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Everton will face Roma at Goodison Park on Saturday in a pre-season friendly between the two teams. The home side endured a turbulent campaign off the pitch last season but performed commendably on it and will now be looking to step things up in the upcoming campaign.
They endured a slow start to their pre-season campaign but picked up a 6-0 win over Motherwell last time out, with four different players getting on the scoresheet including summer signing Jake O'Brien. They will be looking to build on that result and wrap up their pre-season on a winning note this Saturday.
Roma also had their struggles last season although they saw a marked improvement in the second half of the campaign. They have also had mixed results during the off-season but returned to winning ways on Wednesday with a 4-0 thrashing of Barnsley featuring goals from four different players including 19-year-old Niccolo Pisilli who netted his second goal in pre-season.
Like their opponents, the visitors are set to play their final pre-season game this weekend and will be targeting a positive result before heading back to Italy for their Serie A opener against Cagliari.
Everton vs Roma Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- Saturday's game will mark the first-ever meeting between Everton and Roma.
- The hosts' last meeting against Italian opposition came back in November 2017 when they faced Atalanta in the UEFA Europa League, losing the group-stage clash 5-1.
- The visitors have managed just one clean sheet in their last six matches.
- All but three of Roma's 11 league defeats last season came on the road.
Everton vs Roma Prediction
Everton are on a run of back-to-back victories after going winless in their previous three friendly outings. They have won their last six games at Goodison Park and will be hopeful of extending that streak on Saturday.
Roma's latest result ended a three-game winless streak and they will be looking to build on that this weekend. They are the stronger side ahead of Saturday's game and should have enough to win here.
Prediction: Everton 1-2 Roma
Everton vs Roma Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Roma to win
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Over 2.5 goals (Each of the hosts' last six matches have produced more than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: YES (Both sides have found the back of the net in four of the visitors' last six matchups)
