Italian Serie A
2025-08-30 - Pisa vs AS Roma
A Sports Betting Pick by Cafa
Italy Serie A - Round 2
Arena Garibaldi, Pisa, Tuscany, Italy (14,869)
Saturday, 30 August 2025, 20:45 CET
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Pisa Team News
So Pisa took a point against Atalanta in Bergamo, and they should be praised for having the courage to go forward and score first. However, this was all on Atalanta. They didn't show up in the first half and played too conservatively, and the contrast was obvious in the second half when they ran out determined to grab the win.
They should have, they had enough quality chances to score two or three, but in the end variance didn't go their way and they ended up scoring only 1 goal to get a point. Don't think of this as a Pisa point - the game should have been won by Atalanta, by a comfortable margin.
Pisa will again assume the same stance here, deep defending with good counter attacks, but the game will look like the second half in Bergamo. It will be played on Pisa's half of the pitch.
Roma Team News
You don't necessarily have to have a strong team on paper, and it doesn't necessarily have to satisfy the fans and pundits. What's enough is to grab a win, whatever way necessary, and that's exactly what Roma did at home against Bologna.
Bologna's defensive performance, especially in midfield, was abysmal, but we believe Roma's coach Gasperini deserves some credit for that as he had Bologna chase their own tails. For now, a logical conclusion would seem to be that Gasperini can make this team function nicely even though the roster is depleted of notable stars except for Dybala.
It remains to be seen if Roma can be consistent and if they can manage to solve their visiting woes. Gasperini's Atalanta was by far the most successful visitor in the league last year, and Roma is a notoriously unreliable on their travels. Something has to give.
Probable Lineups
Pisa (3-4-2-1): Šemper - Calabresi, Caracciolo, Canestrelli - Toure, Marin, Aebischer, Angori - Tramoni, Moreo - Meister. Coach Gilardino.
Roma (3-4-2-1): Svilar - Hermoso, Mancini, Ndicka - Wesley, Kone, Cristante, Angelino - Soule, El Aynaoui - Ferguson. Coach Gasperini.
Dybala is likely to be on the bench for Roma, and so will Dovbyk.
The Betting Market
The price on Roma is 1.73, with 3.75 for the draw and 5.50 for the Pisa win if you think such a shock is on the cards. Wouldn't be the first for Roma.
Over 2.5 Goals is set at 2.00 as the bookmakers know Pisa is an underish team, and Roma seems to be no different despite the fluent passing, which means 1.80 on the Under seems to be the better choice.
Both Teams To Score: YES is priced at 1.95 but that's really a stretch, you're gambling on Pisa to score and Pisa won't score much this season.
The Betting Verdict
Of all these bets, and odds that seem to be perfectly designed to confuse us, there's one that stands out although it doesn't really offer any value. The price should be 1.80, yet we'll gladly take the 1.73 on Roma away win.
Reason being, we have a hunch that Roma will hit their stride with two wins out of two, and this has always been a side that looks good against the minnows. Derbies with top sides will be a different story, but a game against a small team that's only two hours away should be perfectly winnable.
Last season, Roma first lost to Parma and Como but then proceeded to win all other away matches against inferior opposition, most of them with 0-1.
The Statistics :
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The Pick :
Pisa 0-1 Roma
FIXED ODDS BETTING TIP :
Take Roma to Win at 1.73 at Bet365
