AS Roma will be hoping to get their stuttering campaign back on track with a win over Empoli in the Italian Serie A on Sunday evening.
Venue: Stadio comunale Carlo Castellani
Key Statistics
Empoli have conceded at least twice in nine of their last 11 home league matches.
Roma have picked up six wins in their last seven meetings against Empoli across all competitions.
Empoli have failed to win five of their last six matches in the league.
Head to Head
These two sides have faced each other 11 times in the past with Roma picking up nine wins and two draws.
Latest performances in all competitions
Empoli: DLDLDL
Roma: WDLLWW
Empoli
The home side have failed to win their last six matches across all competitions and they are currently 11th in the league table.
They will be under immense pressure to bounce back with a win at home and it remains to be seen whether the players can step up and deliver a positive result here.
Empoli have a disappointing head to head record against Roma as well and this is an opportunity for them to make amends.
Possible Empoli starting line-up
Jacopo Furlan, Riccardo Fiamozzi, Simone Romagnoli, Ardian Ismajli, Riccardo Marchizza, Szymon Zurkowski, Nedim Bajrami, Liam Henderson, Kristjan Asllani, Andrea Pinamonti, Patrick Cutrone
AS Roma
Roma have been quite inconsistent in recent weeks and they have picked up just one win in their last four league matches.
The visitors will be favourites to win here but they will have to improve in order to pick up all three points.
Roma have an exceptional head to head record against Empoli and it remains to be seen whether they can extend their fine run of form against Sunday’s opposition with a win.
Possible Roma starting line-up
Rui Patricio, Rick Karsdorp, Gianluca Mancini, Roger Ibanez, Matias Vina, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Jordan Veretout, Nicolo Zaniolo, Sergio Oliveira, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Tammy Abraham
Prediction
Empoli 0-2 Roma
