Roma 2–1 Atalanta — Match Stats & Analysis

Serie A · 2026Sat, 5 Sept 2026, 18:45 UTC

Roma

2–1Full-time analysis

Atalanta

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

Roma won 2–1.

Shots: 396
Shots on target: 102
Expected goals: 3.240.78
Possession: 67%33%

Full time

What the match recorded

Roma beat Atalanta 2–1. Recorded in this match (Roma – Atalanta): shots 39–6, shots on target 10–2, expected goals 3.24–0.78, possession 67%–33%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Roma show a distinct attacking-volume record

weak

Roma's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines.

23.7 shots/match ▲ShotsRoma · Atalanta8.67 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

Metric	Roma	Atalanta	Baseline
Shots	23.7 shots/match	8.67 shots/match	15 shots/match
Shots against	7.33 shots/match	25.7 shots/match	14.8 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

The teams have contrasting possession records

weak

Roma have recorded the higher season possession share.

64% ●PossessionRoma · Atalanta43.7%

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 20.3 percentage points.

Window: season

Metric	Roma	Atalanta	Baseline
Possession	64%	43.7%	49%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

Both teams have elevated fouls records

weak

Each team's season fouls average is above the competition baseline.

10.7 fouls/matchFoulsRoma · Atalanta9.67 fouls/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Both team averages are compared with the same competition baseline.

Window: season

Metric	Roma	Atalanta	Baseline
Fouls	10.7 fouls/match	9.67 fouls/match	8.67 fouls/match

Caveat: A shared historical pattern is descriptive and may not repeat in one fixture.

This match

Match statistics

Shots39 shots6 shotsRoma 39 shots, Atalanta 6 shots
Shots on target10 shots2 shotsRoma 10 shots, Atalanta 2 shots
Expected goals3.24 xG0.78 xGRoma 3.24 xG, Atalanta 0.78 xG
Possession67%33%Roma 67%, Atalanta 33%
Corners14 corners1 cornerRoma 14 corners, Atalanta 1 corner
Fouls9 fouls10 foulsRoma 9 fouls, Atalanta 10 fouls
Yellow cards0 cards1 cardRoma 0 cards, Atalanta 1 card
Passes615 passes323 passesRoma 615 passes, Atalanta 323 passes
Pass accuracy89.4%78.6%Roma 89.4%, Atalanta 78.6%
Shots inside box27 shots6 shotsRoma 27 shots, Atalanta 6 shots
Blocked shots9 blocks1 blockRoma 9 blocks, Atalanta 1 block
Goalkeeper saves1 save9 savesRoma 1 save, Atalanta 9 saves
Offsides4 offsides4 offsidesRoma 4 offsides, Atalanta 4 offsides

As it happened

Key moments

Half-time
47′ÉdersonGoal · Atalanta
84′Raoul BellanovaYellow card · Atalanta
89′Mario HermosoGoal · Roma
90′Matías SouléGoal · Roma
Full time

Player changes · 10grouped by team and minute

46′Atalanta · 1 player changeNikola Krstović
54′Roma · 2 player changesNahuel Molina · Matías Soulé
62′Roma · 1 player changeDaniele Ghilardi
63′Roma · 1 player changeSantiago Castro
66′Atalanta · 2 player changesMario Pašalić · Nicola Zalewski
67′Roma · 1 player changeLeonardo Balerdi
73′Atalanta · 1 player changeDavide Zappacosta
79′Atalanta · 1 player changeFranck Kessié

Who started

Lineups

Show both lineups

Confirmed lineups as published before kick-off.

Roma3-4-2-1

Mile SvilarG
Evan NdickaD
Nahuel MolinaD
Mario HermosoD
Gianluca ManciniD
WesleyD
Bryan CristanteM
Manu KonéM
Donyell MalenF
Paulo DybalaF
Rodrigo MoraF

Atalanta4-3-3

Marco CarnesecchiG
Raoul BellanovaD
Thomas KristensenD
Giorgio ScalviniD
Lorenzo BernasconiD
Lazar SamardžićM
ÉdersonM
Gianluca GaetanoM
Gianluca ScamaccaF
Jonathan RoweF
Charles De KetelaereF

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Roma

1Draws

4Atalanta

18 Apr 2026Roma — Atalanta · Serie A1–1

3 Jan 2026Atalanta — Roma · Serie A1–0

12 May 2025Atalanta — Roma · Serie A2–1

2 Dec 2024Roma — Atalanta · Serie A0–2

12 May 2024Atalanta — Roma · Serie A2–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Roma favored in 0 of 13 directional metrics · Atalanta in 0 · 13 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Roma3 matchesAtalanta3 matches

3.33 goals/match ▲Goals scored3/31.33 goals/match

0.33 goals/match ▲Goals allowed3/31 goal/match

3.14 xG/match ▲Expected goals3/30.55 xG/match

23.7 shots/match ▲Shots3/38.67 shots/match

8.67 shots/match ▲Shots on target3/33.67 shots/match

64% ●Possession3/343.7%

5.67 corners/match ●Corners3/32 corners/match

10.7 fouls/matchFouls3/39.67 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidenceLimited evidence — limited

Season samples3 / 3home / away teams

Recent samples3 / 3last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.

Known unknowns

Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.

Analysis cutoff: Sat, 5 Sept 2026, 22:45 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Serie A

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Match at a glance

What the match recorded

Roma show a distinct attacking-volume record