- Team form: The home side arrive in mixed but dangerous form (W3, L2 from their last five games) and should push Roma hard in this game.
- Visitors form: The Italians come here in good form after three consecutive wins, but they've been prone to a stumble with three wins, one draw and one defeat from their last five.
A home win with goals at both ends looks likely
Match outlook
Fenerbahce SK can get the better of AS Roma on Thursday in what promises to be an end-to-end affair between two very good football sides. The home team come here in mixed form, but with three victories and just two defeats from their last five outings, they can justify their underdog odds of 3.1 ahead of this clash.
In their most recent trio of games, the Sarı Kanaryalar have beaten Olympique Lyonnais and Samsunspor away from home, but a 1-2 defeat against Besiktas JK at their Chobani Stadyumu Fenerbahce Sukru Saracoglu Spor Kompleksi, Turkiye base reminds us that they can be caught out.
Tactics and key men
Ismail Kartal has them set up in a sturdy 4-2-3-1 formation, which is more geared to stay compact and then punch when they are able to make the transition quickly. Vedat Muriqi, who has three of their ten goals in the last five matches, they have a real finisher to put the ball in the back of the net when they do play in an offensive manner. Roma will look to put pressure on the hosts with a high-tempo attacking system and that should provide some space for the hosts to exploit.
The Italians will come to play
Gian Piero Gasperini's side are coming off a 0-4 demolition of Lecce and a 2-1 win over Atalanta, so the front line is playing well. The Giallorossi will come here and give it a go, with their back three system opening up plenty of space for the wing-backs to advance and the press being relentless. Roma have six wins, two draws and two defeats from their last ten across all competitions, so this will be a good matchup.
- We're taking both teams to score – yes here at 1.57, and over 2.5 goals at 1.73, because this looks set to be a lively encounter.
- While we do feel that Fenerbahce can nick the victory here, Roma should also be able to land some blows in attack.
