Manchester United host AS Roma in the Champions League. Both sides have had a mixed few months, with some eye-catching wins and some rough defeats mixed into their recent results.
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Recent Form: Inconsistency on Both Sides
Manchester United's sample covers 20 matches across the Premier League, League Cup, a Champions League qualifier and some pre-season friendlies. The record reads nine wins, five draws and six defeats, with 38 scored and 26 conceded, so there's no clear pattern of dominance either way.
Manchester United: 20 completed matches; AS Roma: 20 completed matches.
Manchester United
- Win
- 45% 9 / 20
- Draw
- 30% 6 / 20
- Loss
- 25% 5 / 20
- Scored
- 38
- Conceded
- 25
- Difference
- +13
AS Roma
- Win
- 55% 11 / 20
- Draw
- 30% 6 / 20
- Loss
- 15% 3 / 20
- Scored
- 44
- Conceded
- 25
- Difference
- +19
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier League | Manchester United | Tottenham | 10.10.2026 | 1-1 |
| Premier League | Fulham | Manchester United | 20.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| League Cup | Manchester United | Brighton | 16.09.2026 | 2-3 |
| Premier League | Manchester United | Manchester City | 13.09.2026 | 0-1 |
| UEFA Champions League | Manchester United | Sabah FA | 10.09.2026 | 4-0 |
| Premier League | Everton | Manchester United | 06.09.2026 | 2-2 |
| Premier League | Manchester United | Ipswich | 30.08.2026 | 5-2 |
| Premier League | Hull City | Manchester United | 22.08.2026 | 2-0 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Manchester United | AC Milan | 15.08.2026 | 2-4 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Manchester United | Leeds | 12.08.2026 | 1-1 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serie A | Como | AS Roma | 11.10.2026 | 0-0 |
| Serie A | AS Roma | Inter | 19.09.2026 | 2-2 |
| Serie A | Torino | AS Roma | 14.09.2026 | 0-2 |
| UEFA Champions League | Fenerbahçe | AS Roma | 10.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| Serie A | AS Roma | Atalanta | 05.09.2026 | 2-1 |
| Serie A | Lecce | AS Roma | 31.08.2026 | 0-4 |
| Serie A | AS Roma | Fiorentina | 24.08.2026 | 4-0 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Borussia Dortmund | AS Roma | 15.08.2026 | 2-2 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Brighton | AS Roma | 08.08.2026 | 3-0 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Newport County | AS Roma | 04.08.2026 | 1-4 |
Roma's away sample, also 20 games, mixes Serie A, Champions League and friendlies. Twelve wins against three losses looks healthier on paper, including a 5-2 win at Inter, but there's also a 0-4 defeat at Lecce and a 0-2 loss at Bologna in there, so the consistency isn't total.
Roma's overall numbers look stronger, but both samples blend competitions and dates, so it's a rough guide rather than a precise read on current form.
Comparative Team Statistics: Manchester United vs AS Roma
History Between the Two
The only meetings on record between these two came in the 2021 Europa League knockout rounds. Manchester United won 6-2 away from home before Roma hit back with a 3-2 win at their own ground, with United going through on aggregate.
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA Europa League | AS Roma | Manchester United | 06.05.2021 | 3-2 |
| UEFA Europa League | Manchester United | AS Roma | 29.04.2021 | 6-2 |
That's five years old now, with different squads, different managers and a different competition format, so it doesn't tell us much about how this particular fixture will go.
Early Champions League Picture
The table extract shows Manchester United sitting fourth with three points after one game, having won their opener. Roma are down in 17th with a single point from a draw in their first match.
| № | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Barcelona | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5/1 | 3 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4/0 | 3 |
| 5 | Como | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4/1 | 3 |
| 16 | AEK Athens FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 3 |
| 17 | AS Roma | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 |
| 18 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 |
It's worth remembering this is just one game each in the new league-phase format, so the picture is still very fresh and far from settled.
One result apiece means this snapshot could look quite different by the time this fixture actually comes around.
A Month Out, Plenty Still to Shift
This preview is written about a month before kickoff, so squad rotation, injuries and fresh results will all play a part before these two actually meet. Both sides have shown they can swing between strong and shaky performances already this season.
Given how early we are in the league phase, and how much both teams' form has bounced around, it's hard to say with confidence which version of either side turns up on the night.
