Empoli - Roma Football prediction

Empoli and Roma meet at the Carlo Castellani Stadio in a match of the 8th round of Serie A TIM. The history of direct matches played at this stadium favors the visiting team, who in the last 3 matches won 2 and drew 1. However, in the last match at this stadium, in a match for Serie A TIM, on 10/30-2016, did not go beyond a draw for (0-0). In this match the house factor could have a decisive role, because Roma has presented differences of income in their games at home and as a visitor.

Empoli review
After 1 win, 2 draws and 4 losses, the home team is in 18th place, having won 5 points. In the last match, they lost with Parma away (1-0), after having drawn 1-1 at home in a game against Milan (1-1). This is a little affected by the house factor, that is, presents similar results at home and away, since in the last 30 matches has recorded 6 wins, 6 draws and 3 losses as a visitor, with 28 goals scored and 14 conceded, against 7 victories , 6 draws and 2 defeats at home, with 22 goals scored and 16 conceded. Empoli won 3, drew 5 and lost 2 of their last 10 home games for all competitions.

In this competition, you have not won for 6 matches. The team conceded goals to their opponents in 5 of the last 7 games they played in this competition, so they have not been very strong defensively.

The Empoli team arrives at this game with six straight games without proving the taste of the victory in the league, being that in the last game lost in the field of Parma 1-0. Usually the home team has a very direct style of play, with long passes for the attack, without great discretion, attacking the opposing team, most of the time, with long-distance throws. As usual the main weaknesses of the Empoli team are in the defensive sector. It seems that coach Aurelio Andreazzoli can not count on Acquah, Polvani and Antonelli, players who recover from injury.

Analysis of Roma
After 3 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses, the visiting team is in 9th place, having won 11 points. In the last match, they beat Lazio at home (3-1), after their previous home win in a game against Frosinone (4-0). This is a team affected by the home factor, stronger when played with the support of their fans, since in the last 30 games has recorded 6 wins, 2 draws and 7 losses as a visitor, with a total of 26 goals scored and 23 conceded. Already inside the home, he won 9 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses, with a total of 36 goals scored and 17 conceded. In the last game he played for the UEFA Champions League, he beat Viktoria Plzen at home (5-0). His last game as a visitor to this competition ended with a 2-0 defeat by Bologna. In the last 10 games as a visitor to Rome he has won 5 and lost 5. Defensive solidity has not been his strong point, having conceded goals in 5 of the last 7 games, but his attack has regularly scored, as he has scored goals in 6 of the last 7 matches for this competition. In 15 games, only managed 2 turns on the scoreboard in the 7 games in which he suffered the first goal. There are 1 periods in the last 20 matches played as a visitor for all competitions: he scored 14 of his 36 goals in the minutes (76'-90 ').

Roma go into this highly motivated round after a 5-0 home victory against Viktoria Plzeň in the UEFA Champions League group stage. In the last game for the championship, the visitors beat Lazio 3-1. Unlike the opponents of this match, the visiting club often plays 4-3-3 with three top-quality players: Kluivert, Under and Dzeko. The middle field is expected to be occupied by Nzonzi, Cristante, and Pellegrini. Coach Eusebio Di Francesco will not be able to count on Pastore, De Rossi and Perotti, all injured.