I see Roma favorites here.

Empoli is a very average Serie A team, winless so far this season with 4 draws and one defeat against very weak teams. This will be their first test against a top team and I dont see them ready to be competitive. Their recent performances (as said, against very poor teams) have been so poor:

2-2 away vs Salernitana (relegation team): scored the equalizer in the last minutes, with less xG in the game

1-1 at home vs Verona (mid-table team): deserved draw, tight game

1-1 away vs Lecce (newly promoted team from Serie B): they were outplayed and had less xG

0-0 at home vs Fiorentina: Again, outplayed and with the half of xG than their rivals. Conceded 19 shots.

1-0 away vs Spezia (relegation team): fair result.

In fact, Empoli is struggling a lot to create danger. After 5 rounds, they are the team of the whole Serie A with less expected goals (xG) so far, with just 3.5 in total (and 4 goals scored). For example Roma has 9.1 (and 6 goals scored, so they have been underperforming).

On the other hand, Roma has a great squad for this season and big ambitions. But they can’t afford another bad performance of any other result than a victory, after two consecutive defeats. Both have been unexpected and against weak sides: 4:0 vs Udinese and 2:1 vs Ludogorets (playing with some reserves).

Some key players like Abraham or Zaniolo are expected to be back in the lineup.

Roma is playing well in the Serie A, they are creating chances (they are the second team with more shots on target per match: 6.2) but also are missing it (are the second team with more big chances missed so far). And this isn’t normal seeing their quality upfront. That’s why I think that Roma has been underperforming lately and has big potential to grow.

For this match is expected to see Empoli trying to have the possession, something great for Roma who feels great playing at counters with spaces. Roma use to struggle when they must take the initiative and against solid-defensive teams, something we won’t see today. As Empoli’s coach Zanetti said: “We respect Roma but we don’t want to set-up a barricade”.

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我在这里看到了罗马的最爱。

恩波利是一支非常普通的意甲球队，本赛季至今4平1负，对手实力非常弱。这将是他们第一次面对顶级球队的考验，我不认为他们准备好了有竞争力。他们最近的表现(如前所述，面对非常糟糕的球队)非常糟糕:

客场2-2对阵萨勒尼塔纳(降级队):在最后几分钟扳平比分，比赛中xG较少

主场1-1 vs维罗纳(中游球队):应得的平局，激烈的比赛

1-1客场对阵莱切(新从乙级升班马):他们被击败了，xG更少

主场0-0 vs佛罗伦萨:再一次，以xG的一半优势击败对手。承认19次。

客场1-0对斯佩齐亚(降级队):公平的结果。

事实上，恩波利正在努力制造危险。5轮过后，他们是意甲迄今为止预期进球数较少的球队，总共只有3.5球(4球)。比如罗马有9.1个进球(还有6个进球，所以他们表现不佳)。

另一方面，罗马本赛季阵容强大，雄心勃勃。但是在连续两场失利之后，他们不能再忍受一场胜利之外的糟糕表现了。这两场比赛都出乎意料，而且都是对阵弱队:4:0对乌迪内斯，2:1对卢多戈雷茨(有一些替补)。

一些像亚伯拉罕和扎尼奥洛这样的关键球员将会回到阵容中。

罗马在意甲踢得很好，他们创造了很多机会(他们是第二支每场射正次数更多的球队:6.2次)，但也错失了很多机会(他们是第二支目前每场射正次数更多的球队)。提前看到他们的质量是不正常的。这就是为什么我认为罗马最近表现不佳，有很大的发展潜力。

在这场比赛中，恩波利会努力控制球权，这对罗马来说是件好事，他们在反击空间中踢得很好。罗马在面对防守稳固的球队时，往往会采取主动，这是我们今天看不到的。正如恩波利主帅萨内蒂所说:“我们尊重罗马，但我们不想设置路障。”