BSC Young Boys vs. AS Roma 10/22/20 - UEFA Europa League Picks & Predictions

Swiss Champions Young Boys host AS Roma in the opening match of the 2020-21 Europa League for both at Wankdorf Stadium in Bern. This will be the first time that Young Boys and Roma have played against one another. Entering this game Young Boys has several injury concerns with players such as Gianluca Gaudino, Christopher Pereira, Sandro La uper and Marvin Spielmannamongst others all out for this match. Another two players Ulisses Garcia and Mohamed Camera remain in isolation for covid-19.

Winners of the Swiss Super League, the Young Boys are on a run of six consecutive unbeaten matches across all competitions. Through four matches played in the Swiss Super League, Young Boys is in third place at 2-2-0 on 8 points. In their last outing, Young Boys battled to a 0-0 draw with Servette. Young Boys has three wins, one draw and one loss in his last five matches. The leading goal scorer for Young Boys is Felix Mambimbi with one in league play.

Roma is coming off a 5-2 rout of Benevento in a Serie A fixture at the weekend. Edin Dzeko scored a brace and Carles Perez made a spectacular goal for Roma. Riccardo Calafiori and Chris Smalling will not play for Roma while Amadou Diawara is in isolation for covid-19. Javier Pastore and Nicolo Zaniolo are both out on long-term injuries and will not return prior to the year-end.

Roma is in eighth place in the top flight Italian league at 2-1-1 on 7 points after defeating Benevento on the weekend. Prior to defeating Benevento, Roma added three more points with a 1-0 victory over Udinese on the road. Romo has two wins, two draws and one loss in its last five fixtures. In domestic play, the leading goal scorer for Roma is Jordan Veretout with three while Edin Dzeko and Pedro each have scored two.