Manchester United v Roma preview: UEFA Champions League clash
Manchester United host Roma in the UEFA Champions League on 3 November 2026 at 20:00, with the visitors unbeaten in their last 5 matches and the hosts without a win in theirs.
The occasion and the table
Manchester United host Roma in the UEFA Champions League on 3 November 2026 at 20:00. The two sides arrive in contrasting form, but only one point separates them in the table.
Manchester United sit 21st with 3 points from 3 matches. Their record reads 1 win, 0 draws and 2 defeats, with 5 goals scored and 6 conceded.
Roma are 15th with 4 points from 3 matches. They have 1 win, 1 draw and 1 defeat, with 8 goals scored and 5 conceded. Their tally of 8 goals is the higher of the two sides in this competition so far.
Recent form and home/away records
Manchester United come into the match without a win in their last 5 matches. Most recently, they lost 0-2 away to Chelsea. Before that, they were beaten 0-3 at home by Bournemouth, and before that they lost 1-4 away to Como. Earlier still, they drew 1-1 away to Leeds United, and before that they lost 0-2 away to Atlético Madrid. That run amounts to 0 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats.
Roma's recent form is very different. Their latest result was a 5-2 away win over Udinese. Before that, they beat Cagliari 4-2 at home, and before that they drew 3-3 away to Napoli. Earlier, they won 4-0 at home against Slovan Bratislava, and before that they beat Genoa 2-0 at home. That gives them 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats from their last 5 matches.
The home and away records in the UEFA Champions League this season offer some encouragement for Manchester United. They have played 1 match at home in the competition and won it, scoring 4 goals and conceding 0.
Roma have also played 1 away match in the UEFA Champions League this season. It ended in a draw, with 1 goal scored and 1 conceded.
Players to watch
Donyell Malen is Roma's top scorer in the UEFA Champions League this season with 3 goals. He has contributed a significant share of his side's 8 goals in the competition, and the Manchester United defence will need to keep a close eye on him.
How the two sides tend to play
The numbers point to a Roma side that has rarely struggled to find the net. They scored in all 5 of their last 5 matches, kept clean sheets in 2 of them, and both teams scored in 3. That suggests a team that creates plenty going forward while remaining capable of shutting games down.
Manchester United's figures over the same span tell a harder story. They scored in only 2 of their last 5 matches and kept a clean sheet in none, with both teams scoring in 2. Goals have been difficult to come by, and they have conceded in every one of those matches.
In the UEFA Champions League, however, the picture is closer. Manchester United have scored 5 and conceded 6, while Roma have scored 8 and conceded 5. Manchester United's only home match in the competition this season produced a clean sheet. That will be the standard they aim to repeat.
Estimated win chances
Estimated win chances from market data, computed by goal888 with the margin removed, put Manchester United at 41%, the draw at 24% and Roma at 35%. These figures are estimates derived from market data and are not a prediction of the outcome.
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