Brighton v Roma

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Brighton registered what they'll be hoping is a morale-boosting 1-0 home win against Nottingham Forest in the Premier League on the weekend as The Seagulls prepare for this tough return leg in the Europa League against their Italian Serie A counterparts, Roma, with the Italians holding a comfortable 4-0 lead after their 1st leg win and the visitors extended their unbeaten run in all competitions to an impressive seven games following a 2-2 draw away from home at Fiorentina on the weekend.

This is Brighton's first ever season in European competition and The Seagulls acquitted themselves well during the group stage as the south coast club finished top of Group B which also consisted of the likes of Marseille, Ajax and AEK Athens, so Roberto de Zerbi's side have done extremely well to progress through to the knockout round of this season's competition.

However, with Brighton facing down a 4-0 deficit ahead of this 2nd leg at their AMEX Stadium against a strong Roma outfit, this may signal the end of Brighton's European adventure especially as Brighton have managed to pick up just three wins from their last nine games in all competitions.

Goals look set to feature again though as seven of Brighton's last 10 games overall have resulted in Over 2.5 goals.

Roma bring a solid seven-game unbeaten sequence into this 2nd leg tie in the Europa League against Brighton which consists of five wins and two draws and with a four-goal cushion in their favour prior to this trip to England's south coast, Jose Mourinho's side already have one foot seemingly in the quarter-finals.

One of these five wins for Roma came in the form of a victory on penalties over Feyenoord in the previous round of the Europa League but along with Serie A wins against Frosinone, Torino and Monza, along with the resounding 4-0 thrashing of their upcoming opponents, Brighton, Roma look in good shape to be in the hat for the quarter-finals of the Europa League.

Goals also look likely in this return leg at the AMEX Stadium as well though as no fewer than eight of Roma's last 10 games in all competitions have also produced three goals or more and with Brighton now having to push forward in an attempt to erase this four-goal deficit, further goals may feature.

In addition, six out of Roma's last 10 away games in all competitions have also resulted in Over 2.5 goals so the goals market certainly looks promising for this 2nd leg on Thursday night.

Brighton v Roma Verdict

Brighton have no other alternative but to attack from the kick-off here on Thursday night which could contribute to further goals being scored in this Europa League tie.

Therefore, our main bet will be Over 2.5 goals @ 1.61

Other side bets worth considering:

Draw @ 4.00

Correct Score: 2-2 @ 13.00