Roma vs Juventus Prediction: Giallorossi have been revitalised under Ranieri

Sunday evening's (19:45, TNT Sports 1) Serie A clash comes from Stadio Olimpico as Roma host Juventus. The Giallorossi are 14 league games unbeaten in the top flight and have been revitalised since the return of Claudio Ranieri as manager.

Juventus travel to the capital off the back of a 1-0 home victory against Genoa, having ended a two-match losing streak. They face a tough battle against the Lupi but it should make for an interesting battle. Read on for my Roma vs Juventus predictions, aided by the latest team news and match odds.

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Team News

Roma will be able to call upon defenders Zeki Celik and Devyne Rensch on Sunday, with both having missed out on the trip to Lecce last Saturday. Rensch is back after month on the sidelines.

Paulo Dybala was recently ruled out for the rest of the season, so Matias Soule and captain Lorenzo Pellegrini head the list of attackers tussling for the positions surrounding front man Artem Dovbyk.

Veteran Mats Hummels announced his imminent plans to retire at the end of the season this week, and the 36-year-old is set to line up in the heart of the back three again.

Manu Kone and Leandro Parades are set to link up in the middle of the park for Ranieri's side.

Mile Svilar is the Giallorossi's undisputed number one goalkeeper, who has caught the eye of a host of Premier League clubs. He has the second-best save percentage throughout Europe's top five leagues (85%).

Svilar, and Juventus shot-stopper Michele Di Gregorio have kept the joint-most clean sheets in Serie A (12) alongside Inter Milan's Yann Sommer.

Juve boss Igor Tudor has been given a fresh personnel headache as Federico Gatti has joined the injury list, leaving the Croatian short of options to deploy a back three of his own.

Dusan Vlahovic, who fell out of favour towards the end of Thiago Motta's reign, should get the nod to lead the line, while he might gain support from Kenan Yildiz, who last week equalled Moise Kean's record of seven Serie A goals as a teenager for the Old Lady in the 21st century.

Manuel Locatelli, Khephren Thuram, Teun Koopmeiners and Weston McKennie are likely to feature behind the attackers on Sunday.

Roma vs Juventus Odds

Roma have won seven games on the spin in the league, and they are 7/5 (which has an implied probability of 41/7%) to come out on top in this clash.

Juventus have the most draws in the division (13) while the reverse fixture between the two teams back in September ended in a goalless stalemate. The draw is on offer at 11/5 on this occasion.

The Old Lady are 2/1 to come away with the three points, which they have managed in two of their past three away trips in Serie A.

Under 2.5 goals has struck in 17 of Roma's 30 (57%) league fixtures this term and 4/6 is the price on offer this time around.

Roma or draw and under 2.5 goals @ 6/5

Ranieri has had an incredible impact since rejoining Roma. The Giallorossi had just three league wins when he took charge, and now they have 15, with seven of them coming in their previous seven games.

The hosts are currently in sixth and are just three points shy of Juventus in fifth, so this game is a big deal. Juve recently went through a managerial change of their own as Tudor came in for Motta, but they are coming up against the most in-form side in the division, who have conceded just one goal in their past seven fixtures in the top flight.

Momentum is certainly with Roma, and they are certainly worth backing to extend their run of victories to eight games, but I feel like I can't write Juve off. I'm not confident in the visitors defeating the Lupi, but a part of me can see them ending the host's winning streak.

The Old Lady are the draw specialists with 13 this campaign and no one has experienced more stalemates than them. Six of them have come on the road which amounts to 43% of their away matches, so it wouldn't be too surprising to see them come away from Rome with a point.

The reverse fixture in Turin back in September was a goalless, stalemate, which is partly why I've boosted this selection with under 2.5 goals.

Additionally, six of Roma's last eight league games have seen fewer than three goals scored, of which five of them saw them prevail by a 1-0 scoreline.

Both teams to score - No @ 10/11

Following on from that, I think at least one team will fail to get on the scoresheet on Sunday. BTTS No has been a successful bet in six of Roma's previous seven appearances in Serie A, including each of their last three.

The hosts have six clean sheets during this run so their defensive solidity can play a huge role in this selection coming to fruition.

This market has also landed in Juventus' past six league matches coming into this contest, while 17 of their 30 fixtures across the season have seen at least one team blank in front of goal.

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