On Thursday evening, Roma and Sheriff Tiraspol go head-to-head at the Stadio Olimpico in gameweek six of the Europa League Group G.
Roma form guideThe Giallorossi are unbeaten in five matches heading into this encounter after a weekend 1-1 draw against Fiorentina. The draw continued a low-scoring run for Roma, as seven of their previous ten games have produced under 2.5 goals.
Jose Mourinho’s team is second in Group G, two points behind group leaders Slavia Prague. The club from the Eternal City has already qualified for the competition's knockout stages.
Their qualification is mainly due to winning their first three group games before a 2-0 defeat in Prague and a 1-1 draw against Servette in Switzerland.
Roma have been relatively hard to beat in this competition, though, as they have lost just once over 90 minutes in nine games.
The Giallorossi also have a stellar home record in the Europa League, as they are unbeaten in seven home matches, having recorded six wins and a draw.
Sheriff Tiraspol form guideThe team from Moldova has experienced a tough campaign in the Europa League this season, as they have collected just one point from their five group games.
The visitor's most significant problem in Group G has been defensive issues, as they have conceded at least two goals in all four of their group game defeats in the Europa League.
Unsurprisingly, Sheriff has found away wins hard to come by in European football’s secondary competition, as they are winless in six matches on their travels.
Once again, defensive issues have been the main issue in recent away matches in the Europa League. They have conceded at least two goals in five of their previous six games away from home.
What am I backing?Roma have been tough to beat at the Olimpico in the Europa League, and I am backing last season’s finalists to have too much quality for Sheriff.
