UEFA Champions League · League Stage - 3 
Roma vs Slovan Bratislava: Can the Bottom Side Trouble the Favourites?
Roma sit 25th of 36 with a single point, while Slovan Bratislava are still searching for their first. Can the Slovak side make the Stadio Olimpico uncomfortable on Tuesday?
📍 Stadio Olimpico
Match facts
Recent form
Last 5 league games, latest on the right
Goals per game
| Scored | Conceded | |
|---|---|---|
| AS Roma | 2.0 | 2.5 |
| Slovan Bratislava | 1.4 | 1.6 |
League position
| Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | AS Roma | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 36 | Slovan Bratislava | 2 | -8 | 0 |
Absences
AS Roma
- OutM. Bah · Knee Injury
- OutB. Cristante · Knee Injury
- OutP. Dybala · Muscle Injury
- OutM. Kone · Muscle Injury
- OutM. Svilar · Toe Injury
Slovan Bratislava
- OutA. Griger · Off the roster
- OutM. Kianga · Off the roster
- OutM. Kukharevych · Injury
Roma sit 25th of 36 teams in the Champions League table with one point from two games. Slovan Bratislava are rock bottom, 36th, with nothing and a goal difference of -8. On paper this is a meeting of the favourite and the underdog, but the question for Tuesday is whether the visitors can turn that gap into a real contest in Rome.
Roma’s early stumble
Both clubs are still early in the league phase, but for Roma the stakes are clear. A club of their pedigree would expect to be higher than 25th, and a home game against the table’s bottom side is the kind of fixture that can start a climb. Failing to win it would leave them under more pressure than the opening weeks should bring.
Goals at both ends
Roma have scored four and conceded five in their two matches so far, drawing away and losing at home. Their defensive figures are the concern: five goals shipped in two games is a worrying return for a team with ambitions.
Slovan have had a more mixed season, with four wins, two draws and two defeats in eight matches. They have scored 11 and conceded 13, but they have been far more competitive on the road, winning three of their four away games. Their recent run is harder to ignore, though. They have lost their last two, and have conceded 11 times in their last five matches.
Team news: Roma’s injury list
Roma will be without several key options. Paulo Dybala and Manu Kone are sidelined with muscle injuries, Bryan Cristante and Mohamed Bah are out with knee problems, and Mile Svilar is missing with a toe injury.
Slovan are also short. Mykyta Kukharevych is injured, while Andrej Griger and Mohamed Kianga are not in the squad.
Our prediction
Roma should have enough to get the better of this on paper, but their injury problems and a leaky defence make a comfortable home win far from certain. Slovan have shown they can score and have been difficult to beat away from home this season, so they have a realistic chance of making the Olimpico nervous. We expect a lively game with chances at both ends and a share of the points.
AS Roma 2-2 Slovan Bratislava