Ace Football previews the Europa League game between Torreense and Sunderland who meet up on Thursday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
When Sunderland come to Dr. Magalhaes Pessoa for the Europa League match this coming Thursday, Torreense will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Form: Torreense vs Sunderland
Torreense Form
Sunderland Form
Sunderland have only one win in their last three matches, as they did beat AZ Alkmaar by 1-0. Disappointment followed, going down 5-3 against Manchester City, and 0-2 against Brighton.
Betting stats and facts for Torreense and Sunderland
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Torreense and Sunderland played across all tournaments.
- In 8 of the last 10 Torreense matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Torreense home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Torreense matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 10 of the last 11 Sunderland matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Sunderland matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Sunderland away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
In-form players: Torreense vs Sunderland
Manuel Pozo hit the target once in six Europa League, while Enzo Le Fee scored a similar amount in his last six games. Both’ll be hoping to double that at Dr. Magalhaes Pessoa.
Popular betting markets: Torreense vs Sunderland
Full-time result
Torreense won five of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Dr. Magalhaes Pessoa. They drew three and lost two as well, while Sunderland won three of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost five.
Both teams to score
Surprisingly, Torreense only scored the first goal of the match in two out of their last ten games. Sunderland got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. There appears to be a good chance of seeing Torreense on the scoreboard on Thursday with Sunderland managing just a single four clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The hosts fought their way to three clean sheets in their previous 10 matches.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Torreense, who scored an average of 0.9 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Sunderland’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.2 goals in these matches.
