Preview, Prediction, Lineups & Tips

Roma will travel to the Spanish capital for their opening Women’s Champions League clash, as the Giallorosse face Real Madrid on October 8th and you can find a full preview, prediction, possible lineups and betting tips below.

Real Madrid (W) vs Roma (W) Preview

The Giallorosse sealed their place in this season’s UWCL after a 3-2 aggregate victory over Sporting Lisbon, as Roma overturned a 2-1 deficit from the opening leg.

Since then, Luca Rossettini’s side have two of their last three matches across all competitions, with their only defeat coming the Serie A Women’s Cup final to Juventus.

Although the Serie A has been dubbed as a league that neutrals should not watch due to a lack of goals, the Giallorosse flipped the script after a 4-0 victory over Parma in the opening weekend of Serie A Femminile.

Manuela Giugliano stole the show with a goal and two assists and the 28-year-old is expected to start for Roma on October 8th.

As for Las Blancas, qualifying for this season’s UWCL proved to be a simple task after beating Eintracht Frankurt 5-1 across both legs and this triumph has turned their season around after a poor start.

Madrid were held to a 2-2 draw by DUX Logrono in their opening league fixture, before suffering a derby day defeat to Atletico in the following clash.

Since then, Pau Quesada’s side are unbeaten from the last six matches across all competitions and have kept four consecutive clean sheets – with three coming in Las Blancas last three La Liga Women matches.

The Spanish side come into this clash after a huge 3-0 victory over Badalona and moved to within two-points of the European qualification places.

Last season, Madrid were eliminated from the UWCL in the quarter final stages, losing 3-2 to eventual winners Arsenal across two-legs despite winning the opening leg 2-0.

Real Madrid (W) vs Roma (W) Prediction

Roma come into this match as considerable underdogs as Real Madrid continue to rise up the ranks in women’s soccer and look to bridge the gap between themselves and Barcelona.

The Spanish side come into the match with huge momentum after keeping four consecutive clean sheets, but Roma will also be boosted by their recent league victory.

Although this week is full of huge opportunities for Italian soccer, with Roma kicking off their UWCL journey and many looking to watch Italy’s clash against USA at the U-20 World Cup – we expect Real Madrid to spoil the party with a convincing win.

Prediction: Real Madrid (W) 3-1 Roma (W)

Real Madrid (W) vs Roma (W) Possible Lineups

Real Madrid (W): Frohms; Antonia, Mendez, Andersson, Yasmin; Angeldal, Dabritz, Navarro, Caicedo, Feller; Bruun

Roma (W): Lukasova; Heatley, van Diemen, Di Guglielmo; Bergamaschi, Rieke, Giugliano, Veje; Kuhl, Haavi, Pilgrim

Real Madrid (W) vs Roma (W) Betting Tips

Linda Caicedo To Score: +140

Linda Caicedo is one of the brightest prospects in Women’s soccer, as the Colombian has been a consistent performer for Real Madrid and is still just 20-years-old.

In Las Blancas’ 3-0 victory over Frankfurt to secure Champions League qualification, Caicedo was involved in every goal, contributing with a goal and two assists.

The Colombian international was also on target in Madrid’s latest fixture, as the youngster scored the opening goal in the victory over Badalona on October 4th.

Real Madrid (W) vs Roma (W) Odds