Serie A Gameweek 4

Lazio 0 - 1 FT AS Roma

Stadio Olimpico

Match previews and recaps to help you decide which games are worth watching

Futmetrix Verdict
58
FT
Sun, Sep 21
Italiano
Lazio
0-1
AS Roma
⚡ Intensity 50
⚖️ Balance 20
🏆 Stakes 67
🎲 Upset 0
Pellegrini strike settles chaotic Rome derby.

Win Probability

  • Lazio 30%
  • Draw 24%
  • AS Roma 46%

Futmetrix AI estimate

Pellegrini Decides Derby as Lazio See Red

Worth Watching Futmetrix Score: 58/100. A clinical first-half strike and a complete late-game disciplinary meltdown defined a high-stakes Derby della Capitale dominated by Roman tension.

Tactical Cage Match at the Olimpico

The Stadio Olimpico was a cauldron of noise as the match began with the expected caution of a fierce local rivalry. Both sides struggled to impose their will early on, resulting in a Balance score of 2.8 that reflected the tactical stalemate in the middle of the pitch. Manu Koné was the standout figure for the visitors, providing a robust shield for the backline and winning crucial duels that prevented Lazio from establishing any sustained pressure. The opening half-hour was characterized by high-tempo pressing but few clear-cut chances, as both managers prioritized defensive solidity over attacking flair in a match where the first mistake felt like it would be the last.

The Captain’s Connection

The deadlock was finally shattered in the 38th minute through a moment of pure quality from the AS Roma midfield. Matías Soulé, who tormented the opposition with three key passes, found the perfect lane to feed L. Pellegrini. The captain’s finish was unerring, marking the only lead change of the afternoon and shifting the momentum firmly toward the Giallorossi. Despite having 49% possession, Lazio lacked a clinical edge, managing only two shots on target throughout the entire match. The goal forced the hosts to chase the game, but their build-up play remained disjointed against a disciplined Roma defensive block that refused to buckle under pressure.

Disciplinary Collapse and Aftermath

As the clock ticked toward full-time, the Stakes of the match became too much for the hosts to handle. An Intensity rating of 7.8 captures the frantic and increasingly ill-tempered closing stages. The frustration boiled over in the 86th minute when Reda Belahyane was shown a straight red card for a reckless foul, effectively ending Lazio's hopes of an equalizer. Things went from bad to worse in stoppage time as Mattéo Guendouzi was also dismissed following a heated argument with the officials. This 1-0 victory propels AS Roma into the top four, while the loss leaves Lazio languishing in 13th place with serious questions to answer regarding their discipline and form.

Key Questions

How did the red card for Reda Belahyane impact the match?

Belahyane's 86th-minute dismissal killed Lazio's momentum, leaving them shorthanded and unable to mount a final push for an equalizer.

What does this mean for Lazio's season?

With three losses in four games, Lazio's poor form and lack of goals are becoming a serious concern for their top-table ambitions.

What is the Futmetrix Score?

The Futmetrix Score is our 0-100 verdict on how entertaining a match is. We look at intensity, balance, stakes, and star quality to tell you if it's worth your time.

Match Statistics

Possession
49%
51%
Lazio 49%
AS Roma 51%
Shots
10
13
Lazio 10
AS Roma 13
Shots on Target
2
6
Lazio 2
AS Roma 6
Expected Goals (xG)
1.04
1.16
Lazio 1.04
AS Roma 1.16
Passes
390
408
Lazio 390
AS Roma 408
Pass Accuracy
81%
82%
Lazio 81%
AS Roma 82%
Corners
3
6
Lazio 3
AS Roma 6
Fouls
14
22
Lazio 14
AS Roma 22
Yellow Cards
1
1
Lazio 1
AS Roma 1
Red Cards
2
0
Lazio 2
AS Roma 0

Match Events

14' 🔄 F. Dele-Bashiru R. Belahyane
L. Pellegrini (M. Soule) 38'
HT
46' 🔄 N. Rovella D. Cataldi
46' 🔄 N. Tavares L. Pellegrini
62' 🔄 B. Dia T. Castellanos
E. Ferguson A. Dovbyk 🔄 66'
M. Soule T. Baldanzi 🔄 73'
L. Pellegrini N. Pisilli 🔄 73'
79' 🔄 Pedro T. Noslin
Angelino K. Tsimikas 🔄 81'
B. Cristante N. El Aynaoui 🔄 81'
Evan Ndicka 🟨 83'
86' 🟥 Reda Belahyane
90'+7 🟥 Mattéo Guendouzi
FT

