Big Match Breakdown: Liverpool v Roma

For Roma, it’s likely to be a 3-5-2 with Edin Dzeko and Patrik Schick up top. Alessandro Florenzi and Aleksandar Kolarov will be the wingbacks.

Key Battles

The big question will be whether Roma coach Eusebio Di Francesco sticks to his attacking principles or tries to nullify Liverpool.

A 3-5-2 formation would suggest the latter. A packed Giallorossi midfield will look to crowd out Reds’ runners with the three centre-backs covering Liverpool’s front trio.

Di Francesco played 4-3-3 in the 3-3 draw with Chelsea earlier in the season at Stamford Bridge. But the former Sassuolo coach probably won’t be as offensive this time around.

The result here will depend on an early goal. The longer the game stays scoreless, the more confident Roma will become.

Match Odds

Liverpool are 1/2 for the win, with Roma at 11/2, and the draw available at 17/5.

Those odds are stacked in Liverpool’s favour. And that’s possibly down to Roma’s poor away form in this season’s competition.

Despite that impressive performance against Chelsea, the Rome outfit have lost their last three UCL away games. Barcelona spanked them 4-1, while Shakhtar Donetsk also overcame them 2-1 in Kharkiv.

However, Roma do have plenty of Premier League experience in their side and that will help. Edin Dzeko has scored six goals in this year’s UCL and he’s mostly likely to find the net Anytime for his side at 19/10.

Di Francesco’s side will have plenty of worrying to do with Liverpool’s in-form attacking triumvirate. Mo Salah (8 goals), Roberto Firmino (8), and Sadio Mane (7) are all on fire.

The trio are 7/10, 11/8, and 17/10 to score Anytime, respectively.

While Roma could be a little more defensive than usual, they are still very dangerous in attack. Can they find an away goal? It’s 19/10 that Liverpool win and Both Teams Score.

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All Odds and Markets are correct as of the date of publishing