On Thursday night, Brighton hosts Roma at the AMEX Stadium in the second leg of the last-16 in the Europa League.
The visitors head to the English south coast after recording a highly convincing 4-0 win at the Stadio Olimpico.
The Seagulls ended a winless run last time outIn their last outing, Brighton ended a four-game winless run in all competitions, also ending a three-match losing streak.
One of the Seagulls’ main issues has been finding the net, as they have scored just once in their last four competitive outings.
The first-leg defeat ended a five-game unbeaten streak for Brighton while ending a four-game winning run in the competition.
Brighton’s defensive performances were solid before the reverse fixture, and they have still managed four clean sheets in their last five games in the Europa League.
Roberto De Zerbi’s team has recorded back-to-back home wins in the Europa League, keeping clean sheets in both games.
Roma extended their unbeaten run against FiorentinaThe Giallorossi extended their unbeaten run in all competitions to seven games, having recorded four wins in their last six outings. Last time out, Daniele De Rossi’s team drew 2-2 against Fiorentina.
The game saw the visitors score at least two goals for the fourth straight competitive match.
Roma’s recent record in the Europa League is decent. The first-leg victory means they are unbeaten in five matches, having recorded two wins and three draws in 90 minutes.
The team from the Eternal City have struggled on their travels in the competition, though, winning just once in their last nine away games.
Their last two away games at Servette and Feyenoord have both produced 1-1 draws, which means that eight of the previous nine Europa League matches on their travels have produced under 2.5 goals.
What am I backing?Brighton's task to overturn the first-leg deficit is almost impossible. I believe this will be a relatively tight game, so I am backing the draw.
