Overview
AS Roma are having a terrible season, finishing 12th in Serie A and with little hope of making it into the European Cup. They have only won 1, while losing 5/6 of their most recent Serie A matches. In their most recent match, they were defeated by the relegation zone team Como in a disappointing manner.
In the next match, Roma will face Parma, a team in relatively good form. Parma won 2 and lost 3 in the last 5 rounds. 2 of Parma's 3 defeats were against teams competing for the championship such as Atalanta and Inter Milan.
Overall, Parma are not an easy opponent despite being 15th in the standings. However, Roma can still be confident because they play at home at the Olimpico. All 7 of Roma's victories in all competitions since the beginning of the season have taken place at home. They have scored 22 goals at home, while away, they have only scored 9 goals.
Parma, meanwhile, have a better record away from home. They average 1 point per game away from home, while Parma only earn 0.89 points per game at home. While Roma are better at attacking at home, Parma are better at defending away.
Parma are in better form, but Roma have home advantage. Therefore, the upcoming match promises to be a balanced one. Unless there is individual brilliance, the match will likely end in a draw.
In terms of head-to-head record, Roma is the better team, having won 7/10 of their most recent matches. At home at the Olimpico, Roma have not lost to Parma since 1997.
Human resources situation
Roma are only missing two players for their game against Parma this weekend, with Hummels and Cristante both injured.
On the other side of the front line, Parma's squad was severely devastated by a storm of injuries. They lost nearly half of their starting lineup with the absence of Osorio, Valenti, Estevez, Cicati, Kowalski, Charpentier and Adian Bernabe.
Expected lineup:
Roma: Ryan, Ndicka, Hermoso, Celik, Angelino, Pisilli, Paredes, Saelemaekers, Zalewski, Baldanzi, Dovbyk.
Parma: Suzuki, Valeri, Balogh, Leoni, Delprato, Sohm, Keita, Cancellieri, Hernani, Man, Bonny.
The match between Roma and Parma takes place at 6:30 p.m. on December 22 (Vietnam time).