Squad lists and player details
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Mazraoui | Morocco | 28 | Defender | 183 | 63 |
| Diogo Dalot | Portugal | 27 | Defender | 183 | 78 |
| L. Shaw | England | 31 | Defender | 178 | 80 |
| M. Rashford | England | 28 | Attacker | 188 | 80 |
| Matheus Cunha | Brazil | 27 | Midfielder | 183 | 76 |
| Bruno Fernandes | Portugal | 32 | Midfielder | 179 | 66 |
| Lisandro Martínez | Argentina | 28 | Defender | 175 | 72 |
| Y. Tielemans | Belgium | 29 | Midfielder | 176 | 72 |
| H. Maguire | England | 33 | Defender | 194 | 90 |
| K. Darlow | England | 36 | Goalkeeper | 190 | 88 |
| M. Mount | England | 27 | Midfielder | 181 | 76 |
| B. Mbeumo | Cameroon | 27 | Midfielder | 173 | 64 |
| J. Zirkzee | Netherlands | 25 | Attacker | 193 | 84 |
| B. Šeško | Slovenia | 23 | Attacker | 195 | 85 |
| A. Diallo | Côte d'Ivoire | 24 | Midfielder | 173 | 72 |
| S. Lammens | Belgium | 24 | Goalkeeper | 193 | 70 |
| K. Mainoo | England | 21 | Midfielder | 175 | 72 |
| Dermot William Mee | Northern Ireland | 23 | Goalkeeper | 183 | |
| Andrey Santos | Brazil | 22 | Midfielder | 180 | 75 |
| L. Yoro | France | 20 | Defender | 190 | 83 |
| C. Baleba | Cameroon | 22 | Midfielder | 179 | 73 |
| P. Dorgu | Denmark | 21 | Defender | 185 | 68 |
| A. Heaven | England | 20 | Defender | 189 | 77 |
| H. Amass | England | 19 | Defender | 181 | 71 |
| T. Fletcher | Scotland | 19 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| S. Lacey | England | 19 | Forward | n/a | n/a |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. Balerdi | Argentina | 27 | Defender | 187 | 76 |
| D. Malen | Netherlands | 27 | Attacker | 176 | 68 |
| M. Svilar | Serbia | 27 | Goalkeeper | 189 | 77 |
| B. Cristante | Italy | 31 | Midfielder | 186 | 80 |
| L. Pellegrini | Italy | 30 | Midfielder | 186 | 77 |
| P. Dybala | Argentina | 32 | Midfielder | 177 | 75 |
| E. Ndicka | Côte d'Ivoire | 27 | Defender | 192 | 82 |
| Hermoso | Spain | 31 | Defender | 184 | 75 |
| N. Molina | Argentina | 28 | Defender | 179 | 70 |
| M. Koné | France | 25 | Midfielder | 185 | 80 |
| P. Gollini | Italy | 31 | Goalkeeper | 194 | 94 |
| G. Mancini | Italy | 30 | Defender | 190 | 77 |
| M. de Roon | Netherlands | 35 | Midfielder | 186 | 76 |
| K. Koulierakis | Greece | 22 | Defender | 188 | 78 |
| D. Rensch | Netherlands | 23 | Midfielder | 181 | 75 |
| N. El Aynaoui | Morocco | 25 | Midfielder | 185 | 77 |
| S. Castro | Argentina | 22 | Attacker | 180 | 80 |
| M. Soulé | Argentina | 23 | Midfielder | 182 | 76 |
| D. Ghilardi | Italy | 23 | Defender | 189 | 77 |
| Wesley | Brazil | 23 | Midfielder | 173 | 73 |
| N. Pisilli | Italy | 22 | Midfielder | 181 | 73 |
| J. Ziółkowski | Poland | 21 | Defender | 194 | 76 |
| Rodrigo Mora | Portugal | 19 | Midfielder | 168 | 56 |
| R. Vaz | France | 19 | Attacker | 185 | 75 |
| G. De Marzi | USA | 19 | Goalkeeper | 182 cm | 72 kg |
| A. Arena | Australia | 17 | Attacker | 188 | n/a |
| E. Lulli | n/a | n/a | Defender | n/a | n/a |
Nothing here points clearly towards either side having the edge right now. Roma's recent numbers are a touch better, but both teams have shown they can lose games they probably shouldn't.
Without a market to weigh up and with so much time left before kickoff, this is one to simply watch unfold rather than back with any real confidence.
Who will win?
