Sevilla v Roma

Sevilla vs Roma Europa League Final Preview

The Puskas Arena in Budapest, Hungary, provides the backdrop to this upcoming Europa League final between Spanish side, Sevilla, and their Italian opponents, Roma, in what promises to be a hard-fought battle between two sides that will not be prepared to give an inch.

No other nation other than Spain has provided more finalists in the history of this competition (18 appearances, Won 13, Runners-up 5), while Sevilla have been the most successful club in this competition, winning the trophy on six occasions to date, and therefore must be respected here.

Sevilla will head into Wednesday night's final on the back of a 2-1 defeat at home to Real Madrid in La Liga but this has only been Sevilla's second defeat in their previous 15 matches in all competitions, so the Spanish outfit will still be in confident mood ahead of this showdown with Roma.

On the Europa League stage, Sevilla have produced some inconsistent results in the past couple of seasons despite reaching this season's final as they have lost four of their last 11 ties overall, but the bigger picture shows Sevilla have lost just these four ties out of their last 18 overall.

Goals have been in short supply too, as 11 of Sevilla's last 18 ties in the Europa League have resulted in Under 2.5 goals and this trend looks set to continue on Wednesday night.

Roma will be hoping that manager, Jose Mourinho, can sprinkle more of his ‘magic dust' on Wednesday night as the Portuguese manager searches for a third Europa League cup win with a third club having already lifted the trophy with Porto and Manchester United, but he will need to rally his players after witnessing some ordinary performances of late.

The Italian club have managed to capture just one win from their last nine matches in all competitions which came in the form of a 1-0 home win over German club, Bayer Leverkusen, which contributed to a 1-0 win on aggregate against the Germans in the semi-final stage of the Europa League.

However, five draws and three defeats suggest Roma are by no means rated as clear favourites to win this upcoming tie with Sevilla but previous results suggest that goals could be at a premium as six of Roma's last nine matches overall have resulted in Under 2.5 goals.

On the Europa League stage, Roma have lost just two of their last 11 ties, picking up six wins in the process, while eight of these 11 ties have also resulted in under 3 goals being scored in total.

Sevilla v Roma Verdict

Each of the previous two meetings between Sevilla and Roma have resulted in low-scoring affairs, ending 0-0 and 2-0 respectively, and with this fixture being the final of the Europa League, another tightly-fought tussle is expected to unfold at the Puskas Arena on Wednesday night.

This final will also be contested between two managers named Jose - Mendilibar for Sevilla and Mourinho for Roma. Mourinho has come out on top in past exchanges, winning three of the previous four meetings, but the goals market looks the safest option here.

Therefore, our main bet will be Under 2.5 goals @ 1.50

Other side bets worth considering:

Draw @ 2.90

Correct score: 1-1 @ 4.33