After a flawless start to the 2026/27 campaign, AS Roma return to the UEFA Champions League proper for the first time since 2018/19 with a daunting trip to Fenerbahçe SK on Thursday.
Roma's stunning end to the 2025/26 campaign secured them a top-four berth in Serie A for the first time since 2017/18, and Gian Piero Gasperini's side have picked up where they left off in the new campaign.
However, the Fenerbahçe Şükrü Saracoğlu Spor Kompleksi is a notoriously hostile environment to visiting clubs and the Turkish hosts will be hoping to use that to their advantage.
Fenerbahçe SK v AS Roma Tips Summary
Best Bet - Roma to win @ 21/20
Alternative Bet - Donyell Malen to score anytime @ 10/11
Bet Builder - Paulo Dybala 3+ shots, Matias Soule 1+ shots on target, Vedat Muriqi 1+ shots on target, Oguz Aydin 1+ fouls committed & Evan N’Dicka 2+ fouls committed @ 13/1
Fenerbahçe SK v AS Roma Prediction
Best Bet: Roma to win @ 21/20
Roma may have needed two late goals to come from behind to beat Atalanta at the weekend, but that belies the level of dominance Gasperini's side showed and they should be able to take that form to Istanbul on Thursday.
The Giallorossi registered an enormous 39 shots on goal in that game to take their tally to 71 shots in just three matches. They have scored 10 goals across those fixtures and, looking back to last season, they have now won nine of their last 10.
Fenerbahçe’s unbeaten start to the season came to an end at home to Besiktas on Saturday and they were beaten at home by both Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest in last season's Europa League.
This is Sari Kanaryalar's first appearance in the UEFA Champions League proper since 2008, where they drew two and lost four of their six group games. Tasked with stopping an in-form Roma, they are backed to start this League Phase campaign with a defeat.
Alternative Bet: Donyell Malen to score anytime @ 10/11
Donyell Malen’s mid-season move to Roma sparked their surge up the table, with the Netherlands international scoring 14 goals in 18 appearances to earn himself a permanent move to the Italian capital.
So far, that move appears to have paid off. He started the new campaign with a hat-trick against Fiorentina and followed that up with a brace in the win over Lecce.
The 27-year-old has had 13 shots and seven on target across his three appearances and looks a strong contender to find the net in Istanbul.
Fenerbahçe SK v AS Roma Bet Builder Tip
Paulo Dybala 3+ shots
Matias Soule 1+ shots on target
Vedat Muriqi 1+ shots on target
Oguz Aydin 1+ fouls committed
Evan N’Dicka 2+ fouls committed
Pays 13/1
Malen may have been providing the bulk of Roma's goals, but their attacking threat is multi-faceted and both Paulo Dybala and Matias Soule have been hugely influential.
Dybala, Malen and Soule have each had 13 attempts on goal and Dybala has attempted at least three shots in all three of his appearances.
Fellow Argentine Soule scored and assisted from the bench against Atalanta and he could be rewarded with his second start of the season but, despite being limited to two substitute appearances, the 23-year-old has still managed seven shots on target and at least one in all three games.
Fenerbahçe’s hopes may rest with Vedat Muriqi, who has scored in three of his last four appearances and has had at least one shot on target in each of his last five starts for the club.
Fellow attacker Oguz Aydin has committed eight fouls in nine appearances and has registered at least one offence in each of his last four starts, while Roma defender Evan N'Dicka has committed seven fouls in just two outings this season.
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Key Match Stats
Donyell Malen has scored five goals in three appearances for AS Roma this season
AS Roma have won nine of their last 10 games, losing none
Fenerbahçe SK failed to win any of their group games in their last UEFA Champions League proper appearance
Vedat Muriqi has had at least one shot on target in his last five starts
Evan N'Dicka has committed seven fouls in two appearances this term
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