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Como will invite Roma to Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia in Serie A on Sunday. While the visitors are six places above the Lariani in the league table, the teams are separated by four points.
The hosts are winless in their last nine league games, suffering five defeats. They played a second consecutive stalemate last week, as they were held to a 2-2 away draw by Venezia. Antonio Candela's own goal helped them equalize in the 49th minute and Andrea Belotti added the second goal in the 56th minute. Gaetano Oristanio pulled Venezia level in the 69th minute.
The Giallorossi registered their first win after four consecutive defeats last week, with a 4-1 home triumph over Lecce. Alexis Saelemaekers broke the deadlock in the 13th minute and Nikola Krstović equalized for Lecce in the 40th minute. Gianluca Mancini, Niccolò Pisilli, and Manu Koné scored in the second half. Stephan El Shaarawy picked up two assists in that win.
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Their winning run continued in the UEFA Europa League with a 3-0 home triumph over Braga on Thursday. Lorenzo Pellegrini scored in the first half while Saud Abdulhamid and Mario Hermoso added goals after the break.
Como vs Roma Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- The two teams have crossed paths 27 times in all competitions. As expected, the capital club have the upper hand in these meetings with 14 wins. The Lariani have five wins and eight games have ended in draws.
- The two teams will meet for the first time since the 2002-03 Serie A campaign, in which both teams recorded home wins.
- Como have drawn three of their last four Serie A games.
- Roma have endured a winless run in their travels this season, with six of the 10 away games ending in draws.
- Both teams have suffered seven defeats in 14 league games this season.
Como vs Roma Prediction
The Lariani are winless in their last nine league games, conceding 17 goals, and will look to improve upon that record. They have registered just one win in their last nine meetings against the capital club, failing to score in six.
Ben Lhassine Kone was back on the bench last week and might start here. Sergi Roberto is close to returning from an injury spell but is not an option here. Alberto Moreno remains sidelined with an injury.
The Giallorossi have seen an upturn in form, recording two back-to-back wins while scoring seven goals. Interestingly, both wins were registered at home and they remain winless in their travels this season. They have kept three clean sheets in their last four away games in this fixture.
Mehmet Zeki Çelik was an unused substitute in the Europa League after picking up a knock against Lecce last week. Bryan Cristante was the only absentee for Claudio Ranieri in training earlier this week and is likely to be rested here.
The visitors have the upper hand in this fixture and have seen an upturn in form. They should be able to capitalize on Como's poor run of form to record a narrow win.
Prediction: Como 1-2 Roma
Como vs Roma Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Roma to win
Tip 2: Goals - Over/Under 2.5 Goals - Over 2.5 goals
Tip 3: At least one goal to be scored in the second half - Yes
Tip 4: Both teams to score - Yes
