AS Roma vs Brighton & Hove Albion: How to Watch, Betting Odds & Prediction

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Written by: Jamie Terry

Brighton's European journey continues against Italy's AS Roma for the first leg of their round of 16 Europa League clash on Thursday evening.

Both sides head into the match as the Stadio Olympico in opposing form.

How to Watch Roma vs Brighton in the UK:

UK viewers can watch the match live on TNT Sports 2, with kick-off set for 5:45pm UK time.

Recent Form:

Roma head into the tie full of confidence due to their resurgence under former player and now interim manager Daniele De Rossi. Roma have climbed from 9th to 5 th in Serie A since the Italian's appointment, gaining 18 out of of 21 points in the league and have only lost to leaders Inter Milan.

De Rossi's side defeated Dutch champions Feyenoord on penalties to reach the round of 16 last time out. Attacking midfielder Paulo Dybala has scored four and assisted once in his last two games, including a goal and assist in their recent 4-1 away win at Monza.

Brighton come into the game following a disappointing set of results. The Seagulls have not won in their last three games in all competitions, with their only point gained during this period stemming from a 95th-minute equaliser from their captain Lewis Dunk against a heavily out of form Everton side.

Their most recent outing saw a surprising 3-0 defeat to Fulham away from home.

Team News:

Roma head into Thursday relatively free of injuries, with only long-term absentee Tammy Abraham and Dutch right-back Rick Karsdorp unavailable.

Brighton however have been ravaged by injuries all season and are without Solly March, star man Kaoru Mitoma and top scorer Joao Pedro, who has six goals in the Europa League already this season. James Milner and Jack Hinshelwood are currently being assessed. Billy Gilmour is expected to return to the squad following the end of his suspension.

Betting Odds:

The Italians predictably head into the match as firm favourites. 10Bet offer Roma to win at 6/5, carrying an implied probability of 45.45%. Bet365 offer Brighton to pull off the upset at 13/5, with an implied probability of 27.78%.

BetMGM offer the sides to draw at 12/5 (an implied probability of 29.41%).

Prediction:

OddsNow expect Roma to keep up their excellent form under De Rossi and take a narrow win back to the AmEx for the second leg.