Roma vs Real Madrid Prediction & Preview - Champions League
Real Madrid won 2-1 at home to Inter in the UEFA Champions League on 8 September 2026. On 19 September, AS Roma drew 2-2 with that same Inter side at home. It is the only clean line of comparison between the two clubs before they meet in Rome on Wednesday 14 October 2026, and it reads differently depending on which half you look at: Madrid took the three points, Roma dropped two of their own.
That 2-2 is also one of only two matches in Roma's last six in which anybody has taken anything off them.
- Fixture: AS Roma v Real Madrid
- Competition: UEFA Champions League
- Date: Wednesday, 14 October 2026
- Kick-off: 20:00 BST
- Venue: Stadio Olimpico, Rome
What time is kick-off for AS Roma vs Real Madrid?
AS Roma v Real Madrid kicks off at 20:00 BST on Wednesday, 14 October 2026 at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome. The match is a UEFA Champions League fixture, and the AS Roma vs Real Madrid match page is open for predictions before then.
The two Inter results that frame this tie
Madrid's 2-1 win over Inter was their one European result in this run of six and they won it at home. Roma's 2-2 with Inter was their most recent match, 25 days before this one, and they conceded twice in it - half of everything they have given up across six games.
Roma's other dropped points came in Istanbul, a 1-1 draw away to Fenerbahçe in the Champions League on 10 September, 34 days before this match. So Gian Piero Gasperini's side have been held twice and beaten none.
AS Roma's form: four wins, two draws, no defeats
Roma's last six read won 4, drew 2, lost 0 for 14 points, with 15 scored and 4 conceded. Three of those six were clean sheets: 4-0 at home to Fiorentina on 24 August, 4-0 away at Lecce on 31 August and 2-0 away at Torino on 14 September.
The Torino win is the one worth holding onto. Roma went away in Serie A, scored twice, kept the ball out and came home. A back line that has conceded four in six is the hardest thing Madrid will face on Wednesday.
Real Madrid have lost twice on the road
Madrid's six is won 4, drew 0, lost 2 for 12 points, 14 scored and 7 conceded - and both defeats came away. They lost 0-1 at Real Betis on 4 September and 1-2 at Atlético Madrid on 20 September, which was 24 days before this fixture and their most recent result.
Their one away win in that run was a 3-2 at Elche on 15 September, which they had to come through rather than control. At home it is a different team: 4-0 against Málaga CF, 4-1 against Rayo Vallecano, 2-1 against Inter. Rome is not home.
Team news for AS Roma vs Real Madrid
Roma captain Bryan Cristante is a doubt with inflammation of the collateral ligament in his right knee, and Gasperini has said they will not take a risk with him, per The False 9. Goal reports the problem followed back pain on international duty, with Marten de Roon or Niccolò Pisilli in line to replace him. Donyell Malen is also being monitored with a knee issue.
Jose Mourinho returns to the Olimpico as Real Madrid manager without Rodrygo, Éder Militão, Ferland Mendy and Raúl Asencio, all injured, according to Sports Mole. Kylian Mbappé and Ibrahima Konaté both picked up knee problems with France and are listed as doubts, as is Federico Valverde with an ankle sprain. Dean Huijsen's suspension is a domestic one and does not apply in Europe.
AS Roma vs Real Madrid prediction
Our prediction is a 1-1 draw between AS Roma and Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League at the Stadio Olimpico on Wednesday, 14 October 2026. Roma have not been beaten in six and have conceded four goals in them, which is not a defence that gets taken apart at home. Madrid have the forwards to find one, but they have lost two of their three away games in this run and go to Rome with a long injury list. Inter took a point off Roma at the Olimpico in September and this looks like the same kind of night.
Our prediction: AS Roma 1-1 Real Madrid
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