Empoli v Roma in 14 numbers

2

Roma have scored at least two goals in each of their last five league games, totalling 15 goals and 15 points in the process.

3

Only three times in 21 past Serie A meetings have Roma failed to score against Empoli.

4

Edin Dzeko had a hand in four of the goals against Palermo (two goals, two assists), a record in a single match this season that he shares with Paulo Dybala.

5

The Giallorossi are unbeaten in five league games against Empoli, winning three and drawing two of the last five.

7

Empoli are winless in their last seven league outings (earning four points from as many draws). It is their longest stretch without victory since a nine-game run (seven draws) between November and January in 2014/15.

9

Roma have found the net more times in the first 15 minutes than any other team this season (nine goals). Empoli are the side that have scored fewest in the last 15 minutes (just three).

12

Luciano Spalletti has taken on Empoli 12 times as a coach in Serie A, winning seven, drawing two and losing three.

15

The Giallorossi have racked up 15 goals in their last ten top-flight visits to Empoli, conceding nine in that time.

18

Roma have had 18 different players on the score sheet in league matches this season. No team in Europe's top five leagues has done better.

18%

Roma boast the highest shots-to-goals ratio of all teams in Serie A (18%), have scored the second-highest number of goals (52) and managed the second-highest percentage of efforts on target (46%).

32

Roma have lost only twice in 32 games when Kevin Strootman – who made his return to the first team against Palermo – has been on the pitch (W19, D11).

71.4%

Roma's win percentage in Serie A this season has gone from 47.4% under Rudi Garcia to 71.4% with Luciano Spalletti.

274

Diego Perotti has proved to be something of a lucky charm for Roma since joining the club. The four league games – 274 minutes - he has played in so far have yielded four wins and 12 goals for the Giallorossi, who have conceded just two in that time. The Argentine has also weighed in with a goal of his own and provided two assists.

1986

Roma's first Serie A meeting with Empoli was on 2 November 1986, a 3-1 away win for the Giallorossi with a goal by Stefano Desideri and a brace from Paolo Baldieri.