Europa League betting and spectator preview: Roma and CSKA Sofia meet at Stadio Olimpico to measure strength and learn who makes it to the next stage.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1600 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Roma form and stats
Last season, Roma's Europa League journey ended in the 16th finals.OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for Roma's two home games in the Serie A so far this season, having collected 4 points here at Stadio Olimpico. Roma has a nice streak going on as they have played twelve consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Napoli defeat 116 days ago.
Before that match, a Europa League win away at Young Boys.
As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today?
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Fiorentina are coming to town in three days.
At Stadio Olimpico, Roma has the goal stats of 7-4 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.
CSKA Sofia form and stats
They also participated in Europa League last season. This ended in the 3rd qualifying round.1-4-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for CSKA Sofia in their Parva Liga matches away. When we have look at the Europa League statistics, we find 4W-0D-1L. This is both home and away. The last three matches for CSKA Sofia have all ended in a draw. Visiting CSKA Sofia has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Arda in their previous outing. The Parva Liga match ended in a draw 1-1. A loss against CFR Cluj was the result prior to that, in a Europa League home game.
The draw against Arda came from a losing position. The CSKA Sofia manager S. Belchev brought on Jerome Sinclair as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level.
A new game in only three days for CSKA Sofia, the Parva Liga home match versus Tsarsko selo. Busy days.
Sofia has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 9 goals from 6 games. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Sofia have conceded 9 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last two meetings): Roma won two games, zero matches ended with a draw and CSKA Sofia has zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / oneTop Goalscorers
  J. Veretout 4 goals |  E. Džeko 3 goals |  P. Rodríguez Ledesma 2 goals |
Roma missing players
CSKA Sofia missing players
| Roma | CSKA Sofia | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 7 | Won | W | 3 | 10 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 6 | 12 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | ||
| 56 | 22 | Scored | S | 14 | 41 | ||
| 35 | 12 | Conceded | C | 11 | 27 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 88% | ||
| 92% | 90% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 84% | ||
| 76% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 52% | ||
| 44% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 30% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 10% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | ||
| 72% | 70% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 68% | ||
| 16% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 10% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 16% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.4 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 372 | 183 | Total Shots | T S | 143 | 349 | ||
| 131 | 58 | Shots on Target | S O | 50 | 126 | ||
| 43% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 33% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | CFR Cluj | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Roma | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Young Boys | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 4 | CSKA Sofia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Milan | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 13 |
| 2 | Napoli | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 |
| 3 | Sassuolo | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 4 | Inter | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 5 | Juventus | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 6 | Atalanta | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 9 |
| 7 | Sampdoria | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| 8 | Hellas Verona | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 9 | Roma | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 8 |
| 10 | Fiorentina | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| 11 | Cagliari | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 7 |
| 12 | Lazio | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 7 |
| 13 | Benevento | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -5 | 6 |
| 14 | Spezia | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -4 | 5 |
| 15 | Parma | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 4 |
| 16 | Genoa | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | -5 | 4 |
| 17 | Bologna | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
| 18 | Udinese | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 3 |
| 19 | Torino | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -4 | 1 |
| 20 | Crotone | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -10 | 1 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
| 2 | Ludogorets | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 20 |
| 3 | Beroe | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 18 |
| 4 | CSKA 1948 Sofia | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 16 |
| 5 | CSKA Sofia | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 15 |
| 6 | Arda | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 14 |
| 7 | Cherno More | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 14 |
| 8 | Tsarsko selo | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| 9 | Botev Plovdiv | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -4 | 12 |
| 10 | Botev Vratsa | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -5 | 12 |
| 11 | Levski Sofia | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 12 | Montana | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | -9 | 11 |
| 13 | Slavia Sofia | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 13 | -12 | 7 |
| 14 | Etar | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | -18 | 2 |