Frosinone vs AS Roma prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2024-02-17 17:00.
Frosinone’s search for their first Serie A away win this season continues after a 5-1 defeat against Fiorentina condemned them to a seventh loss in nine competitive matches (W1, D1). The four-point gap to the relegation zone ahead of this round is starting to become a concern, and with that the same number of points Eusebio Di Francesco’s men have collected across their last nine league encounters, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to see how they’re going to get out of this mess.
As they look to regain form, Frosinone will be happy to be back at home, where they have accumulated 20 of their 23 points so far this term. Despite those numbers, three defeats in their last four league games on their own patch (W1) doesn’t make for good reading, while the Canaries have lost all five of their previous top-flight matches against Roma, conceding at least twice each time.
After coming unstuck against leaders Inter Milan last Saturday (L 4-2), Roma needed a second-half equaliser to draw 1-1 against Feyenoord on Thursday in the first leg of their UEFA Europa League knockout play-off tie. With next week’s second leg looming large, the visitors could be preoccupied, but new head coach Daniele De Rossi can’t afford to take his mind off domestic matters, having got the Giallorossi back on track for a top-four finish with three straight league victories prior to that defeat against Inter.
Sixth-placed Roma haven’t lost back-to-back Serie A outings since the start of September, but if that run were to end here, they could be ninth by Sunday evening. On a more positive note, a win at Stadio Benito Stirpe would mark successive away triumphs for the first time since October 2022, after the capital club beat Salernitana 2-1 last month.
Players to watch: Don’t be surprised if Frosinone captain Luca Mazzitelli makes an impact on this game after the hour mark, which is when he has scored all five of his goals this season. Looking to carry Roma could be Paulo Dybala, who assisted both their goals in the reverse fixture (W 2-0) and netted twice across three personal meetings prior to that match, with all four contests ending in victory for his team on the day.
Hot stat: Frosinone have conceded the opener in their last seven competitive games.