Roma v Empoli Betting Tips [4 February 2023]
Football - Serie A
4 February 2023 12:00
The match
Sixth placed Roma host tenth placed Empoli looking to bounce back from two successive defeats. Roma are in the Europa Conference League position at present but only a point adrift of the Champions League qualifying places. The weekend saw them lose 2-1 at leaders Napoli and then on Wednesday, they slumped to a 2-1 home loss to Cremonense in the Italian Cup. They made plenty of changes for the cup tie so not too much should be read into that loss. Home form for Roma has been impressive of late with seven points from their last three played with the last two both won to nil.
Empoli come into this match on a six-game unbeaten run, with a draw against Torino helping them edge closer to the European places, now being just three points away from the seventh placed Udinese. They have also been dangerous on the road, losing just two of their last ten games and defeating Inter in their most recent fixture. Before that win though, Empoli had only won one of their last nine away games in Serie A.
Key Statistics
- Roma have won each of their last four games against Empoli at the Olimpico
- Roma have won their last two home league games without conceding
- Empoli have lost just two of their last ten away games, yet these defeats were against Napoli and Juventus
- Empoli have never beaten Roma in thirteen meetings at the Olimpico
The bet of our experts
Given Roma's recent struggles, Empoli will come to the capital in high spirits, yet the hosts have a good home record against them. They are generally strong at home and our prediction for this game is a return to winning ways for Roma.
