Next Thursday, Sevilla FC face AS Roma for the Round of 16 of the Europa League. Both teams will want to win in order to qualify for the quarter-finals of this Europa League.
Sevilla FC vs Roma Free Betting Tips
Absent from the Champions League this season, Sevilla FC had to settle for a place in the Europa League. However, the club took this competition very seriously and flew over its group, finishing first ahead of APOEL Nicosia, Qarabag and Dudelange, winning 5 wins in 6 games. Opposed to Cluj in the Round of 16, the Andalusians on the other hand had a lot more trouble against the Romanians and only passed thanks to the away goal rule (1-1 away, 0-0 in home). In La Liga, the Blanquirrojos had a very decent season, taking 4th place behind Real, Barça and Atlético. Regular, Julen Lopetegui’s men have remained undefeated since February and have won 5 successes in their last 6 days, the last of which against Valencia in mid-July (1-0).
For its part, Roma finished in C3 in 2nd place in a fairly tough 1st round group which included Istanbul Basaksehir (1st), Borussia Mönchengladbach and Wolfsberg with a fairly unimpressive record of 2 wins, 3 draws and a loss. In the round of 16, the Romans then eliminated La Gantoise by winning the first leg (1-0) and then holding the draw in the return (1-1). On the national scene, the Louve club ended the exercise in 5th place, insufficient to find the C1 via the championship. Irregular this season as often in recent years, Paulo Fonseca’s men have, however, finished by winning 7 successes in their last 8 meetings, including the last away against Torino (2-3) and Juventus already champion (1-3 ).
The workforce for Sevilla vs AS Roma
On the Sevillian side, titular goalkeeper Vaclik and midfielder Fernando have both taken advantage of the last few weeks to come back from injury and they should be able to play this meeting. On the other hand, the Serbian international Gudelj (positive for the coronavirus) should miss this meeting. Offensively, the former Marseillais Ocampos finished top scorer of this formation in La Liga with 14 goals.
Excellent playmaker Pellegrini, substitute goalkeeper Mirante and potentially titular defender Santon were at the Roman infirmary in the last game against Juve but the first named is expected to return. Hard blow for Roma, the club could not obtain the extension of the loan of Smalling which had become essential in central defense. Disappointing, the former Parisian was not included on the list of players who can play at the end of this C3. With 16 goals scored this season in Serie A, the Bosnian Edin Dzeko is still formidable.
The compositions for Sevilla vs AS Roma
The probable composition of Sevilla FC:
Vaclik – Navas, Koundé, Diego Carlos, Reguilon – Joan Jordan, Banega, O. Torres – Ocampos, de Jong, Munir.
Absent: None.
Unsure: Gudelj (covid-19)
The planned tactical disposition (4-3-3):
Vaclik
Navas – Koundé – Diego Carlos – Reguilon
Joan Jordan – Banega – O. Torres
Ocampos – de Jong – Munir
The probable composition of Roma:
Pau Lopez – Mancini, Ibanez, Kolarov – Bruno Peres, Veretout, Zaniolo (or Diawara), Spinazzola – Pellegrini (or Kluivert), Dzeko, Mkhitaryan.
Absent: Mirante, Davide Santon (injured), Smalling (end of loan), Pastore (not retained).
Uncertain: Pellegrini (recovery).
The planned tactical disposition (3-4-3):
Pau Lopez
Mancini – Ibanez – Kolarov
Bruno Peres – Veretout – Zaniolo – Spinazzola
Pellegrini – Dzeko – Mkhitaryan
The history of the confrontations Sevilla vs AS Roma
The two teams have never met in official competition.
The meeting will take place on neutral ground, in Duisburg, Germany.
Coaches have the possibility of making 5 substitutions during the game.
This meeting will take place behind closed doors.
Key points for the match Sevilla vs AS Roma
– Both teams finished their respective seasons very well.
– Sevilla have not played for more than 15 days while Roma have been used to playing 2 games a week for some time and will undoubtedly be more in line.
– The absence of Smalling, due to his defensive quality and his experience, is a big loss for Roma.
– Sevilla have scored at least 1 goal in 7 of their last 8 games.
Our bet explained for the match Sevilla vs AS Roma
Sevilla drew 13 of the 38 matches in the Spanish League.
The defensive solidity of the Spaniards, who conceded just 34 goals in 38 league games.
The fact that everything is decided in this game, so nobody should risk too much initially.
Sevilla have drawn 6 of the last 12 matches.
Sevilla vs AS Roma Free Betting Tips Sevilla vs AS Roma
Being a decisive match and looking at the defensive solidity of Sevilla, we believe that 0-0 can drag on for some time and there will be draw at the end of regular time!
Betting Tips: Draw
Odds: 3.38