Roma are looking to stay in touch with the early season pacesetters in Serie A when they welcome a Hellas Verona side still yet to win the league this term.
Match News and Current Form
Roma shook off their first defeat of the Serie A campaign by winning the Derby della Capitale 1-0 against Lazio last weekend, before beating Nice 2-1 in the UEFA Europa League on Wednesday. They’ve made a strong start to life under Gian Piero Gasperini (W4, L1), who has picked up where Claudio Ranieri left off before departing in the summer. The Giallorossi have won 75% of their Serie A games in 2025 (18/24), while just one goal conceded from their four league matches this term is the best return in Europe’s top-five leagues.
Verona have marked themselves out as Serie A’s stalemate specialists having seen three of their first four games end as draws (L1). The Mastiffs have never drawn four of their opening five Serie A games of a season, but they’d perhaps be more than grateful to break that record considering that they’ve already been thrashed 4-0 on this ground by Lazio this season! Paolo Zanetti’s men have shown they can upset the elite having held Juventus last week (D 1-1), but a return of one win from their last 13 league outings suggests their threat is limited (D8, L4).
Head-to-Head History
Roma are unbeaten in their last 28 Serie A home games against Verona (W22, D6) dating back to January 1973! History suggests that streak will continue, as the home team on the day has won each of the last five league H2Hs.
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Hot Stats and Streaks
Four of the last six Roma-held H2Hs saw both teams score.
Only Milan (26) faced fewer shots than Roma (35) in the opening four rounds.
Pre-round, Verona have committed the most fouls (69) and suffered the fewest (29) in Serie A this term.
Verona have scored more than once in just one of their last 26 games in all competitions.
Key Players to Watch and Missing Players
Lorenzo Pellegrini’s goal against Lazio made him the only player to score in each of the last 11 Serie A seasons! He’s looking to strike in successive league games for the first time since February 2024, and has only been involved in more Serie A goals against Sassuolo than Verona (6 - G3, A3). Giovaneis yet to score for Verona this season despite attempting 14 shots in Serie A this term - only Nico Paz had more after four rounds.
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Betting Analysis
Roma’s strong start to the season comes despite them not firing on all cylinders up front, so backing Roma to win and under 2.5 goals appears sensible.
