Roma vs Bologna Preview & Prediction | 2025-26 UEFA Europa League | Round of 16
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This all-Italian UEFA Europa League round of 16 tie is delicately poised as Roma welcome Bologna to the Stadio Olimpico for this second-leg in the capital city.
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How to watch on TV: UK – TNT Sports / USA – Not televised
How to watch online: UK – discovery+ / USA – Paramount+
Key stats
- The first leg was the first UEFA competition meeting between Roma and Bologna.
- Roma have faced Italian opposition in European ties three times before.
- o Inter (1991 UEFA Cup final): Lost 2-1 on aggregate (0-2 a, 1-0 h)
- o Fiorentina (2014/15 Europa League round of 16): Eliminated 4-1 on aggregate (1-1 a, 0-3 h)
- o Milan (2023/24 Europa League quarter‑finals): Won 3-1 on aggregate (1-0 a, 2-1 h)
- Bologna’s only previous UEFA tie against an Italian club came in the 1998 Intertoto Cup semi‑final. They beat Sampdoria 3-2 on aggregate, winning 3-1 at home before losing 1-0 away. That run eventually led them to qualify for the UEFA Cup that season.
- This is Roma’s 12th successive season in a UEFA competition round of 16.
- Roma have won three of their seven previous round of 16 ties in the UEFA Europa League.
- Roma are unbeaten in their last five UEFA Europa League matches with four successive wins followed by two draws.
- Roma have won 17 of their last 22 UEFA home matches (D2 L3).
- Roma have lost only one of their last 16 home matches in the UEFA Europa League knockout phase (W13 D2).
- Roma have progressed in nine of their past 11 UEFA two‑legged ties after drawing the first leg away from home.
- Bologna are competing in the last 16 of a major UEFA competition for the first time since the 1998/99 UEFA Cup when they reached the quarter-finals with a 4-2 aggregate victory against Real Betis.
- Bologna are unbeaten in their last ten UEFA Europa League games (W6 D4), the longest undefeated run in the club’s history in UEFA competition.
- Bologna have won 12 of their last 15 UEFA two-legged ties.
- Bologna have won their last four UEFA Europa League away matches.
- Bologna have won one and lost three of their four previous UEFA two‑legged ties after drawing the first leg at home.
- Bologna have won six of their last eight matches in all competitions (D1 L1).
Roma vs Bologna prediction
The first-leg was typically even for teams facing off against each other from the same country, sharing a 1-1 draw at the Renato Dall’Ara. Federico Bernadeschi scored a second-half penalty before Lorenzo Pellegrini equalised for the Giallorossi.
The Romans come into this one on the back of a very frustrating 2-1 loss away to Como at Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia, as they drift further from the top four in Serie A due to a run of just two victories from ten matches across all competitions. Bologna had discovered some much-needed form about a month or so ago but they are themselves extremely inconsistent and below their best.
This is a game between two sides lacking confidence and fluency – and it would not be a surprise to see a long night in store down in Rome.
Roma vs Bologna tip: Draw
