It's time to decide the outcome of the Europa League Knockout Round Play-offs meeting between Roma and Salzburg. Get ready for the match with this full betting preview!
These teams have little in common geographically as Salzburg have to travel 900 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Roma and Salzburg.
Roma form and stats
Roma have not come this way in the Europa League without some hard work on the way, more precisely defeating HJK, Ludogorets and Real Betis.Roma are steadily winning Serie A games and points here at Stadio Olimpico. 7 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats is the summary from 11 games. 3W-1D-3L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Europa League for Roma.
A nice win for Roma last time playing, versus Hellas Verona. That was also a home game and the match ended 1-0 with Solbakken scoring for the victors. Cristante (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.83/10. Cristante hit one key pass.
Before that match, a defeat in the away fixture against Salzburg in the Europa League.
Roma are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 13 goals in 11 games. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Defensively Roma have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (5 in 11 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.
Salzburg form and stats
Salzburg was sent out of Champions League in the group stage last season.Salzburg have been very strong on the road so far with a massive 24 points collected from 9 Tipico Bundesliga games. 8 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat is the record so far.
Two away games in a row for Salzburg, whose manager Jaissle could celebrate last time after the win against Wattens. Midfield player Kjaergaard was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.82/10. Kjaergaard served one assist, hit five key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 41 successful passes (of 48 total).
Before that one, the victory at home against Roma in the Europa League (1-0).
A new game in only three days for Salzburg, the Tipico Bundesliga home match versus Ried. Busy days.
Salzburg are a potent attacking force on the road with their 24 goals in 9 league games. It's not easy to score on Salzburg as they have only conceded 7 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The teams involved encountered each other previously this match year: Salzburg - Roma 1-0.
Top Goalscorers
  P. Exequiel Dybala 8 goals |   N. Okafor 7 goals |  J. Chikwubuike Adamu 7 goals |
Roma missing players
Salzburg missing players
| Roma | Salzburg | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 8 | Won | W | 7 | 13 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 8 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | ||
| 33 | 19 | Scored | S | 27 | 46 | ||
| 22 | 12 | Conceded | C | 20 | 31 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 64% | 57% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 80% | ||
| 36% | 36% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 52% | ||
| 16% | 14% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 58% | 36% | ||
| 4% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 16% | ||
| 44% | 29% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 60% | ||
| 40% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 12% | ||
| 5 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 5.8 | ||
| 3 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 4.3 | ||
| 2 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.7 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 11.6 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.2 | 15.3 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 6 | ||
| 31% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 31% | ||
| 9.2 | 9.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.1 | 11.2 | ||
| 3.3 | 3.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.1 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Napoli | 23 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 56 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 41 | 62 |
| 2 | Inter | 23 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 44 | 27 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 47 |
| 3 | Roma | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 44 |
| 4 | Milan | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 30 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 44 |
| 5 | Lazio | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 39 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 20 | 42 |
| 6 | Atalanta | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 42 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 16 | 41 |
| 7 | Juventus | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 19 | 32 |
| 8 | Bologna | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 23 | -3 | 32 |
| 9 | Udinese | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 31 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 30 |
| 10 | Torino | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 17 | -1 | 30 |
| 11 | Monza | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -3 | 29 |
| 12 | Empoli | 23 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 28 |
| 13 | Lecce | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 12 | -2 | 27 |
| 14 | Fiorentina | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 12 | -6 | 25 |
| 15 | Sassuolo | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 35 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 22 | -9 | 24 |
| 16 | Salernitana | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 44 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 26 | -19 | 21 |
| 17 | Spezia | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 39 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 20 | -20 | 19 |
| 18 | Hellas Verona | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 16 | -14 | 17 |
| 19 | Sampdoria | 23 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 11 | 38 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 20 | -27 | 11 |
| 20 | Cremonese | 22 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 40 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -25 | 8 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Salzburg | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 40 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 30 | 45 |
| 2 | Sturm Graz | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 17 | 39 |
| 3 | LASK Linz | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 32 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
| 4 | Rapid Wien | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 27 |
| 5 | Wattens | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 27 |
| 6 | Austria Wien | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 23 |
| 7 | Austria Klagenfurt | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 18 | -8 | 21 |
| 8 | Austria Lustenau | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 32 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 21 |
| 9 | Wolfsberger AC | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 33 | 36 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 14 | -3 | 20 |
| 10 | Rheindorf Altach | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 38 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 22 | -18 | 15 |
| 11 | Ried | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13 | -13 | 14 |
| 12 | Hartberg | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 18 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -17 | 14 |