Player Cards

Our take on every player in this match

Lazio

Goalkeepers
Ivan Provedel
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Defenders
Adam Marušić
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Mario Gila
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Alessio Romagnoli
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
1
Shots
1
Shots
0
Goals
0
On Target
Nuno Tavares
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
1
Shots
1
Shots
0
Goals
0
On Target
Midfielders
Mattéo Guendouzi
FRIENDLY FIRE
FRIENDLY FIRE
Red Card
Mistake
Red Card
Mistake
0
Fouls
7.3
Rating
Nicolò Rovella
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
45
Total Mins
46
Entry
Fisayo Dele-Bashiru
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
14
Total Mins
14
Entry
Forwards
Pedro
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
11
Late Mins
11
Late Mins
79
Total Mins
79
Entry
Boulaye Dia
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
62
Total Mins
62
Entry
Mattia Zaccagni
PROVOCATEUR
PROVOCATEUR
3
Fouls Won
3
Fouls Won
6
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
BENCH
Christos Mandas
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Alessio Furlanetto
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Luca Pellegrini
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
45
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Patric
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Elseid Hysaj
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Oliver Provstgaard
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Pietro Pinelli
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Reda Belahyane
FRIENDLY FIRE
FRIENDLY FIRE
Red Card
Mistake
Red Card
Mistake
2
Fouls
6.3
Rating
Danilo Cataldi
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
2
Shots
2
Shots
0
Goals
0
On Target
Valerio Farcomeni
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Valentín Castellanos
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
3
Shots
3
Shots
0
Goals
1
On Target
Tijjani Noslin
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
11
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Gustav Isaksen
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Matteo Cancellieri
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry

AS Roma

Goalkeepers
Mile Svilar
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Defenders
Zeki Çelik
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Gianluca Mancini
PROVOCATEUR
PROVOCATEUR
3
Fouls Won
3
Fouls Won
5
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Evan Ndicka
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
1
Shots
1
Shots
0
Goals
0
On Target
Midfielders
Devyne Rensch
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Manu Koné
PROVOCATEUR
PROVOCATEUR
4
Fouls Won
4
Fouls Won
7
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Bryan Cristante
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
9
Late Mins
9
Late Mins
81
Total Mins
81
Entry
Angeliño
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
2
Shots
2
Shots
0
Goals
1
On Target
Forwards
Lorenzo Pellegrini
SNIPER
SNIPER
50%
Conversion
50%
Conversion
1
Goals
2
Shots
Matías Soulé
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
3
Key Passes
3
Key Passes
1
Assists
19%
Pass Acc
Evan Ferguson
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
66
Total Mins
66
Entry
BENCH
Devis Vasquez
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Pierluigi Gollini
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Konstantinos Tsimikas
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
9
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Jan Ziółkowski
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Aboubacar Sangaré
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Daniele Ghilardi
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Neil El Aynaoui
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
9
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Niccolò Pisilli
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
17
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Tommaso Baldanzi
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
2
Shots
2
Shots
0
Goals
0
On Target
Artem Dovbyk
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
24
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Stephan El Shaarawy
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry

Head to Head

Date Home Score Away Competition Venue
09/21/2025 Lazio 0 - 1 AS Roma Serie A Stadio Olimpico
04/13/2025 Lazio 1 - 1 AS Roma Serie A Stadio Olimpico
01/05/2025 AS Roma 2 - 0 Lazio Serie A Stadio Olimpico
04/06/2024 AS Roma 1 - 0 Lazio Serie A Stadio Olimpico
01/10/2024 Lazio 1 - 0 AS Roma Coppa Italia Stadio Olimpico
11/12/2023 Lazio 0 - 0 AS Roma Serie A Stadio Olimpico
03/19/2023 Lazio 1 - 0 AS Roma Serie A Stadio Olimpico
11/06/2022 AS Roma 0 - 1 Lazio Serie A Stadio Olimpico
03/20/2022 AS Roma 3 - 0 Lazio Serie A Stadio Olimpico
09/26/2021 Lazio 3 - 2 AS Roma Serie A Stadio Olimpico
09/21/2025
0 - 1
Serie A Stadio Olimpico
04/13/2025
1 - 1
Serie A Stadio Olimpico
01/05/2025
2 - 0
Serie A Stadio Olimpico
04/06/2024
1 - 0
Serie A Stadio Olimpico
01/10/2024
1 - 0
Coppa Italia Stadio Olimpico
11/12/2023
0 - 0
Serie A Stadio Olimpico
03/19/2023
1 - 0
Serie A Stadio Olimpico
11/06/2022
0 - 1
Serie A Stadio Olimpico
03/20/2022
3 - 0
Serie A Stadio Olimpico
09/26/2021
3 - 2
Serie A Stadio Olimpico
Lazio Win
AS Roma Win
Draw

