S.P.Read Esq: Roma v Real Madrid
Our daily columnist and pundit S.P. Read Esq. looks ahead to the Champions League game on Wednesday between ROMA v REAL MADRID and finds the best opportunities available on Star Spreads, the home of sports spread betting.
Real Madrid are odds-on favourites for their clash with Roma tonight in the first leg of their Champions League last 16 tie but it might not be as straight forward as the odds suggest.
The Spanish side look vulnerable at the moment having won just one of their last four away games and face a Roma side who have won their last four games in Serie A – three of them by two goal margins.
It’s a long time since this pair met – but it was Roma who triumphed back in 2008 – a point that Roma’s boss Luciano Spalletti will no doubt be keen to reinforce before sending out his troops.
Much will revolve, as always, around Cristiano Ronaldo who is the Champions League’s all-time record scorer with 88 goals and has already bagged 11 this season.
Speaking ahead of the match at the Stadio Olimpico, Spalletti added: “I don’t want to say that my players have one third of Ronaldo’s quality. If so, we’d need 33 players to deal with him.”
He added “I don’t think there’s a favourite. We’ve got a 50% chance of going through. I’m very optimistic, as I’ve seen my players improving all the time. I wouldn’t be amazed if it was my team who went through.”
Real Madrid are without Gareth Bale who is sidelined by a calf strain.
Roma v Real Madrid
UEFA Champions League Last-16 1st Leg
19:45 BT Sport Europe / BT Sport Europe HD
HEAD TO HEAD
(Maximum 10 matches)
Mar 2008 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Real Madrid 1-2 Roma
Feb 2008 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Roma 2-1 Real Madrid
Dec 2004 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Roma 0-3 Real Madrid
Sep 2004 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Real Madrid 4-2 Roma
Oct 2002 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Real Madrid 0-1 Roma
Sep 2002 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Roma 0-3 Real Madrid
Oct 2001 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Real Madrid 1-1 Roma
Sep 2001 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Roma 1-2 Real Madrid
Small profit last night with the sell of the first PSG goal.
I am going to try the same with Roma tonight – at a more generous 55 price on Star Spreads.
CLICK FOR ROMA v REAL MADRID MARKETS ON STAR SPREADS
RECOMMENDED BETS (scale 1-100 points)
SELL TIME OF 1st ROMA GOAL for 30 points at 55 minutes with STAR SPREADS
THIS MONTH
2 Feb -275.00 (SELL 1st WEST HAM MATCH GOAL 25 points at 47)
3 Feb +116.25 (SELL CHELSEA SUPREMACY 75 points at 0.55)
6 Feb -100.00 (BUY BOOKINGS 25 points at 44)
7 Feb -735.00 (BUY BOOKINGS 35 points at 51)
8 Feb -1260.00 (BUY 1st MATCH GOAL 35 points at 41)
9 Feb +245.00 (SELL 1st WEST HAM MATCH GOAL 35 points at 52)
9 Feb -455.00 (SELL 3rd MATCH GOAL 35 points at 77)
10 Feb -490.00 (SELL 3rd MATCH GOAL 35 points at 76)
13 Feb -1295.00 (SELL 1st MATCH GOAL 35 points at 40)
14 Feb +315.00 (BUY 1st MATCH GOAL 35 points at 36)
15 Feb -350.00 (SELL 3rd MATCH GOAL 35 points at 80)
16 Feb +175.00 (SELL 1st PSG MATCH GOAL 25 points at 46)
- Any spread prices quoted are indicative and as always prices are subject to fluctuation.
- Please note the opinion, views and forecasts above are of the author and not of Star Spreads.
