Roma's 26 shots far outstripped the league's usual count

Roma beat Slovan Bratislava 4-0 at the Stadio Olimpico, creating far more and better chances than a typical side in this competition, while Slovan barely got a shot away.

Twenty-six shots is a lot of football, and Roma took every one of them at the Stadio Olimpico against Slovan Bratislava. A shot here means any attempt at goal, on target or not, and a typical side in this league takes around 14.6 in a match. Roma's count was well past that usual figure, and it set the tone for an evening that was lopsided almost everywhere you look in the numbers.

Shot counts alone can flatter a team, so the quality of those chances matters too. Expected goals, or xG, gives each chance a value based on how likely it was to go in, and Roma's total came to 3.62. A typical side in this league scores 1.75 xG in a match, so Roma's chances were worth roughly twice the usual amount. Ten of their efforts were on target, while Slovan's single shot carried an xG of just 0.04.

The goals came from four different players. Mario Hermoso scored in the 21st minute with Daniele Ghilardi credited with the assist, and Nahuel Molina added another before half-time. Niccolò Pisilli made it three after 52 minutes, set up by Donyell Malen, who then converted a penalty in the 58th. Roma's four goals alone came above the 3.57 a league match usually produces in total, and Ghilardi and Hermoso were both rated 8.36 by the match ratings.

Slovan's away form gives the other half of the picture. Away from home they usually have 40.2% of the ball, and they had 27% here. Their away average is 13.5 shots and 0.73 xG per match, so one effort worth 0.04 xG is well below their normal output. They average 1.2 goals scored away from home and 2.2 conceded, and this time they conceded four.

Goalkeeper D. Takáč was the busiest man in the visitors' colours, making six saves and finishing with a rating of 6.6. Slovan also picked up three yellow cards, in the 20th, 65th and 75th minutes, while Roma received none. Roma's Balerdi, rated 8, was one of several home players who finished with solid numbers in defensive actions.

Before kick-off Roma had one point from two games, sitting 26th after a draw and a defeat, with four goals scored and five conceded. Slovan had no points, sitting 36th, having conceded nine across their first two matches. This result gives Roma three more points to add to that total.

Four goals, four different scorers, and the last one came from the penalty spot in the 58th minute.

Player of the matchD. Ghilardi1 assist8.4

Hermoso1 goal8.4

N. Molina1 goal8.2

N. Pisilli1 goal8.2