Cremonese vs AS Roma preview & prediction

Match preview

Tuesday’s match between AS Roma and Cremonese at the Giovanni Zini Stadium marks their return to Serie A play.

Last time out, Jose Mourinho’s team advanced to the round of 16 of the UEFA Europa League, and they will seek to build on that success this time around.

At the Stadio Olimpico on Monday, Cremonese were held to a 2-2 draw by Torino, denying them their first league victory of the year. The team of Davide Ballardini has now drawn nine games and lost 14 of them.

The hosts, who are currently 11 points from safety, are firmly entrenched at the bottom of the standings and will need a great season finale to give themselves a chance to avoid the drop.

Roma, meanwhile, defeated Salzburg 2-0 to reverse a 1-0 first-leg victory and advance, on aggregate, to the last 16 of the Europa League.

The team led by Mourinho will now head back to Serie A, where they have only dropped one of their past 10 games and are engaged in a fierce battle for a top-four finish. Roma is now third in the league standings with 44 points after 23 games, tied on points with fourth-place AC Milan.

The visitors should take it easy at all three points given the gap in experience, quality, and form between the two sides.

Cremonese vs AS Roma H2H

Roma	1-2	Cremonese
Roma	1-0	Cremonese

Cremonese vs AS Roma form guide

Cremonese’s last 5 games- LLWLD

Napoli	0 – 3	Cremonese
Cremonese	0 – 2	Lecce
Roma	1 – 2	Cremonese
Cremonese	1- 2	Inter Milan
Bologna	1 – 1	Cremonese

AS Roma’s last 5 games – WDWLL

Roma	2 – 0	FC Salzburg
Lecce	1 – 1	Roma
Roma	2 – 0	Empoli
Roma	1 – 2	Cremonese
Napoli	2 – 1	Roma

Key facts

Cremonese and Roma will be meeting for the third time at this time. The first time they faced off, Mourinho’s team triumphed 1-0 at home in August 2022.
A little less than four weeks ago, Cremonese paid it forward by defeating Roma 2-1 to eliminate them from the Coppa Italia on February 1.
After 14 losses and 9 draws, Cremonese has yet to win in Serie A this season, matching the longest winless streak in league history.
In their last ten league games, Roma have only lost once while winning five.