Both these sides need something from their remaining Serie A games, so these Roma vs. Salernitana predictions are for a crucial clash in another exciting weekend of Italian football.
Roma vs. Salernitana odds
1 – A draw – 16/5
2 – Under 2.5 goals scored – 10/11
3 – Both teams to score – 11/10
4 – Boulaye Dia to score at anytime – 7/2
5 – 1-1 at full time – 7/1
It is a busy week for Jose Mourinho and his Roma players. The second leg of the Europa League semi-final against Bayer Leverkusen and another crucial game in the race for a top four finish – the Giallorossi could be in for a make or break few days.
Roma will be favourites to claim three points at the Stadio Olimpico. But that gruelling European game could have a real effect on the players, meaning that beating Salernitana isn’t quite as straightforward as the bookies might suggest.
Mourinho rarely pushes his players to kill off games with goals, so if the home side don’t stamp their authority early on here, there could be a few nervous fans in the famous old stadium on Monday evening.
Salernitana also still need a positive result to secure their top-flight status for another season. A late winner from Andrea Candreva against Atalanta last week looked like the job had been completed. But Spezia’s surprise victory over Milan means that there is still a little way to go.
The Granata are just about safe – with Udinese and Cremonese still to play after this one – thanks to the upturn in results after the arrival of Paulo Sousa in February. Salernitana have lost just twice in 13 games and have largely escaped the scrap at the bottom of the table.
One reason for that has been the goals of Boulaye Dia. The Senegalese striker on loan from Villarreal has scored 15 goals this season and could well be the one that pops up to break Roma hearts on Monday.
How to stream Roma vs. Salernitana
Roma vs. Salernitana can be live streamed on the bet365 website. Customer account holders need to have funds in their account or have placed a bet in the 24 hours before kick off to access the action from the Stadio Olimpico.
Roma vs. Salernitana last five matches
Roma last five matches
Salernitana last five matches
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Roma top goalscorers
| Player | Total goals |
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| 12 | |
| 8 | |
| 7 | |
| 4 | |
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Salernitana top goalscorers
| Player | Total goals |
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| 15 | |
| 7 | |
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Roma vs. Salernitana line-ups
Roma (3-5-2): Patricio; Cristante, Ibañez, Mancini; Çelik, Bove, Matić, Pellegrini, Zalewski; Solbakken, Belotti
Salernitana (3-4-2-1): Ochoa; Pirola, Gyömbér, Lovato; Mazzocchi, Vilhena, Coulibaly, Bradarić; Dia, Botheim; Piatek
Roma team news
A lot will depend on the aftermath of the European game in the week as to what starting XI Jose Mourinho goes for on Monday. He will not want to stretch the likes of Chris Smalling and Paulo Dybala too much – but could call upon their services late on if the points are still in the balance.
Salernitana team news
Paulo Sousa doesn’t look like having as many selection headaches as his Roma counterpart and should be able to stick with a largely unchanged line-up. Andrea Candreva may be pushing for more game time after scoring the all-important winner against Atalanta last weekend.