Venezia will aim to improve on their current standing in 19th position while Roma are looking to extend their run to eight games unbeaten.

Venezia and Roma will face off at the Penzo at lunchtime where they will both battle it out for a crucial three points.
Eusebio Di Francesco’s team, after draws against Parma and Verona, and defeat against Udinese are still in need of points to escape the relegation zone and get to safety.
Ranieri’s team just escaped with a point against Napoli, extending their unbeaten run and taking his side’s total up to 15 points in their last seven, giving them hope to clinch a European spot.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

The last four matches between Venezia and Roma in Serie A have been balanced in terms of victories (one win each, two draws) and goals (7 each); the Giallorossi had won six of their previous seven matches against the Lagunari in the top flight (L1).

Venezia won the most recent league match at the Penzo stadium against Roma (3-2 on 7th November 2021) and they have never achieved two home wins in a row against the Giallorossi in Serie A.

DID YOU KNOW?

Since Claudio Ranieri`s return to Roma (since 14th November 2024), only Inter (30) have scored more goals than the Giallorossi in Serie A (20, level with Bologna). In the same period, the Giallorossi have gained 18 points in 11 matches (W5 D3 L3), with only Napoli (28), Inter (26, before the postponed match against Fiorentina), Atalanta (22) and Bologna (19) picking up more.

In the last five Serie A seasons (since 2020/21), Roma have scored the most goals from the 90th minute onwards in the top-flight: 28.

Roma have scored the joint-most goals from penalties in Serie A this season (six, level with Inter - before the postponed match against Fiorentina. On the other hand, Venezia have conceded the joint-most goals by penalties (seven, level with Udinese).

PLAYERS

No player has scored more goals from outside the box than Hans Nicolussi Caviglia in Serie A this season (three, level with Danilo Cataldi). In addition, Nicolussi Caviglia has scored the joint-most goals by direct free kicks (two) in the Big-5 European leagues in 2024/25 (level with Omar Marmoush, Sandro Ramírez and Gaëtan Perrin).

Alexis Saelemaekers has been involved in six goals in the current league season (four goals and two assists), never previously registering more goal involvements in a single Serie A campaign (six also in 2023/24 and 2020/21).

DISCIPLINE

Suspended: Kone (Roma)

Cautioned: Yeboah (Venezia); Mancini, Cristante, Saelemaekers (Roma)

REFEREE

ZUFFERLI (LO CICERO – DEI GIUDICI) IV: TREMOLADA, VAR: CHIFFI, AVAR: MARIANI

UPCOMING MATCHES IN SERIE A

Genoa-Venezia (Monday 17 February, 20:45 CET)

Parma-Roma (Sunday 16 February, 18:00 CET)

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