Europa League: Roma vs Viktoria Plzen – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Europa League round 3 match between Roma and Viktoria Plzen and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

As the early season favourites, Roma will look to justify their title credentials this coming Thursday when they take on Viktoria Plzen for a round 3 match in the Europa League.

Form: Roma vs Viktoria Plzen

Roma Form

Roma are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Lille by a 0-1 score, before winning 1-2 against Fiorentina. They lost again in their most recent match, this time 0-1 against Inter. Roma have been in potent form at Stadio Olimpico, Rome, winning no less than five of the past six Europa League matches here. They also hammered in 11 goals, while letting in four as they also lost once.

Viktoria Plzen Form

Viktoria Plzen look in good shape before their upcoming match as they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last three matches, they first beat Malmo FF by 3-0, before drawing 3-3 with Hradec Kralove. They were back as winners last time out, when they took out Bohemians 1905 by a 0-1 scoreline. Viktoria Plzen claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Europa League. They also drew three and were defeated two times, as they were outscored by nine goals to seven.

Betting stats and facts for Roma and Viktoria Plzen

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Roma and Viktoria Plzen played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Roma vs Viktoria Plzen

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Paulo Dybala, who is performing well for Roma. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Europa League outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Viktoria Plzen.The visitors will be looking to Rafiu Durosinmi to find the net once again, after managing five Europa League goals for Viktoria Plzen in recent matches.

Betting markets: Roma vs Viktoria Plzen

Full-time result

Roma won six of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing one and losing three as well. Viktoria Plzen won five from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew two and lost three in this run. Roma have not lost to Viktoria Plzen in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Roma scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Impressively, Viktoria Plzen scored the first goal in eight out of previous ten games. Viktoria Plzen managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Roma have scored in 5 consecutive league meetings with Viktoria Plzen.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out three times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Roma, who scored an average of 1.1 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Viktoria Plzen’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.9 goals in these matches.