AS Roma vs Parma Prediction and Betting Tips | December 22nd 2024
Fresh off the back of an emphatic Coppa Italia victory, AS Roma play host to Parma at the Stadion Olimpico in round 17 of Serie A on Sunday. This will be the first meeting between the two teams since March 2021, when Fabio Pecchia’s men picked up a 2-0 victory at the Estadio Ennio Tardini.
AS Roma turned in a performance of the highest quality in midweek when they cruised to a 4-1 victory over Sampdoria in their Coppa Italia round-of-16 clash.
Head coach Claudio Ranieri will hope the cup result can serve as a springboard for a turnaround in the Serie A, where they have lost five of their last six games, with a 4-1 victory over Lecce on December 7 being the exception.
AS Roma head into the weekend on a run of three back-to-back home wins across all competitions and will be backing themselves to keep the juggernaut rolling.
Elsewhere, Parma continue to struggle for results in the bottom half of the Serie A table as they fell to a 3-2 home defeat against Hellas Verona last time out. Pecchia’s men have now lost three of their most recent four matches and have managed just two wins from their 14 games since late August.
Parma have picked up 15 points from 16 Serie A matches so far and currently sit 15th in the league standings, one point and three places below Sunday’s hosts.
AS Roma vs Parma Head-To-Head and Key Numbers
- Roma have been imperious in the history of this fixture, having picked up 23 wins from the last 31 meetings between the two teams.
- Parma have managed just four wins in that time, while the spoils have been shared on four occasions.
- Ranieri’s men are unbeaten in their last 12 Serie A home games against Parma, picking up 10 wins and two draws since February 2007.
- Roma have won their most recent three home games, scoring 11 goals while conceding twice since a 2-0 loss against Atalanta on December 2.
- Parma failed to win six of their seven away games this season, losing twice and claiming four draws so far.
AS Roma vs Parma Prediction
While Parma will be looking to find their feet this weekend, their record at the Stadio Olimpico offers little optimism and we fancy Roma to come away with all three points in front of their home supporters.
Prediction: AS Roma 3-1 Parma
AS Roma vs Parma Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Roma to win
Tip 2: Over 2.5 goals - Yes (There have been three or more goals scored in Parma’s last five games)
Tip 3: Both sides to score - Yes (Both sides have also scored in the visitors’ last five outings)