Empoli vs Roma Prediction & Betting Tips - Serie A

Prediction published on 24/05/2024, 14:45  by Sridhar | Modified on 26/05/2024 at 06:45 in Serie A Predictions

It’s Empoli’s Serie A survival hopes on the line as they meet AS Roma in their last match of the current league campaign. This match at the Stadio Carlo Castellani on Sunday will see the hosts finish 18th with 33 points and the visitors sixth with 63 points. Empoli are vying to avoid the last relegation spot and have Frosinone (35) and Udinese (34) just above them. With those teams facing off on the last matchday, Empoli will be saved if they win here against Roma. If they draw, they need Frosinone to defeat Udinese, which will force a relegation play-off. That would require Empoli to reverse their recent form, having failed to win their last four league games. In fact, going further back, seven defeats and two defeats, with just two wins from their last 11 matches, have proven to be a stumbling block. Regardless, two wins and a draw here in their last three home league games suggest they won’t go down without a fight.

Roma are unlikely to roll out any favors, as they are still in with a chance to qualify for the Champions League. For that, they need to pray that Atalanta finish fifth—and only fifth—which will see the additional Champions League spot passed over to the sixth-placed team. Roma are currently sixth, and regardless of the result here, they are set to finish there, thanks to a superior H2H record against Lazio. Roma are coming off a 1-0 win over Genoa, which was a welcome relief after failing to win any of their five previous matches, drawing three and losing two. One of those defeats came against Atalanta, which snuffed their hopes of finishing in the top five. At least they are guaranteed a Europa League place, and the Romans would look to finish high with a win.