Roma and Juventus face each other at the Stadio Olimpico in a match for the 36th matchday of Serie A. Juventus have won at home (10) the last time they faced each other in this edition of the league on 17-12 2016. At this stage, Of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which has 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in the last 5 games. In fact, the last time they faced at this stage was 30 08 2015, in a match for Serie A, which ended with Roma’s (2 1) win for Juventus.
Roma
After 25 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses, the home team is at the 2nd place, having won 78 points. In the last game, they won away to Milan (1-4), having lost (1-3) at home in a game against Lazio. This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, presents similar results at home and away, since in the last 30 games has 10 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses as a visitor, with 31 goals scored and 13 conceded; Against 11 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats in his stadium, with 32 goals scored and 14 conceded. In the last 10 home games for the championship Roma have recorded 7 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats, which has earned 22 points out of 30. Defensive solidity has not been their strong point, having conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 games, but their attack has regularly scored, as they scored at least one goal in each of the last 10 matches in this competition. In their home games in Serie A there is a tendency for goals to be scored, as 13 in 17 have finished with over 2.5 goals in the scoreboard. In the 35 games they played in this competition, Roma managed to return to the result in 3 of 9 games in which they suffered the first goal.
For this match Roma will not have at his disposal Dzeko, Grenier, Perotti, Strootman, and Nainggolan.
Probable Lineup: Szczesny, Emerson, Manolas, Fazio, Juan Jesus, Paredes, De Rossi, Mohamed Salah, Grenier, El Shaarawy, Totti.
Juventus
The visiting team is currently in 1st place with 85 points, after 27 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses. In the penultimate game, they drew away against Atalanta for (2-2). In the last game, they drew at home against Torino (1-1). This is a stronger team when they play at their own stadium, because in the last 30 games they had 8 wins. In the last game they played for the UEFA Champions League, Juve beat Monaco at home (2-1). In the last 10 away games for the championship, Juventus have 6 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat, having won 21 points out of 30. In the matches played out for the league, the most frequent result at the end of the first 45 ‘was 0, which was verified in 7 of his 18 matches. Their attack have scored regularly, as they have scored at least one goal in each of the last 10 games for this competition. This is a team that often scores first: they opened the scoring in 27 of their last 35 games for Serie A. Massimiliano Allegri will not be able to count for this match with the players, Kean, Khedira, Pjaca and Rugani
Probable Lineup: Buffon, Barzagli, Bonucci, Chiellini, Dani Alves, Alex Sandro, Pjanic, Asamoah, Dybala, Mandzukic, Higuain.
AS Roma vs Juventus Prediction
This match will be very important for both teams since they are respectively 2nd and 1st place, we see that in the event of a draw or victory of Juventus, it maturately wins the Italian championship 2016-2017, already to Rome in case of victory. Makes it possible to continue the fight against Juventus by the fight for the title, so, given the circumstances presented, I believe it will be a very open game, and with enough chances of goals for both teams, so betting on more goals is of value.
