Europa League: Sunderland vs Dinamo Zagreb – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Europa League round 4 match between Sunderland and Dinamo Zagreb and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Sunderland hope to live up to their early billing as the Europa League title favourites this coming Thursday when they welcome Dinamo Zagreb over to the Stadium of Light for a round 4 match.

Form: Sunderland vs Dinamo Zagreb

Sunderland Form

Sunderland went through their last three matches with a 0-0 draw against Leeds, a 3-2 win against Brentford and a 3-1 defeat against Coventry. Sunderland only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Stadium of Light in the Europa League. They also drew zero and lost zero of these six encounters, in which they scored one and conceded zero goals.

Dinamo Zagreb Form

Dinamo Zagreb recorded a diverse set of results in their last three matches. They began with a 0-0 draw with Hapoel Beer Sheva. A 1-0 win against Anderlecht followed, before a 2-4 defeat against NEC Nijmegen in their most recent match. Dinamo Zagreb claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Europa League. They also drew three and were defeated two times, as they were outscored by 11 goals to seven.

Betting stats and facts for Sunderland and Dinamo Zagreb

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Sunderland and Dinamo Zagreb. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players in form: Sunderland vs Dinamo Zagreb

Having scored just once lately in the Europa League, Enzo Le Fee will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Dinamo Zagreb hope Dion Drena Beljo can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of four Europa League goals in his last six Europa League games.

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Full-time result

Sunderland won seven of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Stadium of Light. They drew one and lost two as well, while Dinamo Zagreb won three of their last 10 games away. They drew three and lost four.

Both teams to score

Sunderland scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Dinamo Zagreb got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Sunderland managed the first goal of the game in only four of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Dinamo Zagreb were first on target in six of their last 10 outings.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Sunderland, who scored an average of 1.1 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Dinamo Zagreb, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of two times goals per game themselves.