Royale Union SG vs AS Roma prediction: EUROPE: Europa League – League phase betting tips on match 2024-11-06 17:45.
[p]Despite beginning this season’s European campaign on August 7th, Royale Union Saint-Gilloise are still looking for their first win (D1, L4) ahead of Thursday’s UEFA Europa League clash against Roma. Les Unionistes have also failed to score across their last three European home games and come into matchday four in 29th position, five places from a play-off spot.[/p]
[p]Due to their ground not meeting UEFA standards, the Belgians are being forced to play their home European fixtures away from the Stade Joseph Marien, but they are at least still in Brussels at the Stade Roi Baudouin. Head coach SĂ©bastien Pocognoli will be hoping this counts to their advantage, just as it did in across two seasons in 1959 and 1960 when they were unbeaten and kept two clean sheets in home H2Hs against Roma (W1, D1) in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.[/p]
[p]The Giallorossi went on to lift the trophy in the 1960/61 season but they have had a poor start to this campaign and come into this match only five points above the relegation zone in Serie A after a 3-2 defeat at Verona on Sunday. In the Europa League, they begin this round in 19th place but did pick up a much-needed first win in gameweek three, defeating Dynamo Kiev 1-0 at the Stadio Olimpico.[/p]
[p]Their last away match in this competition saw a shock 1-0 defeat at Elfsborg, and another defeat on the road in this game could prove to be the end for manager Ivan Jurić, with the Roma board reportedly already eyeing up replacements. The Croat was only appointed on September 18th but has already lost four times (W4, D2) and the likes of Frank Lampard, Massimiliano Allegri and Paulo Sousa are all being speculated as possible successors.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Although he was beaten three times in his last home match, Union goalkeeper Anthony Moris had kept clean sheets in his five previous home games (W2, D3). Centre-back Gianluca Mancini has opened the scoring before half-time with four of his last six club goals – all four of his career UEL scoring appearances ended in victory.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: The designated away side hasn’t scored more than once in any of Royale Union’s last 11 UEL games. [/p]
[p][i]Written by Tom Penn[/i][/p]