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Cagliari have a dreadful record when travelling to face Roma, failing to win any of their last 11 trips to the Stadio Olimpico.

Roma earned a point on the road against Napoli last time out, scoring three goals in an end to end game that saw Gian Piero Gasperini’s side record an xG of 1.90 from 24 shots.

Roma have won three of their four matches at home in Serie A this season, scoring 10 goals and only conceding three. Only Milan (2) and Como (1) have conceded fewer goals at home than Roma in the Italian top flight this term.

Cagliari enter this game having failed to win any of their last three matches, losing the last two to nil against Monza and AC Milan. 

They’ve only scored six goals across their eight matches, and I don’t think that scoring power will be enough to trouble a Roma side who have only been outscored by Inter so far domestically.

These have been two of the top performing sides in League Two in the early stages of the season, setting up an entertaining clash with Barnet sitting in an automatic promotion spot, and York not far behind the playoffs.

Barnet have seen BTTS in each of their last four matches ahead of this one, losing just one of these games. They’ve only managed to win half of their home games in League Two this term, notably conceding nine goals across their six matches but scoring 12 (2.0 per game).

York have seen BTTS in three of their last five matches, avoiding defeat in all of these games. They are yet to win away from home in League Two this term, but have scored in four of their five away assignments. 

These two faced off in the National League last year, with Barnet coming away 3-1 winners on that occasion. Both have started the season well, and have enough to get on the scoresheet.

Borussia Dortmund and Werder Bremen played each other earlier this month in a game that ended 2-2, with 32 shots between them.

BTTS has landed in every Werder Bremen Bundesliga game so far, with the team averaging two goals scored and two conceded per game.

Their defence has been so shaky that they even conceded twice at home to Paderborn, who have one of the weakest attacks in the Bundesliga.

Dortmund have scored in every home game this season and are averaging 18 shots per game at home.

The problem for the hosts is that they've struggled against some of the stronger attacks they've faced, conceding twice against Villarreal, Bayern Munich and Bremen.

The visitors will have Füllkrug, the Bundesliga's top scorer, and Grüll, one of the league's top assist providers, which makes BTTS look even more likely here.

Torino and Como have both been looking sharp going forward in their last four games, but they've also had their fair share of problems at the back.

Torino have conceded in all four home games so far, including against Udinese, who are fighting to avoid relegation.

Como haven't kept a single clean sheet away from home in Serie A either, even against teams that don't score many goals, like Genoa.

Fàbregas' side have been looking much better going forward, though, averaging 20 shots and 1.71 xG per away game.

Anastasios Douvikas has scored in Como's last four games, including twice against Sassuolo in the previous round, and he's available for this one.

Giovanni Simeone has been involved in three goals over his last two games and could have a big part to play against a team that's averaging 1.78 xGA away from home.

Lazio are playing their best football of the season right now, with one of the strongest attacks in the league and at least two goals scored in each of their last six games.

They beat Juventus 3-0 away from home, drew 2-2 with Milan and now face a Sassuolo side that have conceded in all eight league games so far.

The problem is that Lazio are averaging 1.60 xGA away from home and are up against a team that had scored in every league game until the last round.

They gave away 17 shots against bottom-of-the-table Venezia and even conceded against Parma, who have the worst attack in the league.

Sassuolo's strong home record makes BTTS look even better here, especially with key attacking players like Vasilije Adžić and Domenico Berardi available.

Donyell Malen is Roma's top scorer this season, with six of their 19 goals in Serie A.

Roma have the second-best attack in the league, averaging 18 shots and 2.13 xG per game.

Malen has also scored three goals in the Champions League and leads Roma in both shots and shots on target this season, averaging 4.89 shots per 90 minutes.

Cagliari haven't looked great at the back lately. They lost 4-0 to Monza and then 2-0 at home to Bologna in their last game.

Malen has scored in each of his last two home games, and he's now facing a team that gives up an average of 17 shots per game.

With Malen in good form and Cagliari giving up so many chances, he's got a great chance of scoring again.