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Brighton & Hove Albion travel to Rome for their opening Europa League knockout match on Thursday evening, therefore now is an excellent time to register with any of our featured UK betting sites where you can claim some exclusive Brighton free bets ahead of this match.

Rome v Brighton & Hove Albion Match Preview & Best Odds

Kick-off: 5.45pm UK Time, Thursday 7th March 2023

Brighton cruised through their Europa League group on their long awaited debut in the competition and they will be confident of travelling back from the Italian capital with something for their troubles on Thursday evening.

Potential vacancies

Roberto De Zerbi lifted Brighton & Hove Albion to their first ever European campaign and he will make a return to Italy on Thursday evening, where a handful of potential vacancies may well open up during the summer months. The Seagulls soared serenely through a Group B containing the likes of Marseille, AEK Athens and Ajax to finish two points clear at the summit of the pool and avoid the need to go through the play-offs. Indeed, ahead of their trip to the Eternal City, De Zerbi’s men have triumphed in their last four European outings without leaking a single goal along the way, while they have yet to suffer a defeat in the tournament on the road.

Rough ride

Roma made it past Feyenoord in the Europa League play-offs last month after finishing runners-up to Slavia Prague in Group G. This has been a rough ride for the Serie A outfit but on recent form, confidence will be high that they can continue their European adventure at the expense of Brighton. The Italian side won the Europa Conference League trophy in 2022 and made it through to the final of this competition last year, while they are thriving in domestic competition under Daniele De Rossi.

New lease of life

Roma’s last 23 Europa League home games have returned 17 wins and just a single defeat and they appear to have been given a new lease of life following the appointment of De Rossi in place of Jose Mourinho. Opponents Brighton are currently far from their best and as such, we envisage the visitors coming off second best in what could nevertheless be a closely-fought affair.

Back Roma to win and both teams to score at best odds of 3/1