We have a full round of fixtures to look forward to in the Italian Serie A this weekend including the meeting between Roma and Venezia.
The game will take place at the Stadio Olimpico and the hosts begin the weekend in 7th place on 59 points while the visitors are bottom of the table on 25 points.
Roma come into the game on the back of a 2-0 loss at Fiorentina on Monday night. The hosts opened the scoring after only 5 minutes and doubled their advantage 6 minutes later.
It was a poor start from Roma, who may have been suffering a hangover from their match in the Europa Conference League, and they could not get back into the match.
That result means Roma have recorded only a single victory from their 6 most recent fixtures in all competitions. The win came over Leicester City in the Europa Conference League on Thursday night and the 1-0 victory was enough to see them progress to the final of the competition.
In terms of Serie A, Roma have failed to win any of the 4 most recent games, with draws against Napoli and Bologna and defeats to Inter Milan and Fiorentina. However, home form has been good and Roma are unbeaten in their last 7 home Serie A games. They have beat Cagliari, Atalanta, Lazio, and Salernitana.
Trends show Roma have kept a clean sheet in 3 of their last 4 home Serie A matches.
Venezia make the trip to the Stadio Olimpico having recorded a dramatic 4-3 home win over Bologna in Serie A on the weekend. Venezia were 3-2 down with only 12 minutes remaining but scored 2 goals, one of which was in added time to keep their hopes of survival alive.
The win over Bologna was the first in 12 games for Venezia and came following 10 straight defeats. Venezia’s overall performance has been disappointing of late, as they have won just 2 of their 23 most recent Serie A clashes.
Their away record is poor and Venezia have lost each of their last 6 Serie A matches on the road. There have been defeats at Salernitana, Juventus, Fiorentina, Spezia, Lazio, and Verona.
Venezia have been struggling to score goals away from home and they have failed to find the back of the net in 3 of their last 5 away trips.
Looking ahead to the team news and Roma have just one injury concern with Henrikh Mkhitaryan a doubt due to a hamstring problem.
Venezia also have just the one injury worry and goalkeeper Sergio Romero will be hoping to feature following a knee issue.
Roma cannot rely on winning the Europa Conference League to book a place in Europe next season and want to finish in 5th place.
They must win this game to have any chance and should come out on top comfortably. Venezia are also desperate for the points to avoid relegation but their fate will be sealed with a defeat.