Liverpool Football Club and FC Roma surprised many when they knocked out favorites; Manchester City and Barcelona respectively to qualify for the Champions League Semi-final. Tonight, the two teams face each other in the first round at Anfield.
Liverpool and Roma have met seven times in the past, with the home team winning two, drawing one and losing four.
The home team is expected to use a 4-3-3 formation with the following lineup; Karius, Arnold, Lovren, Van Dijk, Robertson, Chamberlain, Henderson, Milner, Salah, Firmino and Sane. Roma on the other hand, are expected to use a 3-5-2 formation having; Becker, Fazio, Manolas, Jesus, Alessandro, Strootman, De Rossi, Nainggolan, Kolarov, Dzeko, and Schick.
Liverpool go into the match a little bit disadvantaged as they will miss the services of their reliable players that include; Adam Lallana, Joel Matip, Emre Can and Dejan Lovren.
The Reds are enjoying a good run of form having an unbeaten record in the last six games in all competition. Roma on the other hand, are a little bit shaky having lost two of their last matches.
Some of the important facts to know ahead of the clash include;
- The Reds have won nine of their last 12 games at Anfield, only losing once.
- Roma has scored in all their Champions League away matches this season, but have lost their last three.
- In the past 12 matches, Liverpool has been scoring an average of 3 goals per game.
Mohamed Salah will be a key player to watch in the Liverpool side while Edin Dzeko will be the man to watch on the Roma side.
The fixture is a tricky one, but I strongly feel that Liverpool will carry the day with FC Roma securing an away goal.
Editor's note: Betting is a game of probability and putting a stake on the teams above does not guarantee a win.
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