The first of two encounters in the Europa League Round of 16, as the hometeam Roma will try to edge Real Sociedad in their own ballpark.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1500 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
The hosts Roma saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Serie A. This match was also played here at Centro Sportivo Lazio. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Real Sociedad have had more rest.
Roma form and stats
Roma are steadily winning Serie A games and points here at Centro Sportivo Lazio. 8 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats is the summary from 12 games. This match is a Europa League match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 4 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses in this competition.
Roma's last game was hosting Juventus and winning 1-0. Goalkeeper Patrício got the top rating on the team in that game; 7.95 out of ten. Patrício topped it up with a clean sheet.
Heartbreak before that as Roma lost 1-2 at Cremonese's place.This is expected to be a close game, with Roma perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Roma as a small favourite), we find 4 games. Roma has won 2 of these, drawn 1 and lost 1.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Serie A game versus Sassuolo in only three days. This game is also played here at Centro Sportivo Lazio.
Roma has scored 14 league goals at home this season, in 12 matches. Defensively Roma have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (5 in 12 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Real Sociedad form and stats
Last season their Europa League adventure ended in the knockout round play-offs against RB Leipzig.Real Sociedad have an excellent away record in the La Liga so far with 8-1-3 from 12 games. Total Europa League statistics for Real Sociedad: 5 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss.
The attacking players of Sociedad have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 265 minutes.
Real Sociedad's last game was the home draw against Cadiz (0-0). Merino got a match rating of 7.51 in that game, top player of the team. Merino hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Valencia's place.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 5 similar matches played by Real Sociedad in our archives, and the results are: 2 wins for Real Sociedad, 1 draw and 2 defeats.
The schedule is very tough for Sociedad now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A La Liga game at Mallorca is waiting in only three days.
Real Sociedad has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 19 goals from 12 games. It's not easy to score on Sociedad as they have only conceded 11 goals from these away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  A. Sørloth 9 goals |   P. Exequiel Dybala 8 goals |  B. Méndez Portela 7 goals |
Roma missing players
Real Sociedad missing players
| Roma | Real Sociedad | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 10 | Won | W | 9 | 13 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 35 | 22 | Scored | S | 24 | 34 | ||
| 22 | 11 | Conceded | C | 10 | 18 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 92% | ||
| 68% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 60% | ||
| 40% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 43% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 13% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 21% | 16% | ||
| 4% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 21% | 12% | ||
| 44% | 27% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 36% | ||
| 44% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 43% | 40% | ||
| 16% | 13% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 32% | ||
| 5.2 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.2 | ||
| 2.9 | 3.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.4 | 3.6 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 2.2 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 12.1 | 13.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.2 | 12.8 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.9 | 5.2 | ||
| 32% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 26% | ||
| 9.6 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.1 | 9.2 | ||
| 3.4 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.9 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Napoli | 25 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 58 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 7 | 42 | 65 |
| 2 | Inter | 25 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 46 | 28 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 18 | 50 |
| 3 | Lazio | 25 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 41 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 22 | 48 |
| 4 | Roma | 25 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 47 |
| 5 | Milan | 25 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 42 | 32 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 47 |
| 6 | Atalanta | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 42 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 42 |
| 7 | Juventus | 25 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 35 |
| 8 | Bologna | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 24 | -3 | 35 |
| 9 | Torino | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 21 | -2 | 34 |
| 10 | Udinese | 25 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 33 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 32 |
| 11 | Monza | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 30 | 35 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 20 | -5 | 32 |
| 12 | Fiorentina | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 29 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 12 | -2 | 31 |
| 13 | Sassuolo | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 37 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 22 | -7 | 30 |
| 14 | Empoli | 25 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 19 | -10 | 28 |
| 15 | Lecce | 25 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 29 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 14 | -5 | 27 |
| 16 | Salernitana | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 28 | 44 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 26 | -16 | 25 |
| 17 | Spezia | 25 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 41 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 22 | -20 | 21 |
| 18 | Hellas Verona | 25 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 37 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 16 | -17 | 18 |
| 19 | Sampdoria | 25 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 39 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 21 | -28 | 12 |
| 20 | Cremonese | 25 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 46 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 26 | -25 | 12 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Barcelona | 24 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 46 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 38 | 62 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 47 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 10 | 29 | 53 |
| 3 | Atletico Madrid | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 38 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 19 | 45 |
| 4 | Real Sociedad | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 44 |
| 5 | Real Betis | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 41 |
| 6 | Villarreal | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 37 |
| 7 | Rayo Vallecano | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 35 |
| 8 | Osasuna | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -1 | 34 |
| 9 | Athletic Club | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 33 |
| 10 | Mallorca | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 16 | -4 | 31 |
| 11 | Girona | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 38 | 38 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 0 | 30 |
| 12 | Celta de Vigo | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 20 | -8 | 28 |
| 13 | Espanyol | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 36 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 16 | -6 | 27 |
| 14 | Real Valladolid | 24 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 24 | -16 | 27 |
| 15 | Cadiz | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 20 | -17 | 26 |
| 16 | Sevilla | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 39 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 24 | -12 | 25 |
| 17 | Almeria | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 28 | 42 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 25 | -14 | 25 |
| 18 | Getafe | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 32 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -9 | 25 |
| 19 | Valencia | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 27 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 16 | -1 | 23 |
| 20 | Elche | 24 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 48 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 28 | -30 | 12 |
