AS Roma vs Verona prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2024-01-19 17:00.
After getting knocked out of Coppa Italia by city rivals Lazio, JosƩ Mourinho watched from the stands as Roma lost 3-1 to AC Milan last weekend in what was to be his last game in charge of the club. The Giallorossi have their lowest points tally (29) after 20 matches in a top-flight season since 2002/03 and the burden of picking up the pieces now lies with hometown hero Daniele De Rossi, who will take charge till the end of season.
Morale is probably low, but thereās no better place than Stadio Olimpico to revive their season where Roma remain unbeaten across 12 competitive home matches (W10, D2) despite their overall woes. The arrival of relegation-threatened Hellas Verona isnāt likely to dampen their spirits, especially since they havenāt lost a Serie A home H2H since January 1973 (W20, D6 hence).
Verona are coming off a 2-1 win over Empoli, which was just their second league victory since matchday two. That was part of a great start to the season where they won three competitive games in a row including a 2-1 victory in the reverse fixture back in August. Replicating that performance on this trip gives Marco Baroniās side a golden chance to post a top-flight H2H double for the first time since the 1968/69 season, which included a 2-1 win at this venue!
Considering Verona enter the round sat in the relegation places, they are in desperate need of achieving that feat if they want to extend their five-season stay in the top-flight. Veronaās present form is a distinct threat to those hopes as they are winless across their last ten competitive away trips (D2, L8), including six failures to score, suggesting thereās a big chasm between hope and reality for the visitors to bridge.
Key battle: Roma shot-stopper Rui PatrĆcio has just one career clean sheet against Verona in five H2Hs and that came at this venue last season in Serie A. His hopes of doubling that clean sheet tally could hinge on stopping Milan ÄuriÄ, whose last two league goals came in wins for Verona.
Hot stat: Roma have scored an impressive 12 of their 31 league goals beyond the 80th minute this season.