AS Roma vs Juventus prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2024-05-04 18:45.
[p]Roma became the latest side to fail in their attempts to stop the Bayer Leverkusen juggernaut in midweek, as they fell to a 2-0 first leg home defeat in their UEFA Europa League semi-final. With their prospects in that competition now looking bleak, their best route into next season’s UEFA Champions League (UCL) appears to be by finishing in one of Serie A’s top five spots – something they currently hold but are facing stern competition for. [/p]
[p]With nearest rivals Atalanta holding a game in hand on Roma it means they can ill afford any slip ups, which renders the arrival of Juventus an untimely one given they’ve lost more Serie A games against them (85) than any other side. Four of those defeats have come across the last six league H2Hs (W1, D1), but with that sole win coming in this corresponding fixture last season, and also in a Sunday evening kick-off, perhaps there are some positive omens on their side![/p]
[p]Roma must look at their visitors with a grain of envy, as Juventus sit above them in the table knowing a victory here will see them secure their spot in next season’s UCL. That would see Juve dine out at Europe’s top table once more having been banned from competing in this season’s Conference League for violating UEFA’s Financial Fair Play regulations, although you could say the lack of midweek football has aided their league exploits. [/p]
[p]It’s hard to argue that’s been the case recently for a Juventus side who’ve won just two of their last 13 league games (D7, L4). Concerningly given they need a win to wrap up a top-five berth here, Juve haven’t won any of their last six Serie A road trips (D3, L3), and having conceded first in five of those games, they’ve become accustomed to slow starts of late. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Having missed most of the season through injury, Tammy Abraham netted off the bench in Roma’s last league outing – his third goal from his last four for the club to have been a header. Dušan Vlahović netted a brace in Juventus’ last away league win way back in January – part of five second-half strikes from his last eight club goals.  [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Roma have lost all seven league games this season against sides currently above them in the table. [/p]