Real Madrid v Roma Predictions & Betting Odds – 19th September 2018

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Real Madrid v Roma Predictions & Betting Odds – 19th September 2018

This will be an interesting challenge for Real Madrid who have to go into this opening match of their title defence without the man who has carried them to so much of their European success, namely Cristiano Ronaldo. Without him they have made a decent start to their domestic campaign. Even though Roma can be a tricky side to face up against, the Italians make the trip to Spain as heavy underdogs. Read our predictions for the Real Madrid v Roma fixture.

Real Madrid News and Form

Real Madrid are on the hunt for their fourth consecutive Champions League title. They are going to have to do it without Cristiano Ronaldo, the man who helped them achieve such glory during his time with the club. They have been performing well without him on the domestic front having put up a W4 D1 record in their opening five games of the new La Liga season. On the weekend they dug themselves out of a deficit to earn a draw at Athletic Bilbao with Isco getting the equalizer for them. Given the quality that he and Marco Asensio have in particular, they both look like good options at 11/8 in the anytime goalscorer market* (Betting Odds were taken from September 15th, 2018 at 11:35 p.m.).

Their head coach Julen Lopetegui enters into his first Champions League match for Real Madrid. Last season they didn’t actually win their group, not that it stopped them from earning success, as Tottenham topped their section. This looks as if it will be a good test for them but even despite a couple of cracks that has been there in their back line, we are going for the bold option in our Real Madrid v Roma predictions of Real Madrid to win to nil at 13/8 odds* (Betting Odds were taken from September 15th, 2018 at 11:35 p.m.). Real Madrid went W2 D1 in their three group stage games from last season.

Roma News and Form

Roma made an unexpected run to the semi-finals of the Champions League last season where they found Liverpool too much to handle. The Italians haven’t been going well out on the road because they have taken just the one victory in their last fifteen road games in Europe which is pretty bad. They have lost four of their last five on their travels as well and they conceded at least two goals in each of those defeats as well. In the bet365 correct score market, a Real Madrid 2-0 option is at 8/1 odds which we quite like the look of* (Betting Odds were taken from September 15th, 2018 at 11:35 p.m.).

Roma have posted a W1 D2 L1 record this season from their action, picking up a 2-2 draw at home against Chievo in league action over the weekend. The big concern over them will be their defence as they seem to be at sixes and sevens. Roma have conceded at least two goals in each of their last three games. Going up against the reigning European champions the last thing they need is a weak defense. The main striker option Edin Dzeko has only come up with the one goal this season and that was in their season opener. At the end of the day because the group also consists of CSKA Moscow and Viktoria Plzen a draw would be a decent return for the Italians.

Real Madrid v Roma Head to Head

There has been a fair chunk of UEFA Champions League history between the two sides. They were together in 2016 Champions League action with Real Madrid banking back to back 2-0 wins over the Italians. From their previous Champions League meetings, Real Madrid holds a W6 D1 L3 record against Roma. Surprisingly their home record at the Bernabeu is W2 D1 L2 against Roma.

Real Madrid v Roma Betting Odds*

Real Madrid 1/3
Draw 17/4
Roma 7/1
* (Betting Odds were taken from bet365 on September 15th, 2018 at 11:35 p.m.)
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Real Madrid v Roma Predictions

We see something of a routine home win being produced by Real Madrid in this one. They have looked pretty organised and strong under Lopetegui and we can see them collecting the home win to nil.