Roma are set to face Feyenoord on Thursday, 22 February in the second leg of their Europa League playoff. The first leg finished 1-1 which sets us up perfectly for the second leg in Rome on Thursday night as these two sides do battle for the fifth time in 18 months. The Roma vs Feyenoord last five H2Hs suggest Roma have Feyenoord's number, but are the stars finally aligning for the Dutch side?
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Roma vs Feyenoord H2H record
The Roma and Feyenoord rivalry is one that has heated up in recent years as the two teams getting drawn to face each other in European competition. They have only ever played each other on six previous occasions but four of those have come in the two seasons.
- Roma Wins: 3
- Draws: 2
- Feyenoord Wins: 1
The two sides first met back in 2015 during the Europa League Round of 32. The first leg was played in Rome and Feyenoord would have been happy with how they fared, scoring a crucial away goal and walking away with a point. Unfortunately for them, Roma then turned them over back in the Netherlands to qualify for the next round. Their encounters since have followed a very similar theme.
Roma vs Feyenoord last five H2Hs
Feyenoord 1-1 Roma – 15th February 2024
The most recent Roma vs Feyenoord vs Roma H2H took place last week in the Netherlands. The match marked Roma's first match in Europe since Jose Mourinho's departure from the club and it looked as if they were missing the Special One when Feyenoord took the lead just before half time. Roma came into the match after the break and Romelu Lukaku netted an equaliser with 20 minutes on the clock to set up an intriguing second leg.
Roma 4-1 Feyenoord – 20th April 2023
Roma's most emphatic victory over Feyenoord came in April 2023 in the Europa League quarter-finals. The match went to Extra Time after Roma led 2-1 through 90 minutes to lock the aggregate score up at 2-2. In the additional 30 minutes, the Stadio Olimpico came alive to see the home side through. Goals From El Shaarawy and Pellegrini sealed the deal and Roma went through to the semi-finals.
Feyenoord 1-0 Roma – 13th April 2023
Feyenoord and Roma met for the first time after the Europa Conference League final in the first leg of the Europa League quarter-finals in 2022/23. Feyenoord were on a mission after the disappointment of losing the final 11 months earlier and in truth, they could have killed the entire tie on the night. In the end, they had to settle for 1-0 victory with the goal coming from Mats Wieffer.
Roma 1-0 Feyenoord – 25th May 2022
Rom and Feyenoord met in the first-ever Europa Conference League final in May 2022. The goal was a classic Mourinho final – grab a goal and then sit on it for the rest of the match. Roma followed the blueprint perfectly, earning Mourinho his sixth European title. To this day, he remains the only manager to have won the Europa Conference League, the Europa League and the Champions League.
Feyenoord 1-2 Roma – 26th February 2015
Roma's only ever victory away against Feyenoord came in February 2015. The first leg finished 2-2 which gave Feyenoord the advantage going into the second leg as they were at home but they fell apart in the second half of the match which allowed Roma to win the tie. Mitchell te Vrede was sent off just after the second half started and then Gervinho delivered the dagger below on the hour mark to knock Feyenoord out.
Potential MVP – Romelu Lukaku
Romelu Lukaku was effectively given a career lifeline by Jose Mourinho when he brought the Belgian to the Eternal City in the summer. Lukaku's relationship with the Special One was a good one after the pair worked together at Manchester United and Mourinho helped to get him back up to something close to his best form before he was sacked by Roma.
Lukaku has continued to lead the line for Roma since Mourinho's departure and he is now up to 15 goals for the season in all competitions. He is also the leading scorer in the Europa League this season with six goals and he will be confident of adding to that tally at the Stadio Olimpico on Thursday night.
Key trend
Looking at the Roma vs Feyenoord last five H2Hs, the key trend is that Roma very often get the job done against their Dutch rivals one way or the other. They lost the first leg to them last season in the Europa League quarter-finals before turning them over at the Stadio Olimpico while they overcame them in the Europa Conference League final despite being second best for much of the night.
Roma appear to have Feyenoord's number and we are backing them to win the match at 11/10. For more tips, check out in-depth Roma vs Feyenoord prediction.
