The Serie A Matchday 17 clash between Roma and Genoa will take place on 29 December at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome. Roma – Genoa: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Roma
Gian Piero Gasperini's side lost 1-2 away to Juventus in the last round. It was Roma's third defeat in four league matches. For the first time this Serie A season the club conceded more than one goal in a game. Still, the team boasts the league's best defence with just ten goals conceded. Roma have 30 points and sit fourth in the table.
- The club have won 8 of their last 11 home Serie A matches.
- The team had not conceded more than one goal in their previous 20 home league games.
- No more than two goals were scored in 7 of Roma's last 8 home Serie A matches.
Predicted lineup Roma (3-4-3)*
Mile Svilar – Jan Zelkovski, Gianluca Mancini, Zeki Celik – Wesley Fransa, Kouadio Kone, Bryan Cristante, Devyne Rensch – Matias Soule, Paulo Dybala, Lorenzo Pellegrini.
Striker Artem Dovbyk may miss the match due to injury. Defender Evan Ndicka and midfielder Nel El-Enawy are absent due to the Africa Cup of Nations.
Genoa
Daniele De Rossi's side lost 0-1 at home to Atalanta. Genoa played with ten men from the third minute and conceded the decisive goal in stoppage time. It was their second straight league defeat and the first time in seven league matches that they failed to score. The club have 14 points and sit 17th in the table.
- The team have failed to win in 15 of their last 18 away Serie A matches (7 draws, 8 defeats).
- Both teams scored in nine of the club's previous away league matches.
- At least three goals were scored in each of Genoa's last six away Serie A fixtures.
Predicted lineup Genoa (3-5-2)*
Nikola Leali – Alessandro Marcandalli, Sebastian Otoa, Johan Vasquez – Brook Norton-Caffi, Mikael Ellertsson, Morten Frendrup, Ruslan Malinovskyi, Aaron Martin – Vitinha, Caleb Ekuban.
Goalkeeper Nikola Leali will miss the game through suspension. Midfielder Jean Onana has joined up with his national team for the Africa Cup of Nations.
Referee
Marco Di Bello (Italy)
Matches – 5 (Serie A, 2025/26);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 20;
Average yellow cards per match – 4;
Red cards shown – 1;
Average fouls per match – 27;
Penalties – 40%.
Roma – Genoa: Match Prediction
At home Roma like to play aggressively and create as many chances as possible. As a result the team rarely fails to score: in their previous 20 home Serie A matches Roma only failed to find the net three times, and in half of those games they scored at least twice. At the same time, their generally reliable defence has shown occasional lapses recently — in the last eight league matches the side kept a clean sheet only twice.
Genoa favour attacking football even on the road and regularly score: they have not left the pitch without a goal in nine consecutive away Serie A matches. In their three most recent away fixtures the visitors found the net seven times. Meanwhile, their away run with conceded goals in the league has reached ten matches.
I expect an open, attacking match with both teams finding the net. My prediction: Both teams to score – Yes
* The starting lineup shown for each team is the one used in their previous match in this competition.