AS Roma vs Plzen prediction: EUROPE: Europa League – League phase betting tips on match 2025-10-22 19:00.
[p]Viktoria Plzeň travel to Italy aiming to continue their unbeaten start to this UEFA Europa League (UEL) league phase against Roma, whose campaign has produced mixed results.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]After opening their league phase with a 2-1 win against 2-1 in Nice last month, Roma paid the price for their sloppiness when they lost their second game of the competition 1-0 at home to Lille despite having three attempts to score from the penalty spot due to two retakes. Although Gian Piero Gasperini’s men responded with a 2-1 win against Fiorentina immediately after, Roma’s return from the international break prompted more disappointment when they lost 1-0 to Inter and failed to ascend to the summit of the Serie A standings. They have now lost three of their last four competitive home matches at Stadio Olimpico (W1), which is well below expectations for a club amongst the favourites to lift the UEL trophy.[/p]
[p]Viktoria Plzeň celebrated their first UEL victory of this season after beating Malmö 3-0 under former interim head coach Marek Bakoš and they sit above Roma in the standings with four points (W1, D1). Plzeň are now preparing for their third UEL match with a third different manager after Martin Hyský took charge of the squad last week, beginning his tenure with a 1-0 league victory over Bohemians on Saturday, the club’s sixth win from their last 11 competitive outings (D3, L2). Travelling shouldn’t significantly hamper the Czech side who, since the beginning of 2024/25, have lost only three of 11 fixtures away from home across all continental football (W4, D4). [/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Roma won two of the last four competitive H2Hs (D1, L1), with three of those four matches seeing both teams finding the net. The Giallorossi have won only five of their 12 matches against Czech teams (D3, L4), whilst Plzeň have lost five of their seven major European matches in Italy (W1, D1).[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Six of Roma’s last eight home matches ended 1-0 (W3, L3).[/p]
[p]Five of Roma’s last six UEL matches saw both teams score.[/p]
[p]Four of Plzeň’s last five European matches produced over 2.5 goals.[/p]
[p]Four of Plzeň’s last five away matches saw both teams score.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Six of Matías Soulé’s last seven goals for Roma came in victories, whilst four of them ended up being the only goal of the match. Plzeň’s Rafiu Durosinmi scored the winner for his club on Saturday and he could strike early with six of his last eight goals being recorded before half-time.[/p]
[p]Roma’s Angeliño missed Saturday’s clash with Inter due to an illness, whilst Plzeň appear to be at full strength.[/p]
[p]For all the latest team news, please check the Flashscore match centre.[/p]
[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Given that Roma’s home matches this season have tended to be low-scoring affairs, we suggest backing Roma to win 1-0 in this contest.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Tomáš Vlasák[/i][/p]