Football Prediction
Roma will invite Feyenoord to the Stadio Olimpico in the second leg of the UEFA Europa League knockout round playoffs on Thursday.
They met in the first leg last week in Rotterdam and played out a 1-1 draw. Romelu Lukaku equalized for the Serie A outfit after Igor Paixão had given Feyenoord the lead in the first half.
The hosts bounced back with a win in Serie A on Sunday, defeating Frosinone 3-0 in their away game. Dean Huijsen broke the deadlock in the 38th minute, while Sardar Azmoun and Leandro Paredes added goals in the second half. The visitors extended their unbeaten run in all competitions to 11 games, as Mats Wieffer’s 84th-minute strike helped them to a 1-0 win over Waalwijk in the Eredivisie.
H2H / Stats
These clubs had never met in Europe until 2015 but they’ve been making up for lost time, with six games since then. Feyenoord have only claimed one victory over Roma and that came on home soil last season, winning 1-0 in the first leg of that Europa League quarter-final. Roma won 4-1 in the return but only after extra-time so it was a tighter game than the scoreline suggested.
Team News
Paulo Dybala was rested against Frosinone on the weekend, meaning the Argentine will be unleashed against Feyenoord. With Roma forward Romelu Lukaku being directly involved in more goals than any other player in the UEFA Europa League this season (7), scoring six goals and providing one assist, they combine to make a potent Europa League strike force.
Feyenoord who have won just one of their 18 away games in the UEFA Europa League (D6 L11) have no major injury worries heading into the game.
Probable Line-Up
AS Roma XI: Svilar (GK), Karsdorp, Mancini, Llorente, Spinazzola; Cristante, Paredes, Pellegrini; Dybala, Lukaku, El Shaarawy
Feyenoord XI: Wellenreuther (GK), Geertruida, Beelen, Hancko, Hartman; Stengs, Timber, Wieffer; Minteh, Giménez, Paixao
Verdict
The change of pace under De Rossi has been evident: Roma have now won four of the last five in Serie A, as many as in their previous 11 games. But more importantly, is their home record in knockout ties that instills great confidence. The Giallorossi are unbeaten in the last 16 home European knockout games, with the last defeat coming in February 2017 (Roma vs Villareal 0-1) when Daniele De Rossi was still playing.
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