The first ever competitive meeting between AS Roma and Tottenham happens this Thursday, in the Europa League. This league phase encounter will be hosted by Spurs, looking to add to the Giallorossi woes. We have a prediction for this match below.
Tottenham have had an on and off campaign and one may never know which side turns up this week. Whichever surfaces, Tottenham will be brimming with confidence after an outstanding 4-0 win at Manchester City.
Before that win, Spurs had lost two straight games, one of them in this competition. The 3-2 defeat in Galatasaray sent Spurs from top of the standings to seventh.
Roma aren’t doing well coming into this match. Returning manager Claudio Ranieri is set for a first trip back to England following his recent appointment. His second coming wasn’t great though, as Roma fell 1-0 at Napoli after the international break.
Defeat inflicted by their former player, Romelu Lukaku drove Roma to a fourth winless outing, a streak in which they’ve lost three times. They have just two wins in 10 matches, one being their only victory in this competition.
Their round four outing in this competition ended 1-1 with Union Saint-Gilloise. That left them in 20th position at the league phase’s midway point.
AS Roma are doing badly, both in terms of management and performance-wise on the pitch. Claudio Ranieri is already their third manager this season, and there have been a lot of unsettling days at the club. The Italians arrive for this game winless in four matches, three of which ended in defeat.
They meet a Spurs side buoyed by a crucial away win at Manchester City. Spurs have a fine run at home in the Europa League and will be clear favorites here. Our prediction for Tottenham Hotspur v AS Roma is for Tottenham Hotspur to win.