The 2023-24 Europa League group stages get underway this week and these Sheriff Tiraspol vs. Roma predictions look at the opening round of fixtures. Roma lost out in the final last season when Jose Mourinho’s side were edged out by Sevilla.
Sheriff Tiraspol vs. Roma odds
1 – Roma to win – 1/2
2 – Roma under 2.5 total goals – 2/5
3 – Total goals scored under 2.5 – 4/5
4 – Both teams not to score – 10/1
5 – Roma to win 2-0 – 6/1
Roma head into their new Europa League campaign on the back of a first Serie A win of the league season. Mourinho’s charges struggled prior to the September international break, with no wins from their first three league games.
But they returned to action in impressive form, with a dominant 7-0 home win against Empoli last weekend, with five different goal scorers for Mourinho’s team.
Despite Roma not being in excellent form, they appeared to have turned a slight corner and Sheriff Tiraspol are still an unknown prospect based on their overall form.
Mourinho will not be expecting to score seven goals again in this tie, but he will be happy to revert to type and secure a tight win.
With the removal of the bold Empoli victory, Roma have not scored over 2.5 goals in a league game so far this season, but that could be enough to seal an away win.
After coming so close to winning the trophy last season, Mourinho will be keen to make a positive start to this campaign, as the Serie A team deals with a tricky group draw. Victory in this game will keep Roma on track in their aim to reach the knockout stages and they are favourites to win Group G.
Following this game Roma face three successive league matches before further Europa League ties against Servette and Slavia Prague in the weeks ahead.
How to stream Sheriff Tiraspol vs. Roma
You can stream Sheriff Tiraspol vs. Roma live on Thursday evening on TNT Sports and discovery+.
Sheriff Tiraspol Europa League fixtures
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14-12-2023 17:45
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30-11-2023 20:00
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09-11-2023 17:45
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26-10-2023 20:00
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21-09-2023 17:45
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Roma Europa League fixtures
Sheriff Tiraspol top goalscorers
| Player | Total goals |
|---|---|
| 2 | |
| 1 | |
| 1 | |
| 0 | |
| 0 |
Roma top goalscorers
| Player | Total goals |
|---|---|
| 7 | |
| 3 | |
| 3 | |
| 2 | |
| 2 |
Sheriff Tiraspol vs. Roma line-ups
Sheriff Tiraspol (4-3-3): Koval; Zohouri, Garananga, Tovar, Artunduaga; Fernandes, Kiki, Ademo; Ricardinho, Henrique, Badolo
Roma (3-5-2): Patricio; Mancini, Llorente, Ndicka; Nissen, Cristante, Paredes, Sanches, Spinazzola; Dybala, Lukaku
Sheriff Tiraspol team news
Amine Talal was the main man for Sheriff Tiraspol in both Champions League and Europa League qualifying over the summer months, with three goals scored across both competitions. Sheriff also have Brazilian veteran Ricardinho back at the club for a second spell and available for selection.
Roma team news
Tammy Abraham and Marash Kumbulla remain as long-term injury absentees for Roma, with Lorenzo Pellegrini also not due back in action until October. On the back of such an impressive weekend win, Mourinho could stick with an unchanged team in Moldova.