Everton vs Roma Predictions

Everton vs Roma Predictions in Club Friendlies. Everton host Roma on Saturday in their final pre-season fixture, aiming to secure a much-needed win before the 2025–26 campaign kicks off. Read on for all our free predictions and betting tips.

Club Friendlies | Aug 09 2025 at 3:00 pm UK at Hill Dickinson Stadium

Everton vs Roma Predictions

Will Everton Finally Click or Can Roma Bounce Back from Their Setback?

• Everton’s defensive frailty: Have failed to keep a clean sheet in any of their last five pre-season matches, conceding multiple goals in three of them.
• Roma’s attacking consistency: Found the net in four of their five pre-season games, including a nine-goal demolition of UniPomezia earlier in the summer.
• Both sides under pressure: Everton’s winless streak stands at five games, while Roma are coming off their heaviest defeat of the summer.

Best Bet for Everton vs Roma

Everton’s pre-season has been more a lesson in patience than a celebration of progress, but here comes one last chance to put things right before the serious business begins. The Hill Dickinson Stadium will host the Toffees’ meeting with Roma, a game that brings together two clubs at very different stages of preparation.

David Moyes’ return steadied Everton last season, yet their summer form has been worryingly flat. Goals remain scarce, defensive lapses frequent, and while the owners have spoken about investment, the squad still looks thin in certain areas. This match isn’t just another run-out; it’s an opportunity to convince the supporters that better days are on the horizon.

Roma, meanwhile, arrive licking their wounds from a 4-0 thumping by Aston Villa — a result that felt like a cold splash of reality after a string of clean-sheet victories. Gian Piero Gasperini’s football can be exhilarating, but his demands are high, and the Giallorossi will want to show they can respond sharply. Both teams have something to prove here, which could make for a far livelier contest than their recent results might suggest.

Best Bet – Both Teams to Score

At BettingTips4You we only give you one prediction per match — the single tip we believe is worth backing. That means no long lists and no room for dithering. For Everton vs Roma, the best bet is for both teams to score.

The reasoning is simple but well-founded. Everton may not have been prolific this summer, but they showed against Manchester United that they can create and finish chances, with Ndiaye in particular looking sharp when given space to attack. With Beto struggling for form, Moyes may lean more heavily on pace and direct running, which could unsettle Roma’s back line.

On the other side, Roma have forwards who can punish any lapses — and Everton’s defence has hardly been watertight, conceding in every pre-season game so far. Evan Ferguson offers a mix of power and intelligence up front, while the supply line from players like Baldanzi and Soule can stretch the Toffees in ways lower-league opposition couldn’t.

It’s hard to see either side keeping a clean sheet given their recent performances. Everton’s lack of defensive rhythm and Roma’s aggressive attacking patterns point towards a game where both nets are likely to bulge.

As BettingTips4You.com expert Graham Hartshorn put it:

“Neither of these teams are defending with the discipline you’d expect at this stage. One goal could spark a chain reaction, and both have the tools to respond.”

For a scoreline, 2-2 feels plausible — Everton’s home energy lifting them forward, Roma’s quality ensuring they won’t leave empty-handed.

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