Sevilla vs Roma predictions, H2H and match preview for this Thursday’s UEFA Europa League last 16 match. Read on for analysis and predicted line-ups as Sevilla restart their bid for fresh glory in this competition.
by Mark Sochon – @marksoc1
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One of the glamour ties of the UEFA Europa League round of 16 draw finally gets played after five months of waiting on Thursday. Five times winners Sevilla and Serie A giants Roma face off in Duisburg, Germany in what is a one-off game after the original 1st Leg scheduled for the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan was called off due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Sevilla will believe they have a real chance of improving on their already extraordinary record in this competition. They come into the game on the back of a strong end to LaLiga where they won 5 of their final 6 games to claim a top four finish with some ease.
Julen Lopetegui’s side have to take huge confidence from having now gone 17 games unbeaten in all competitions in a run that stretches back to February. The boos and whistles that greeted the end of Sevilla’s last match in this competition, a goalless home draw against Cluj, now seem a lifetime ago but their European hopes are hampered by the recent departures of both Ever Banega and Sergio Reguilon.
They are up against a Roma side that ultimately finished 5th in Serie A, missing out on Champions League qualification. They are in terrific form too with 7 wins from their final 8 league fixtures in a campaign which ended with a shock away win at champions Juventus on Saturday.
Paulo Fonseca will be hoping his team can build on that momentum but in truth it has been a while since they have played a truly important game given they were never seriously in the race for a top four finish in Serie A but comfortably made the Europa places.
Sevilla vs Roma Predictions
Score Prediction: 1-1 Draw in 90 Minutes – Sevilla to Progress
This is a tough one to call as Roma have been in terrific form and initially might just be a bit sharper than a Sevilla side that has gone almost three weeks without a game. Julen Lopetegui’s men have started to look like a really solid outfit across the pitch though and that break could ultimately start to work as an advantage if this one does go the distance with Roma having played a lot of football over the past few weeks. We’re going for a draw in the 90 minutes but with Sevilla to progress into the last eight.
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Sevilla vs Roma H2H
- The sides have never previously met in a competitive setting.
- Sevilla beat Roma 2-1 in a 2017 friendly.
- Meanwhile Roma were 6-4 winners in a friendly game in 2015.
Predicted Line Ups
Sevilla Team:
Bono – Escudero, Kounde, Carlos, Navas – Jordan, Fernando, Gudelj – Ocampos, De Jong, Munir (4-3-3)
Roma Team:
Lopez – Kolarov, Smalling, Mancini – Spinazzola, Diawara, Cristante, Peres – Perez, Mkhitaryan – Dzeko (3-4-2-1)
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