ROME (Interstat) — AS Roma U20 will host Empoli U20 on Friday in a Campionato Primavera 1 match at Stadio Tre Fontane in Roma, with both clubs carrying identical unbeaten records into the fixture.

AS Roma U20 has opened the season with three wins, no losses and two draws across all competitions. The home side’s most recent result was a 1-0 victory at AC Milan U20. Earlier, Roma drew 1-1 at home against Como U20, drew 1-1 at Lecce U20, won 3-1 at Atalanta U20 and defeated Monza U20 3-2 at home. Roma has scored in each of those five matches and has avoided defeat in all of them.

Empoli U20 will be the visiting team and also enters with three wins, no losses and two draws across all competitions. Empoli’s latest result was a 2-1 home win over Sassuolo U20. Before that, Empoli won 1-0 at Fiorentina U20, played a 3-3 home draw with Cesena U20, drew 2-2 at Inter U20 and beat Como U20 1-0 at home. Empoli also has scored in every match this season and remains unbeaten.

The teams have produced comparable early-season profiles. Roma has recorded victories over AC Milan U20, Atalanta U20 and Monza U20 while drawing with Como U20 and Lecce U20. Empoli has beaten Sassuolo U20, Fiorentina U20 and Como U20 while drawing with Cesena U20 and Inter U20. Those results leave both sides level on wins, losses and draws going into the contest.

Stadio Tre Fontane will stage the game, and Roma will look to make its home advantage count. Empoli will aim to continue its unbeaten start on the road. Both clubs are scheduled to return to league play after Friday. Roma’s upcoming slate includes matches against Torino U20, Genoa U20, Inter U20, Hellas U20 and Cesena U20. Empoli’s next fixtures include Atalanta U20, Bologna U20, Cagliari U20, Juventus U20 and Parma U20. The match is part of a busy stretch for each club.

Both teams enter with five matches played. Roma has three wins, including a 3-1 victory at Atalanta U20, and two draws. Empoli has three wins, including a 2-1 home victory over Sassuolo U20 and a 1-0 win at Fiorentina U20, plus two draws. The contest is part of the Italian youth league, Campionato Primavera 1. Roma and Empoli will each seek to remain unbeaten after the match.

The game simulator projects a final score of AS Roma U20 2, Empoli U20 1. The ELO system projects AS Roma U20 with an 88.4 percent probability to win.