Ciro Immobile and Tammy Abraham will face off on Sunday as both players look to be the difference makers in the Derby della Capitale.
Both players are having a strong season in Rome, although the Lazio captain is having a more refined and mature campaign under Maurizio Sarri in the blue and white half of Rome.
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Immobile has netted 21 goals and provided two assists in 24 Serie A appearances this season, significantly better than Abraham’s 13 goals and three assists in 28 league matches.
The Lazio star has a higher expected goals (xG) than his counterpart, boasting an xG of 0.78 per 90 minutes, better than the Roma forward’s 0.62 per 90. All stats were provided by FBref.
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Immobile takes more shots on target per 90 than Abraham (1.65 to 1.03) and completes more passes per 90 (23.1 to 15.4), suggesting that he’s a more dangerous attacking threat usually.
One aspect where the English striker has the edge is defensively, however. The former Chelsea man wins 0.80 tackles per 90 compared to Immobile’s 0.26 and he also makes 1.11 blocks per 90, far more than the 32-year-old Italian striker’s 0.48.