AS Roma – Palermo (LIVE STREAM)

Rome and Palermo clash at the Stadio Olimpico in a match of the 9th round of the Serie A TIM. The history of direct confrontation played at this stage favors the home team, which in the last 3 matches won 2 and lost 1. Actually, the last confrontation at this stage, for the Serie A TIM, on 21/02/2016, Roma won (5-0). The goals of Rome were marked by E. Džeko (30 ‘and 89’), S. Keita (52 ‘) and Mohamed Salah (60’ and 62 ‘). The condition house / outside deserves special attention, as though this is a match between 2 and 18 of the general classification, in fact this is a confrontation between the 1st place in home games and 5 as a guest.
Analysis of Rome
After 5 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats, the home team is in 2nd place, winning 16 points. In the last match, won the Napoli out by (1-3), after the previous game have won at home in a match against Internazionale, by (2-1). This is a team affected by the home factor, since won 12 points in their stadium, with 13 goals scored and 3 conceded, against 4 points out where he scored 6 goals and conceded 7. The team arrives at this meeting after a draw at home with Austria Vienna by (3-3).

In this competition, won the last 4 games played en their stadium. The defensive solidity has not been his strong point, since suffered goals in 6 of the last 8 games, but their attack has scored regularly since scored goals in 7 of the last 8 games in this competition. There is a tendency for goals in their home games, for 25 of the last 28 matches he played ended with Over 1.5 goals. The staff does not usually have difficulty to open the scoring: managed to make the first goal in 6 of the last 8 matches in Serie A TIM, these 6 reached the interval lead in the fourth and managed to keep the advantage until the end of 90 ‘in 5.

Roma comes very well here in the Italian league, but remains far in number of leaders Juventus the points that remains with 21 points against 16 of the Roman team, so it is important for a team like Roma win the three points in this clash against one of the teams leading down the league table to pull over once the leader of the competition and follow in the fight for the title this season. In the last game by the Italian Roma beat Napoli away by 3×1 score. For this confrontation without new low by injury or suspension.
Analysis Palermo
After 1 win, 3 draws and 4 losses, the visiting team is in 18th place, having won 6 points. In the last match, she lost to Torino at home for (1-4), after the previous game have leveled off in a match against Sampdoria, by (1-1). Interestingly, this is a team that has achieved better results away than at home because won 6 points as a visitor and only 0 in their stadium.

For this competition, do not lose as visitor makes 4 games. The defensive solidity has not been his strong point, since suffered goals in 7 of the last 8 games for this competition. 8 games in this competition, could never get back on the scoreboard in the 4 games he suffered the first goal.

The team of Palermo goes through a very bad time in the season. So far already reached 4 losses and 3 draws in the competition and it connects a red light to the coaching staff. Besides failing to add important points at home, the team has suffered a high number of goals, there are already 12 suffered here and it shows the weaknesses of their defensive system. For this clash the team will try to surprise Roma at home and leave at least punctuating to recover in the competition. difficult, if not almost impossible, but this team has a Roma tired for having played in midweek for the Europa League.