Roma vs Slovan Bratislava: Prediction, Stats and Preview
Champions League · Tuesday 20 October 2026 · 19:00 UTC · Stadio Olimpico, Roma · updated 2026-10-09
Roma host Slovan Bratislava in the Champions League on Tuesday 20 October 2026 at Stadio Olimpico. On this season's numbers, Moneyball's model makes Roma clear favourites at 71%, puts the draw at 18% and expects about 3.2 goals.
Moneyball's estimate
- Expected goals: Roma 2.38, Slovan Bratislava 0.83.
- Over 2.5 goals: 62% · both teams to score: 52%.
- Most likely score: 2–0 (11%).
From each side's goals and expected goals this season (Sportmonks), pulled toward the league average while a side has played few matches (5 and 7 so far), through a Dixon-Coles score model. No bookmaker prices are in it; once the odds are out, the full model in the app reads them too.
The difference-maker: Donyell Malen
Donyell Malen, 27 · Roma · CF · Poacher
Moneyball Scout picks Donyell Malen as the player most likely to decide this match, with a Moneyball Score of 76 against every centre-forward in Europe's top five leagues (attacking 81, defensive 46).
- Expected goals: 1.26 per 90 minutes, better than 98% of centre-forwards
- Goals: 1.57 per 90 minutes, better than 98% of centre-forwards
- Shots: 5.22 per 90 minutes, better than 97% of centre-forwards
Slovan Bratislava concede 1.4 goals a match this season, about the league's average: whether they hold depends on how they handle a poacher like Donyell Malen.
Scout's notes: Gets into scoring positions, Clinical finisher, High shot volume.
What he is worth on the market, how many league points he would add to another club and who could replace him: Moneyball Scouting Players Research.
Season statistics
| Roma | Per match this season | Slovan Bratislava |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Matches | 7 |
| 2.8 | Goals scored | 1.6 |
| 0.6 | Goals conceded | 1.4 |
| 2.55 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.55 |
| 1.05 | xG conceded | – |
| 20.6 | Shots | 11.6 |
| 7.0 | On target | 4.4 |
| 57.6 | Possession % | 42.9 |
| 60% | Clean sheets % | 29% |
| 40% | Both teams scored % | 71% |
| 5.8 | Corners | 3.1 |
| 1.6 | Yellow cards | 1.9 |
| 7.16 | Average rating | 6.59 |
Averages per match from Sportmonks; Roma in its domestic league.
Players to watch
Roma
- Paulo Dybala forward · rating 8.00 · 5 apps
- Donyell Malen forward · rating 7.82 · 5 apps
- Matías Soulé forward · rating 7.51 · 5 apps
The best-rated players of each side this season, with 180 minutes or more.
The full analysis
Moneyball Odds prices every line of the match once bookmakers do: win, draw and loss, Asian handicaps and goals lines, with fair odds and the expected value of each.
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