Porto vs Roma Prediction 13 February 2025
🔊 Will Roma be able to put up a worthy resistance against Porto in the first leg of the Europa League playoff? This season, the Italian team has been showing extremely uncompetitive football away from home. Claudio Ranieri's side has secured only 2 victories, with a long winless streak ending only at the end of January. In this 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 Estádio do Dragão.
Head-to-Head
The teams do not have the richest history of head-to-head encounters. However, recently Porto and Roma have been meeting quite frequently on the football field. Since 2019, the opponents have played 3 matches. The results show equality - each team has secured one victory, and there was also one draw.
Head-to-head statistics Porto - Roma
FC Porto Team Overview
The results for Porto in 2025 are not the most pleasant sight. During this period, the team played 8 matches and only achieved a positive result in one instance. At the end of January, the Portuguese team narrowly defeated Maccabi Tel Aviv away (1-0), although the game was very even, and no one deserved to win. Interestingly, if Porto hadn't secured 3 points in the match against the Israelis, the "dragons" would have finished the group stage outside the top 24. As for the upcoming encounter, the participation of 3 players, including key defender Martim Fernandes, is highly questionable.
Match Results: FC Porto
AS Roma Team Overview
Roma, in turn, left a more positive impression with their play in recent matches. Over a stretch of 5 encounters, the team suffered only one defeat, managing to beat Eintracht (2-0) and draw with formidable Napoli (1-1). Last weekend, the "She-wolf" narrowly defeated Venezia (1-0), marking only their second away victory this season. As for the Europa League group stage, Roma performed commendably. If the club's management had appointed Claudio Ranieri as head coach earlier, the Italian team might have secured a spot in the top 8. Leandro Paredes' participation in the upcoming match is in doubt due to injury.
Match Results: AS Roma
⚽️ Goal Prediction
As previously noted, Porto has stopped achieving success recently, and this is due to a decline in the quality of their attacking actions. Over a stretch of 8 matches, the team scored more than one goal only once, with Rio Ave, who are fighting for survival, being the victim. Matches involving Roma also rarely turn out to be spectacular. In 3 of the last 4 matches, the total goals under 2.5 bet was successful. The exception was the match against Milan in the Coppa Italia (1-3), where "the She-wolf" completely failed in defense. Therefore, our editorial team does not expect a high-scoring football match in the upcoming encounter.
🚩 Corner Prediction
Another interesting betting option is the total corners under 10.5. This season, Roma rarely takes corner kicks - averaging 4.4 times per game. In this statistical parameter, "the She-wolf" is among the worst teams in Serie A. Even in matches against not the strongest opponents, Claudio Ranieri's team struggles to earn corners. Porto, of course, has fairly high numbers (5.8), but they were accumulated in the first half of the season when everything was going well for the team. After a downturn in performance, the Portuguese team has been taking corners much less frequently.
Editorial Prediction
According to bookmakers, there is no clear favorite in the upcoming match. However, this statement is quite debatable. Firstly, the teams are in completely different forms. While Porto has secured only one victory in January-February, Roma has suffered just one defeat in their last five matches. In some instances, the "dragons" dropped points against not the most formidable opponents. In the early days of 2025, the team even managed to lose to Nacional without scoring, who had been in the relegation zone for a long time. Secondly, for "the she-wolf," the Europa League represents the only chance to redeem this failed season. The team is positioned quite low in the Italian championship standings and was knocked out of the cup competition, so they will focus all their efforts on this tournament. Roma will not lose - this is our main betting option. We dare to predict that the match will end with a score of 1-2.
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Betting Tips: FC Porto - AS Roma
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