Sunderland vs Dinamo Zagreb prediction and preview
Europa League · Thursday 5 November 2026, 20:00 UTC
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Sunderland vs Dinamo Zagreb
Europa League · Thursday 5 November 2026, 20:00 UTC · Stadium of Light, Sunderland
Sunderland vs Dinamo Zagreb preview
Sunderland host Dinamo Zagreb in the Europa League on Thursday 5 November 2026, kick-off 20:00 UTC at Stadium of Light in Sunderland. Sunderland are 9th in the table with 7 points from 3, while Dinamo Zagreb are 18th in the table with 4 points from 3.
Sunderland have collected 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats from their last 5 league games; Dinamo Zagreb have 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats over the same stretch. Over their last 6, Sunderland have scored 0.7 and conceded 1.5 goals per game, with 2 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. Dinamo Zagreb average 1.3 scored and 1.7 conceded across their last 6, with 2 clean sheets.
Sunderland are without Dan Ballard (injury) and Romaine Mundle (injury). Dan Ballard has featured heavily in recent matches. Andrea Colombo is the appointed referee. Across 75 earlier matches in our data the average is 4.6 yellow cards per game and 0.2 penalties per game, and home sides won 40% of those games.
Bookmaker prices make Sunderland clear favourites. Probabilities describe uncertainty; they are not guarantees.
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Form and table
- SunderlandLast five: W L D D L
- Dinamo ZagrebLast five: D L D W L
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Sunderland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | WWD |
| 18 | Dinamo Zagreb | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 4 | DWL |
Team news
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Sunderland expected line-up (4-2-3-1)
Robin Roefs, Nordi Mukiele, Kevin Danso, Luke O'Nien, Dayann Methalie, Granit Xhaka, Jules Ahoka, Malick Fofana, Habib Diarra, Nilson Angulo, Timur Tuterov
Dinamo Zagreb expected line-up (4-1-4-1)
Dominik Kotarski, Moris Valincic, Sergi Domínguez Viloria, Niko Galesic, Matteo Pérez Vinlöf, Josip Misic, Dani Rodríguez, Luka Stojkovic, Luka Ivanušec, Mislav Orsic, Dion Beljo
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