Leicester City vs Roma Match Analysis and Prediction

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Leicester City and Roma battle it out for a place in the Europa Conference League final on Thursday, with the first leg taking place at the King Power Stadium.

Brendan Rodgers’ side overturned a late deficit to see off PSV Eindhoven in the quarter-finals, while a rampant second-leg display saw I Giallorossi dump out Bodo/Glimt.

The Foxes have had a mixed domestic campaign in the Premier League, with Leicester failing to keep pace in the fight for continental qualification, but a European run has been somewhat of a shinning light.

After dropping out of their Europa League group in third place, they entered the Conference League in the playoff round, and they defeated Randers 7-2 over two legs before seeing off Rennes, eventually succeeding with a 3-2 aggregate win through a 2-0 victory at home.

That booked a semi-final tie with PSV Eindhoven, and after a goalless first leg, Leicetser fell behind in the Netherlands and trailed by one goal with 15 minutes left. James Maddison then levelled before Ricardo Pereira scored an 88th-minute winner to see them come out on top away from home and progress to the final four.

They host a Roma side who have been heavily fancied to advance far in the Europa Conference League since the beginning of the group stage, as I Giallorossi sailed through to round of 16 with relative ease, except a shock 6-1 defeat against Bodo/Glimt.

Mourinho’s side then fought hard to srape past Vitesse, before meeting Bodo/Glimt in the quarter-finals, and they again fell behind, heading into the second leg 2-1 down.

However, the Italian outfit managed to overturn the deficit on that occasion, picking up a dominant 4-0 victory on that occasion through a Nicolo Zaniolo hat-trick after Tammy Abraham’s opener. That saw Roma book their spot in the semi-finals

Leicester City vs Roma head to head

The two teams have not previously met in any occasion, and this will be the first time they meet in a competitive game. They meet in the first leg of their Europa Conference League semi-finals.

Leicester City latest home form

Leicester have recently been on a good run of form at home, having been unbeaten in their nine most recent matches. In their last home game, they played out a goalless draw with Aston Villa In the league. In their last five matches, they have scored six goals and conceded two.

Leicester City 2-0 Rennes 10/03/22

Leicester City 2-1 Brentford 20/03/22

Leicester City 0-0 PSV 07/04/22

Leicester City 2-1 Crystal Palace 10/04/22

Leicester City 0-0 Aston Villa 23/04/22

Leicester City latest away form

Leicester have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having won just one of their six most recent matches. They defeated PSV Eindhoven 2-1 on April 14 in the Europa Conference League. In their last five matches, they have scored six goals and conceded seven.

Rennes 2-1 Leicester City 17/03/22

Manchester United 1-1 Leicester City 02/04/22

PSV 1-2 Leicester City 14/04/22

Newcastle United 2-1 Leicester City 17/04/22

Everton 1-1 Leicester City 20/04/22

Roma latest home form

Roma have recently been on a good run of form at home, having been unbeaten in their nine most recent matches. In their last home game, they managed to defeat Bodo/Glimt 4-0 in the Europa Conference League. In their last five matches, they have scored 11 goals and conceded two.

Roma 1-0 Atalanta 05/03/22

Roma 1-1 Vitesse 17/03/22

Roma 3-0 Lazio 20/03/22

Roma 2-1 Salernitana 10/04/22

Roma 4-0 Bodo/Glimt 14/04/22

Roma latest away form

Roma have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having won just one of their five most recent matches. In their last away game, they lost 3-1 to Inter Milan in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored five goals and conceded seven.

Udinese 1-1 Roma 13/03/22

Sampdoria 0-1 Roma 03/04/22

Bodo/Glimt 2-1 Roma 07/04/22

Napoli 1-1 Roma 18/04/22

Inter Milan 3-1 Roma 23/04/22

Leicester City news

Leicester remain without midfielder Wilfred Ndidi and defender Ryan Bertrand, while Jonny Evans and Boubakary Soumare are also not expected to feature.

Rodgers could deploy Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, James Maddison and Youri Tielemans in midfield, with Wesley Fofana and Caglar Soyuncu partnering up at the heart of the defence.

Roma news

Roma are likely to remain without attacker Nicolo Zaniolo, after he missed the Inter Milan game through injury, while Bryan Cristante is sidelined.

While Leonardo Spinazzola is not expected to feature at the start after his injury layoff since Euro 2020, Tammy Abraham is set to lead the line on Thursday.