League Standings

Pos Team P Pts GF GA GD Form
1 Napoli 4 12 9 3 +6 WNapoli 3 - 2 Pisa (22-09-2025)WFiorentina 1 - 3 Napoli (13-09-2025)WNapoli 1 - 0 Cagliari (30-08-2025)WSassuolo 0 - 2 Napoli (23-08-2025)
2 Juventus 4 10 8 4 +4 DHellas Verona 1 - 1 Juventus (20-09-2025)WJuventus 4 - 3 Inter (13-09-2025)WGenoa 0 - 1 Juventus (31-08-2025)WJuventus 2 - 0 Parma (24-08-2025)
3 AC Milan 4 9 7 2 +5 WUdinese 0 - 3 AC Milan (20-09-2025)WAC Milan 1 - 0 Bologna (14-09-2025)WLecce 0 - 2 AC Milan (29-08-2025)LAC Milan 1 - 2 Cremonese (23-08-2025)
4 AS Roma 4 9 3 1 +2 WLazio 0 - 1 AS Roma (21-09-2025)LAS Roma 0 - 1 Torino (14-09-2025)WPisa 0 - 1 AS Roma (30-08-2025)WAS Roma 1 - 0 Bologna (23-08-2025)
5 Atalanta 4 8 9 3 +6 WTorino 0 - 3 Atalanta (21-09-2025)WAtalanta 4 - 1 Lecce (14-09-2025)DParma 1 - 1 Atalanta (30-08-2025)DAtalanta 1 - 1 Pisa (24-08-2025)
6 Cremonese 4 8 5 3 +2 DCremonese 0 - 0 Parma (21-09-2025)DHellas Verona 0 - 0 Cremonese (15-09-2025)WCremonese 3 - 2 Sassuolo (29-08-2025)WAC Milan 1 - 2 Cremonese (23-08-2025)
7 Cagliari 4 7 5 3 +2 WLecce 1 - 2 Cagliari (19-09-2025)WCagliari 2 - 0 Parma (13-09-2025)LNapoli 1 - 0 Cagliari (30-08-2025)DCagliari 1 - 1 Fiorentina (24-08-2025)
8 Como 4 7 5 3 +2 WFiorentina 1 - 2 Como (21-09-2025)DComo 1 - 1 Genoa (15-09-2025)LBologna 1 - 0 Como (30-08-2025)WComo 2 - 0 Lazio (24-08-2025)
9 Udinese 4 7 4 5 -1 LUdinese 0 - 3 AC Milan (20-09-2025)WPisa 0 - 1 Udinese (14-09-2025)WInter 1 - 2 Udinese (31-08-2025)DUdinese 1 - 1 Hellas Verona (25-08-2025)
10 Inter 4 6 11 7 +4 WInter 2 - 1 Sassuolo (21-09-2025)LJuventus 4 - 3 Inter (13-09-2025)LInter 1 - 2 Udinese (31-08-2025)WInter 5 - 0 Torino (25-08-2025)
11 Bologna 4 6 3 3 0 WBologna 2 - 1 Genoa (20-09-2025)LAC Milan 1 - 0 Bologna (14-09-2025)WBologna 1 - 0 Como (30-08-2025)LAS Roma 1 - 0 Bologna (23-08-2025)
12 Torino 4 4 1 8 -7 LTorino 0 - 3 Atalanta (21-09-2025)WAS Roma 0 - 1 Torino (14-09-2025)DTorino 0 - 0 Fiorentina (31-08-2025)LInter 5 - 0 Torino (25-08-2025)
13 Lazio 4 3 4 4 0 LLazio 0 - 1 AS Roma (21-09-2025)LSassuolo 1 - 0 Lazio (14-09-2025)WLazio 4 - 0 Hellas Verona (31-08-2025)LComo 2 - 0 Lazio (24-08-2025)
14 Sassuolo 4 3 4 7 -3 LInter 2 - 1 Sassuolo (21-09-2025)WSassuolo 1 - 0 Lazio (14-09-2025)LCremonese 3 - 2 Sassuolo (29-08-2025)LSassuolo 0 - 2 Napoli (23-08-2025)
15 Hellas Verona 4 3 2 6 -4 DHellas Verona 1 - 1 Juventus (20-09-2025)DHellas Verona 0 - 0 Cremonese (15-09-2025)LLazio 4 - 0 Hellas Verona (31-08-2025)DUdinese 1 - 1 Hellas Verona (25-08-2025)
16 Genoa 4 2 2 4 -2 LBologna 2 - 1 Genoa (20-09-2025)DComo 1 - 1 Genoa (15-09-2025)LGenoa 0 - 1 Juventus (31-08-2025)DGenoa 0 - 0 Lecce (23-08-2025)
17 Fiorentina 4 2 3 6 -3 LFiorentina 1 - 2 Como (21-09-2025)LFiorentina 1 - 3 Napoli (13-09-2025)DTorino 0 - 0 Fiorentina (31-08-2025)DCagliari 1 - 1 Fiorentina (24-08-2025)
18 Parma 4 2 1 5 -4 DCremonese 0 - 0 Parma (21-09-2025)LCagliari 2 - 0 Parma (13-09-2025)DParma 1 - 1 Atalanta (30-08-2025)LJuventus 2 - 0 Parma (24-08-2025)
19 Pisa 4 1 3 6 -3 LNapoli 3 - 2 Pisa (22-09-2025)LPisa 0 - 1 Udinese (14-09-2025)LPisa 0 - 1 AS Roma (30-08-2025)DAtalanta 1 - 1 Pisa (24-08-2025)
20 Lecce 4 1 2 8 -6 LLecce 1 - 2 Cagliari (19-09-2025)LAtalanta 4 - 1 Lecce (14-09-2025)LLecce 0 - 2 AC Milan (29-08-2025)DGenoa 0 - 0 Lecce (23-08-2025)