AS Roma vs Monza prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2025-02-23 19:45.
[p]Roma are unbeaten in nine Serie A games (W6, D3), but the fact they still trail the top six by five points pre-round shows just how much work they have left themselves to do. They’ve got their work cut out if they’re to get into Europe again next season, although they could do so by winning the UEFA Europa League as their 3-2 midweek win against Porto put them into the last 16. [/p]
[p]They certainly have form on their side as no team pre-round has picked up more Serie A points in 2025 than Roma’s 17. Defence has been the bedrock of their success in that time as they’ve conceded just five goals – another Serie A low – and a phenomenal recent home run across all competitions (W8, D1) suggests their unbeaten top-flight record against Monza (W3, D2) will receive another boost.[/p]
[p]One more failure to win a H2H would see Monza equal their Serie A record for the most games against a single opponent without winning. The bottom-of-the-table side can ill afford for that to happen as they’re already seven points adrift of safety ahead of the round, which is largely down to a negative run of just one win from their last 17 Serie A games (D4, L12). [/p]
[p]Re-appointing Alessandro Nesta seven weeks after sacking him has been their latest desperate move to transform their fortunes, and his first game in charge of his second spell at least ended their 16-match wait for a clean sheet. That came in the form of a 0-0 home draw with Lecce, but Nesta will have his work cut out to replicate that feat on the road, where Monza have lost their last five league games and conceded at least twice in each! [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Roma’s Paulo Dybala took his seasonal goal tally to eight with a midweek brace against Porto, with all eight arriving before the hour mark. Monza’s Dany Mota prefers to strike late as three of his four Serie A goals this term arrived on or beyond the 70th minute, including in the reverse H2H (1-1). [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Roma have scored 16 of their 24 Serie A home goals this season after half-time. [/p]
[p][i]Written by Chris Wilson[/i][/p]