Empoli will welcome Roma to the Stadio Carlo Castellani in Serie A on Monday. The hosts are winless in five league games this season, playing out four consecutive draws. They were held to a 2-2 draw by Salernitana in their previous outing. Empoli are undefeated since their opening day loss to Spezia, but their winless run means they are 16thin the standings.Roma, meanwhile, suffered their first defeat of the league campaign in their previous outing, falling 4-0 at Udinese. On Thursday, they kicked off their UEFA Europa League campaign against Ludogorets with a 2-1 defeat.The Giallorossi will be back in Europa League action on Thursday, so they could choose a few key players here.Lega Serie A@SerieA_ENSimilarly, @ASRomaEN have beaten Empoli the last times they've met, and are unbeaten against them in the last #EmpoliRoma305Similarly, @ASRomaEN have beaten Empoli the last 5⃣ times they've met, and are unbeaten against them in the last 1⃣2⃣ 👀#EmpoliRoma https://t.co/gW9tITyfBzEmpoli vs Roma Head-to-HeadThe two teams have crossed paths 32 times across competitions. As expected, the capital club have been the better side against their northern rivals, leading 22-4 in wins.Empoli's last win over Roma in Seria A came in 2007. The last five games between the two teams have gone Roma's way, while six games have ended in draws.Empoli form guide (all competitions): D-D-D-D-LRoma form guide (all competitions): L-L-W-D-WEmpoli vs Roma Team NewsEmpoli There are no fresh absentee, as Nicolo Cambiaghi, Lorenzo Tonelli, Mattia Destro, and Tommaso Baldanzi are sidelined with injury for at least a few weeks.Empoli Fc Official@EmpoliCalcio 𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙪𝙩𝙞 𝙞𝙣 𝙨𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙙𝙞 Il doppio vantaggio giallorosso con Giuly e Brighi, il capolavoro di Ighli Vannucchi, il pari azzurro di Giovinco; aspettando la sfida di lunedì, in 90 secondi rivediamo il pari tra Empoli e Roma del 2007 su #EmpoliFootballChannel 49⃣0⃣ 𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙪𝙩𝙞 𝙞𝙣 9⃣0⃣ 𝙨𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙙𝙞 ⚽Il doppio vantaggio giallorosso con Giuly e Brighi, il capolavoro di Ighli Vannucchi, il pari azzurro di Giovinco; aspettando la sfida di lunedì, in 90 secondi rivediamo il pari tra Empoli e Roma del 2007 su #EmpoliFootballChannel 📺 https://t.co/K5hg1lyLR3Injured: Nicolo Cambiaghi, Lorenzo Tonelli, Mattia Destro, Tommaso BaldanziDoubtful: NoneSuspended: NoneUnavailable: NoneRoma There are some significant absentees for the visitors, including Georginio Wijnaldum, Nicolo Zaniolo, Marash Kumbulla and Stephan El Shaarawy.Nicola Zalewski became the latest addition to the infirmary for Roma after picked up an injury against Ludogorets. Tammy Abraham is back from a shoulder injury and should start. Ebrima Darboe, meanwhile, faces a late fitness test.Injured: Georginio Wijnaldum, Nicolo Zaniolo, Marash Kumbulla, Stephan El Shaarawy, Nicola ZalewskiDoubtful: Ebrima DarboeSuspended: NoneUnavailable: NoneEmpoli vs Roma Predicted XIsEmpoli (4-3-1-2): Guglielmo Vicario; Petar Stojanovic, Ardian Ismajli, Liberato Cacace, Fabiano Parisi; Filippo Bandinelli, Nicolas Haas, Razvan Marin; Liam Henderson; Martin Satriano, Sam LammersRoma (3-4-2-1): Rui Patricio; Gianluca Mancini, Chris Smalling, Roger Ibanez; Zeki Celik, Bryan Cristante, Nemanja Matic, Leonardo Spinazzola; Paulo Dybala, Lorenzo Pellegrini; Tammy AbrahamUp to $250 Deposit Match at BetRivers/SugarHouseEmpoli vs Roma PredictionRoma have dominated proceedings against Empoli in recent meetings and are on a five-game winning streak, keeping three clean sheets. They have struggled in their recent games, though, and have conceded as many goals as Empoli (5) this season.The Romans have fared just slightly better in attack, outscoring Empoli 6-4. Roma are struggling with injuries, but given their superior record against the hosts, they should eke out a narrow win.Prediction: Empoli 1-2 Roma