Venezia vs Roma Prediction 9 February 2025

🔊 Can Roma secure a victory over Venezia? The "Winged Lions" are in second-to-last place in the standings and are one of the main contenders for relegation from Serie A. On the other hand, Claudio Ranieri's team rarely achieves success away from home - only one win since the start of the season. In such a situation, we will try to analyze all the details to provide you with an accurate prediction for the match, which will take place at the "Stadio Pierluigi Penzo".

📊 Head-to-head

Information on head-to-head meetings between the teams is not the most reliable source when choosing a bet. Over the past two decades, the teams have played only 3 matches on the field, which does not allow for definitive conclusions about trends. As for the game that took place in the first round, it ended with a score of 2-1 in favor of Roma. Despite "the She-Wolf" playing with the support of home fans, more threats came from Venezia. But it should be understood that at that time Roma was far from its optimal form, and Ivan Jurić held the position of head coach.

🦁 Venezia

Venezia rarely delights its fans with victories this season. Since the start of the championship, the team has won only 3 times, so it remains in the relegation zone. However, there are enough examples when the "Winged Lions" looked decent against their opponents and even took points from Serie A giants by drawing. Venezia outperformed Udinese in dangerous moments last weekend. However, Eusebio Di Francesco's team lacks confidence in defense, which prevented them from earning at least one point (2-3). Although at 2-2 it might have seemed they could even clinch a win. Regarding the upcoming confrontation, the participation of 5 players is in question, including main defender Marin Šverko (injury). It is likely that Filip Stanković, the team's main goalkeeper who shows fantastic play on the goal line, will also not play.

🐺 Roma

Roma has finally found stability. If at the beginning of the season the team often dropped points, now they regularly achieve success at their stadium. In the previous round, for example, Claudio Ranieri's team managed to take points from formidable Napoli (1-1), despite fielding a semi-reserve squad to conserve strength before the Coppa Italia quarterfinals. At the same time, away matches remain a problem for Roma, which was one of the key reasons for their cup exit to Milan (1-3). Now the team can focus on the championship, where they currently occupy only ninth place. Regarding the upcoming match, the coaching staff will not be able to count on 2 players, including main midfielder Manu Koné (accumulation of yellow cards).

⚽️ Goals Prediction

As we have already noted, this season Roma rarely succeeds in away matches. Naturally, one of the reasons for such disappointing results is their unconvincing defensive play. The team has not kept a clean sheet for 14 away matches (since September 1st). Considering that Eusebio Di Francesco's team has become much more confident on the field, Venezia should score at least one goal against their opponent. This will be our betting option.

🚩 Corners Prediction

Venezia still cannot leave the last position in Serie A in terms of earned corners. The team approaches the corner flag an average of 3.6 times per game. But what surprises most is that Roma is also among the worst teams in this statistical parameter. "The She-Wolf" with an average total of 3.9 corners occupies only seventeenth place. Therefore, the most optimal bet is total corners under 9.5.

📝 Editorial Prediction

The bookmakers have no doubt that Roma will not face serious problems in the upcoming match. However, our editorial team holds a completely opposite view and chooses Venezia to win with a handicap (+1) as the main betting option. Despite seeming modesty, Eusebio Di Francesco's team is an underrated collective. The "Winged Lions" have repeatedly proven that they are not a punching bag. Problems with execution do not allow them to fully reveal their potential, but in terms of gameplay content, Venezia fully deserves a place in the top 15 of the championship. It's also worth noting that this season Eusebio Di Francesco's team has lost by a margin of 2 goals or more at home only once - 0-2 against Atalanta in mid-October. Considering Roma's away results (1-6-4), we wouldn't be surprised if the upcoming match ends with a score like 1-1.