Brighton VS AS Roma – Prediction

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Brighton and Hove Albion are all set for the “mission impossible” when they welcome AS Roma tonight to play the second leg of the Round of 16 in the UEFA Europa League. Brighton have become one of the most emerging teams in the English Premier League, and they secured European football for the very first time in their history.

The Seagulls, however, are likely to end their journey in the Europa League following their heavy defeat against AS Roma in the first leg. The Italian club humiliated the Roberto de Zerbi boys in the first leg and secured a 4-0 win at Stadio Olimpico. Now Brighton and Hove Albion need to win against AS Roma with a 4-goal margin to progress into the next round, which has never happened before in this competition.

Brighton boss Roberto De Zerbi thinks his team didn’t perform well in the first leg because of the lack of experience in big tournaments. He said, “My focus is on the players, and they were very sad, very frustrated after the [first leg] defeat. We had the same chances to score in the Roma game, but Roma deserved to win. We didn’t play our style. It can be possible because we are not used to playing in such a big competition. We are not a big, big team, but we are not what we showed in Roma.”

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It will be only the second meeting between Brighton and AS Roma. AS Roma have won the first leg by a 4-0 margin, and no other side has ever overcome from a 4-goal deficit to progress into the next round.
Although AS Roma dominated in the first leg, their previous records in England are below average. They have won only one of their last 22 European away games in England and are winless in such 14 consecutive matches.
Roma are winless in each of their last seven away games in the knockout round in European competitions.
The last time AS Roma won an away game in the knockout stage was in 2022 when they beat Vitesse in the Conference League.
Roma last won a match in England in 2001 when they secured a 1-0 win against Liverpool.

Team News

Brighton will miss a number of players due to injury ahead of this crucial match. Solly March, Kaoru Mitoma, Jack Hinshelwood, James Milner, and Joao Pedro are out of the squad due to their respective injury. But the Seagulls have a massive boost following the return of Julio Enciso after being out of the team for almost six months.

Following a comfortable 4-0 win in the first leg, AS Roma boss Daniele De Rossi is likely to rotate his squad to give some players a rest. Tommaso Baldanzi, Nicola Zalewski, and Edoardo Bove could get a chance tonight against Brighton, but Rasmus Kristensen and Tammy Abraham still remain out of the squad due to their injury.

Possible Lineup for Brighton:

Steele; Lamptey, Dunk, Van Hecke, Estupinan; Gilmour, Gross; Adingra, Lallana, Fati; Welbeck

Possible Lineup for Roma:

Svilar; Celik, Mancini, Ndicka, Zalewski; Bove, Paredes, Pellegrini; Dybala, Lukaku, El Shaarawy

Prediction: Brighton 1-1 Roma

It is literally impossible for Brighton to overturn a 4-goal deficit against AS Roma. But no doubt they will be aggressive from the beginning and will try to get an early lead. However, Roma have been showing their strength and are now in a comfort zone against the Seagulls. Therefore, we expect a 1-1 tie tonight between the two sides.