The Serie A round 22 match between Roma and Milan will take place on 25 january at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome. Roma vs Milan: prediction, betting odds and statistics.
Roma
Roma, coached by Gian Piero Gasperini, were stronger than Torino away in the last round (2:0). It was the club's 14th win in the current championship, and the club kept a clean sheet in ten of those victories, including in the three previous matches. In addition, the home side have the best defense in the current Serie A campaign – 12 goals conceded. The club have accumulated 42 points and sit fourth in the standings. Note that the club is the only team not to have drawn in the current championship.
- The team has won its last six home Serie A matches.
- At least one of the opponents failed to score in 8 of the club's previous 10 league matches.
- No more than two goals were scored in 8 of the club's last 10 home matches in Serie A.
Potential Roma Lineup (3-4-3)*
Mile Svilar – Gianluca Mancini, Evan Ndicka, Mario Hermoso – Wesley Fransa, Kouadio Kone, Bryan Cristante, Devyne Rensch – Lorenzo Pellegrini, Paulo Dybala, Donyell Malen.
Defender Mario Hermoso, as well as forwards Stephan El Shaarawy and Artem Dovbyk, will miss the match due to injuries. Note that midfielder Leon Bailey has left the club.
Milan
Milan, coached by Massimiliano Allegri, overcame Lecce at home in the last round (1:0). As a result, the club avoided defeat in 20 consecutive league matches (13 wins, 7 draws) – the club has not had such a long unbeaten run since 1993. At the same time, the team have scored more than one goal only once in their last five Serie A matches. The club, with 46 points, occupy second place in the standings. Note that the club have scored 34 goals in the current campaign and trail only Inter on this count (44).
- The team has remained unbeaten in its last ten away Serie A matches (6 wins, 4 draws).
- Milan have conceded more than one goal in only 2 of their last 7 away league matches.
- Both teams scored in 5 of the club's last 7 away Serie A matches.
Potential Milan Lineup (3-5-2)*
Mike Maignan – Matteo Gabbia, Koni De Winter, Fikayo Tomori – Pervis Estupiñán, Ardon Jashari, Adrien Rabiot, Samuele Ricci, Alexis Saelemaekers – Christian Pulisic, Rafael Leão.
Forward Santiago Jiménez will miss the match due to injury. In addition, the participation of defender Strahinja Pavlović is in question.
Referee
Andrea Colombo (Italy)
Matches – 7 (Serie A, 2025/26);
Shown yellow/red cards (including second yellows) – 30;
Average yellow/red per match – 4.3;
Shown red cards – 0;
Fouls per match – 29;
Penalties – 14%.
Roma vs Milan: Match Prediction
At home the home side try to combine reliable defensive actions with frequent pressure on opponents' back lines, which helps the club score regularly. In their last 22 home Serie A matches, Roma failed to score on only three occasions, and in 12 of those games they found the net at least twice.
Milan also have no problems with scoring and even away only rarely fail to break down opponents' defenses. In the previous 19 away league matches the club failed to score just once, and in ten of those contests the team scored at least two goals. At the same time, in the last seven away Serie A matches Milan have conceded a total of seven goals.
It is also worth noting that in the seven previous head-to-head league meetings at Roma's ground the teams exchanged goals. Considering all pre-match factors, we expect an open, high-scoring game from both opponents in this fixture, and our forecast:
Prediction: Both Teams To Score
* For each team the starting lineup shown is from their previous match in this tournament.