UEFA Europa League | AS Roma VS Bayer Leverkusen; Friday, 03 May at 03:00 GMT +8

Leverkusen, the Bundesliga champions, are set to face Roma in a thrilling match. The team has extended their unbeaten run for the second consecutive weekend, scoring a stoppage time equaliser to preserve their incredible unbeaten season. Leverkusen have struggled for clean sheets on the road, with five of their last six away fixtures seeing BTTS. Roma, on the other hand, has only lost two of their last 16 matches at the Olimpico. The hosts have won 17 of 22 games played on home soil since Milan won there last September. High-scoring outcomes have been more common for Roma since the departure of Jose Mourinho. Given Roma’s home strength and the battling qualities of the visiting Bundesliga kings, a high-quality contest is expected, with chances at both ends.

Roma prepares for a match after a 2-2 Serie A stalemate against SSC Napoli. In that game, Roma had 52% possession and 10 shots at goal, with Paulo Dybala and Tammy Abraham scoring goals. Napoli had 27 shots and 9 on target. Over their past six fixtures, Roma has netted 7 times, an average of 1.17 goals per match.

Bayer Leverkusen won 2-2 in a Bundesliga 1 tie with Stuttgart, with 49% possession and 14 shots at goal. They scored through Amine Adli and Robert Andrich, while Stuttgart had 11 attempts and 4 on target. In their last six games, Bayer Leverkusen has scored 12 goals and scored in every game, with 4 goals against them.

Roma’s Daniele De Rossi will not have Chris Smalling and Romelu Lukaku due to injuries. Giallorossi is expected to use a 4-3-3 system, featuring players like Mile Svilar, Rick Karsdorp, and Leonardo Spinazzola.

Bayer Leverkusen boss Xabi Alonso has no fitness concerns ahead of the match. Leverkusen could opt for a 3-4-2-1 formation with a healthy group, including Matej Kovar, Edmond Tapsoba, Odilon Kossounou, Piero Hincapié, Josip Stanisic, Granit Xhaka, and others.

Predicted lineups:

AS Roma

Goalkeeper: Mile Svilar
Defenders: Evan NDicka, Zeki Celik, Gianluca Mancini, Leonardo Spinazzola
Midfielders: Bryan Cristante, Lorenzo Pellegrini, Leandro Paredes
Forwards: Paulo Dybala, Romelu Lukaku, Stephan El Shaarawy

Bayer Leverkusen

Goalkeeper: Matej Kovar
Defenders: Josip Stanisic, Piero Hincapié, Odilon Kossounou, Edmond Tapsoba
Midfielders: Florian Wirtz, Nathan Tella, Alejandro Grimaldo, Exequiel Palacios, Granit Xhaka
Forwards: Patrik Schick

  • AS Roma – 2 wins
  • Bayer Leverkusen – 1 win
  • Draws – 3

Over all competition record

UEFA Europa League Standings

Roma faces Bayer Leverkusen, who may have an edge, in an even contest with a 0-1 win, making it an intriguing match.

Winning probability:

AS Roma – 27%

Draw – 18%

Bayer Leverkusen- 55%

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