Roma are in desperate need of an upturn in form as they travel to Verona for a Serie A fixture on Sunday. The capital club are yet to secure an away win this season but with Verona looking off colour, even at home, they will be confident of claiming the upper hand here.
Verona are a long way away from that 3-0 victory over Napoli on the opening weekend as their campaign appears to have nosedived. They have lost six of their last seven matches and were beaten 1-0 by Lecce in their midweek fixture.
Things are just as rough at home for Lecce, who have lost three of their last four matches in front of their fans. Paolo Zanetti’s men were beaten 3-0 by Monza in their previous fixture at the Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi.
Despite only joining Roma after the season started, pressure is already mounting on manager Ivan Juric. The capital club have been nowhere near their best this season having picked up just three wins from 10 Serie A matches.
Roma have also found things difficult on their travels as they are yet to secure an away win this season, although four of their six matches have been draws. However they claimed a 1-0 victory over Torino at home in midweek and will be keen to use that result as a springboard.
How the bookies view it: Roma the favourites
Despite their struggles, Roma are still considered overwhelming favourites among the bookies with a win priced at 5/6 by Betfred. A victory for Verona is valued at 100/30 by Betfred, who is also offering 13/5 for a draw.
Head to head: Roma often triumph
Roma have a 16-4 advantage with six draws from 26 previous matches against Verona. The capital club have also won three of the last four fixtures and triumphed 2-1 in the last meeting back in January.
Players to watch: Dovbyk still the danger
Although things have not been smooth for Roma, Artem Dovbyk continues to carry a major goal threat. The striker has three goals in the last six Serie A matches and is priced at 13/10 by Betfred to get in the score sheet.
Verona can also hold their own going forward and will look to Casper Tengstedt to provide the spark in attack. The striker has three goals this season and is priced at 7/2 by Betfred to find the net on Sunday.
Probable line-up
Verona will be without a number of players with Jackson Tchatchoua and Reda Belahyane suspended while Pavel Dawidowicz is out injured. Domagoj Bradaric and Dani Silva are expected to come into the team while Tengstedt should start in attack.
Alexis Saelemaekers is the only absentee for Roma as the forward remains sidelined with injury. Mario Hermoso is available following a suspension while Dovbyk could also return after missing Torino due to illness.
Verona: Perilli, Daniliuc, Ghilardi, Coppola, Bradaric, Silva, Duda, Suslov, Serdar, Lazovic, Tengstedt
Roma: Svilar, Hermoso, Ndicka, Mancini, Zalewski, Le Fee, Kone, Celik, Pellegrini, Dybala, Dovbyk
Anything else catch the eye?
Verona and Roma have been on target in their last two meetings and a repeat could be on the cards at 5/6 with Betfred. Both fixtures produced over 2.5 goals, which is priced at 10/11 with Betfred while over 3.5 goals is valued at 5/2 with Betfred.
With Roma expected to come out on top, they could be backed to score in both halves at 15/8 with Betfred.
This Serie A match between Verona and Roma will be played on Nov 3, 2024 and kick off at 18:00. Check below for our tipsters best Verona vs Roma prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
