets
- HOME: 1/2 (1.50) – 66.7%
- DRAW: 10/3 (4.33) – 23.1%
- AWAY: 11/2 (6.50) – 15.4%
*odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
Roma dropped points at Cagliari (0-0) last weekend though they won eight of their last nine meetings with Empoli and are 1/2 favourites to collect three points at their expense again.
Empoli drew 0-0 at home to Monza and registered just 0.59 in xG in their campaign opener and they have just a 15.4% chance of winning on Sunday. View more of our latest Italian predictions on our football tips page.
Most recent H2Hs: Roma out for revenge
Roma have won eight of the last nine iterations of this fixture, though the Giallorossi lost 2-1 in their last meeting with Empoli in May.
Italy Serie A 26/05/24
Empoli
Roma
Italy Serie A 17/09/23
Roma
Empoli
Italy Serie A 04/02/23
Roma
Empoli
Italy Serie A 12/09/22
Empoli
Roma
Italy Serie A 23/01/22
Empoli
Roma
Roma preview: Dovbyk to lead the line again
Roma drew 0-0 at Cagliari in their first Serie A fixture of the campaign and looked a little short on chemistry with several new faces in their XI. Roma should be able to step things up at home to Empoli, however.
Predicted lineup: Svilar (GK), Celik, Mancini, Ndicka, Angelino, Le Fee, Cristante, Soule, Pellegrini, Zalewski, Dovbyk
UEFA Europa League 03/10/24
L
Elfsborg
1
Roma
0
Italy Serie A 29/09/24
W
Venezia
1
Roma
2
UEFA Europa League 26/09/24
D
Athletic Bilbao
1
Roma
1
Italy Serie A 22/09/24
W
Udinese
0
Roma
3
Italy Serie A 15/09/24
D
Genoa
1
Roma
1
Empoli preview: Visitors could be unchanged
Samuele Perisan and Tyronne Ebuehi are both in the treatment room for Empoli, though the visitors have few personnel issues elsewhere. Empoli used a 3-5-2 formation in their 0-0 draw at home to Monza on matchday one.
Predicted lineup: Vasquez (GK), Walukiewicz, Ismajli, Viti, Gyasi, Fazzini, Henderson, Maleh, Pezzella, Colombo, Esposito
Italy Serie A 29/09/24
D
Fiorentina
0
Empoli
0
Coppa Italia 24/09/24
W
Torino
1
Empoli
2
Italy Serie A 20/09/24
W
Cagliari
0
Empoli
2
Italy Serie A 14/09/24
D
Juventus
0
Empoli
0
Italy Serie A 31/08/24
D
Bologna
1
Empoli
1
Player to watch – Artem Dovbyk
Roma pipped several suitors to the signing of Artem Dovbyk this summer and the 27-year-old offered a glimpse of his goal-scoring potential last weekend when he rattled the woodwork against Cagliari.
Dovbyk to break his duck?
Dovbyk scored 24 goals for Girona in La Liga last term and the powerful centre-forward should be hit in Serie A once he gets up and running. Dovbyk had three attempts on goal against Cagliari on his debut and he is likely to carry a similar amount of threat against Empoli.
