Union Saint-Gilloise and AS Roma are both navigating a challenging season in their respective leagues. The Belgian side, accustomed to competing for the top spot, find themselves mid-table. Meanwhile, the Italian team are also falling short of their fans' expectations. This Europa League encounter offers both teams a crucial opportunity to enhance their standings and emerge from their current struggles.
Union SG have displayed a rather lacklustre attack this season, netting only 13 goals in 13 matches, averaging a mere one goal per game. Despite having an xG of about 1.5 per match, their finishing has been problematic. In previous Europa League meetings, the Belgians have yet to secure a victory, netting just once. Their lack of confidence in attack and inconsistent player form cast doubt on their ability to create threatening chances, even against a weakened Roma side.
The Rome-based team are facing difficulties, positioned 12th in Serie A with 11 points from 12 matches. They have scored only 14 goals, averaging 1.17 goals per game from an xG of 1.47. This underlines their inefficiency in converting chances, worsening their predicament. Roma have yet to win away this season, and have managed to score more than one goal only once in seven games. In the Europa League, all three of their matches have resulted in less than 2.5 total goals.
Considering both teams' current form and statistics, a tense match with few goals is anticipated. Both clubs struggle with conversion, making them vulnerable. Therefore, backing a total under 2.5 seems logical, as three goals appear too much for this encounter's competitiveness.
| Player | Matches | Goals | |
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Line-up
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Anthony Moris
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gk. | 3 | -3 |
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Christian Albert Elliot Burgess
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df. | 3 | 0 |
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Koki Machida
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df. | 3 | 0 |
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Ross James Sykes
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df. | 3 | 1 |
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Kevin Mac Allister
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df. | 2 | 0 |
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Charles Vanhoutte
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mf. | 3 | 0 |
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Noah Junior Sadiki
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mf. | 3 | 0 |
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Ousseynou Niang
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mf. | 3 | 0 |
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Anan Khalaili
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fw. | 3 | 0 |
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Franjo Ivanović
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fw. | 3 | 0 |
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Mohammed Gadafi Fuseini
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fw. | 1 | 0 |
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Substitutes
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Joachim Imbrechts
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Vic Chambaere
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Fedde Leysen
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df. | 1 | 0 |
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Mathias Rasmussen
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mf. | 3 | 0 |
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Kamiel Van de Perre
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mf. | 2 | 0 |
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Anouar Ait El Hadj
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mf. | 1 | 0 |
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Soulaimane Berradi
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Kevin José Rodríguez Cortéz
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fw. | 3 | 0 |
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Elton Daniël Kabangu
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fw. | 1 | 0 |
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Sofiane Boufal
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fw. | 1 | 0 |
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Ivan Juric
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coach | ||
| Player | Matches | Goals | |
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Line-up
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Mile Svilar
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gk. | 3 | -2 |
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Angeliño
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df. | 3 | 0 |
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Mehmet Zeki Çelik
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df. | 3 | 0 |
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Gianluca Mancini
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df. | 1 | 0 |
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Bryan Cristante
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mf. | 3 | 0 |
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Tommaso Baldanzi
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mf. | 3 | 0 |
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Lorenzo Pellegrini
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mf. | 2 | 0 |
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Enzo Jérémy Le Fée
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mf. | 1 | 0 |
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Kouadio Koné
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mf. | 1 | 0 |
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Eldor Shomurodov
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fw. | 3 | 0 |
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Stephan El Shaarawy
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fw. | 1 | 0 |
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Substitutes
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Mathew Ryan
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Renato Bellucci Marin
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Saud Abdullah Salem Abdulhamid
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df. | 2 | 0 |
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Aboubacar Sangaré Traoré
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Mats Hummels
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Leandro Paredes
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mf. | 2 | 0 |
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Niccolò Pisilli
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mf. | 2 | 0 |
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Nicola Zalewski
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mf. | 1 | 0 |
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Artem Dovbyk
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fw. | 3 | 2 |
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Paulo Dybala
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fw. | 3 | 0 |
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Matías Soulé Malvano
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fw. | 2 | 0 |
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