Roma vs Real Sociedad Predictions

• Roma have won seven of their last eight home games
• Real Sociedad have won only one of their last seven matches
• Roma have kept four straight clean sheets at home

Roma can make most of home advantage

A 2-0 win at home to Salzburg was enough for Roma to seal their place in the Europa League’s last 16 and they could claim a first-leg lead against Real Sociedad in the Italian capital.

Roma won last season’s Europa Conference League and in boss Jose Mourinho they have a manager that specialises in European knockout competitions.

The Wolves are super strong on their own patch and Sunday’s 1-0 victory hosting Juventus means they have now won seven of their last eight at home.

Not only are they playing some of their best stuff of the season, but Real Sociedad are on a poor run of form having won only one of their last seven matches.

Hosts can keep a clean sheet

The La Liga outfit were held to a goalless draw at home to Cadiz last time out, which was the fourth time from their last seven matches in which they have failed to score.

That lack of firepower doesn’t bode well against a stubborn Roma outfit that have kept four straight clean sheets at the Stadio Olimpico.

In fact, Roma have conceded in only one of their last eight competitive home games and Mourinho is going to ensure his team are set up to frustrate their opponents.

A low-scoring encounter looks likely as under 2.5 goals have clicked in six of Roma’s last seven matches, while also landing in eight of Sociedad’s last nine.

However, Roma are a real force at home and are in better shape at present, so may be able to grind out a precious 1-0 victory.

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