Overview.
Europa League (EL) group stage debutants Wolfsberger AC sparkled on matchday one with a 4-0 away win. Ahead of their first competitive match against an Italian club, the Austrians can boast an unbeaten eight-match competitive run (W7, D1). This sequence saw them score multiple goals in seven fixtures, while managing six clean sheets. The hosts remain a predominantly second-half side, with 26 of their 42 competitive goals this season coming after the break. The quality of opposition isn’t at the European level though, and Wolfsberger lost 5-2 to Salzburg in their only notable tough match of the domestic season.
Roma started their EL campaign with a 4-0 win, making it five out of their last ten EL games (group stage to final) that they have scored four goals. Indeed, this period saw an average of 3.9 total match goals, with Roma themselves scoring 27. Even across their last 12 EL group stage games the Italians have netted a combined 30 goals. The Italians are unbeaten in those 12 games (W8, D4), with six of the eight victories witnessing a winning margin of at least two goals. That’s also been the case in two of their four competitive wins this season, including their EL opener.
Match Info and Score Prediction.
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Competition: Europa League – Group Stage – Round 2 Kick off: 03.10.2019, 16:55 UTC. Venue: Merkur-Arena (Graz). Referee: Martins T. (Por). |
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Pre-match League Table.
