The 2022-23 Serie A action continues this weekend, and these Empoli vs. Roma predictions wrap up the fixture list with a Monday night showdown. Hosts Empoli are yet to win a league game this season with Roma slipping up against Udinese last weekend.
Empoli vs. Roma odds
1 – Roma to win – 4/6
2 – Roma under 1.5 total goals – 6/5
3 – Total goals scored under 2.5 – 2/5
4 – Both teams not to score – 23/20
5 – Roma to win 1-0 – 13/2
Roma’s trip to Empoli completes the sixth week of action in the 2022-23 Serie A season with Jose Mourinho’s side enjoying a strong start to the campaign.
Defeat away at Udinese broke Roma’s unbeaten streak of results from the opening weekend with a solid return of 10 points from five games as it stands.
Mourinho’s charges will be confident of securing a positive result in this game, and they are deservedly favourites to win, and with Empoli still without a victory this season, Mourinho should come away from the Stadio Carlo Castellani with three points.
However, despite their good form in recent weeks, Mourinho’s Roma have relied on narrow margins to win games in 2022-23 with a lower goal return than their rivals in the title chasing pack.
Six goals from five games is the lowest inside the top five in Serie A, at an average of just over one goal scored per 90 minutes, and they will be confident of continuing that pattern against Empoli.
Alongside their individual low scoring record, including scoring more than one goal just once this season, three of their five league outings have involved less than 2.5 total goals scored overall.
Empoli’s goal tally is even less impressive, with just four league goals scored and only one game involving over 2.5 total goals scored inside 90 minutes of action.
The visitors will be confident of a clean sheet in this tie, with their three wins this season all featuring a defensive shut out from Mourinho’s side, with Empoli failing to score in two of their games, with just one home goal so far in 2022-23 for Paolo Zanetti’s hosts.
How to stream Empoli vs. Roma
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Empoli vs. Roma last five matches
Empoli last five matches
Roma last five matches
Empoli top goalscorers
| Player | Goal |
|---|---|
| 6 | |
| 4 | |
| 3 | |
| 2 | |
| 2 |
Roma top goalscorers
| Player | Goal |
|---|---|
| 8 | |
| 7 | |
| 7 | |
| 3 | |
| 3 |
Empoli vs. Roma line-ups
Empoli (4-3-3): Vicario; Parisi, Luperto, Ismajli, Stojanovic; Henderson, Akpa Akpro, Haas; Sammers, Pjaca, Satriano
Roma (3-4-3): Patricio; Ibanez, Smalling, Çelik; Spinazzola, Matic, Cristante, Karsdorp; Zalewski, Belotti, Dybala
Empoli team news
Empoli head coach Zanetti is still without three players through injury with Tommaso Baldanzi, Nicolo Cambiaghi and Lorenzo Tonelli all sidelined until after the international break. However, he is expected to rotate his options with Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro tipped to start.
Roma team news
Mourinho is unlikely to be able to recall Stephen El Shaarawy and Nicolo Zainolo until next month with Dutch star Gini Winjnaldum out until the start of 2023. Defeat at Udinese last time out is likely to trigger a string of changes with Andrea Belotti, Nicola Zalewski and Mehmet Çelik set to start.