Sunderland host Dinamo Zagreb in the UEFA Europa League. Dinamo have been winning fairly consistently across their recent matches, while Sunderland's results have been a bit more up and down.
Both sides have only played once in this season's league phase so far, with Sunderland winning their opener and Dinamo drawing theirs. That leaves a lot still to find out before this one kicks off.
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Form Check: Contrasting Patterns
Sunderland's sample covers Premier League, League Cup and Europa League games, plus some leftover fixtures from last season. The overall picture is ten wins, three draws and seven losses from twenty matches, with a 1-0 Europa League win over AZ Alkmaar standing out as their most relevant result here.
Sunderland: 20 completed matches; Dinamo Zagreb: 20 completed matches.
Sunderland
- Win
- 50% 10 / 20
- Draw
- 15% 3 / 20
- Loss
- 35% 7 / 20
- Scored
- 30
- Conceded
- 29
- Difference
- +1
Dinamo Zagreb
- Win
- 65% 13 / 20
- Draw
- 25% 5 / 20
- Loss
- 10% 2 / 20
- Scored
- 55
- Conceded
- 20
- Difference
- +35
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier League | Manchester City | Sunderland | 20.09.2026 | 5-3 |
| UEFA Europa League | Sunderland | AZ Alkmaar | 16.09.2026 | 1-0 |
| Premier League | Sunderland | Arsenal | 12.09.2026 | 0-2 |
| League Cup | Sunderland | Hull City | 08.09.2026 | 1-0 |
| Premier League | Brentford | Sunderland | 05.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| Premier League | Sunderland | Fulham | 30.08.2026 | 1-0 |
| Premier League | Ipswich | Sunderland | 22.08.2026 | 2-1 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Sunderland | Rennes | 15.08.2026 | 2-1 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Lens | Sunderland | 08.08.2026 | 0-2 |
| Premier League - Summer Series | Wrexham | Sunderland | 02.08.2026 | 0-1 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | Vukovar | Dinamo Zagreb | 04.10.2026 | 0-4 |
| HNL | Dinamo Zagreb | NK Lokomotiva Zagreb | 20.09.2026 | 3-2 |
| UEFA Europa League | Hapoel Beer Sheva | Dinamo Zagreb | 16.09.2026 | 0-0 |
| HNL | NK Osijek | Dinamo Zagreb | 12.09.2026 | 4-2 |
| Cup | Bedem Ivankovo | Dinamo Zagreb | 09.09.2026 | 0-4 |
| HNL | Dinamo Zagreb | HNK Gorica | 05.09.2026 | 1-0 |
| HNL | Istra 1961 | Dinamo Zagreb | 29.08.2026 | 2-2 |
| UEFA Champions League | Viking | Dinamo Zagreb | 26.08.2026 | 3-1 |
| HNL | Dinamo Zagreb | NK Varazdin | 22.08.2026 | 3-1 |
| UEFA Champions League | Dinamo Zagreb | Viking | 18.08.2026 | 2-2 |
Dinamo Zagreb's record looks a lot stronger on paper: thirteen wins from twenty games and only two defeats. That tally is boosted by some one-sided cup and friendly wins, but their Croatian league form has also held up, with just one defeat in six HNL matches in this sample.
Dinamo's numbers are eye-catching, but a good chunk of their goals have come against weaker opposition rather than true European tests.
Comparative Team Statistics: Sunderland vs Dinamo Zagreb
Early Days in the League Phase
Both teams have played just a single match in this season's Europa League league phase. Sunderland sit 15th after winning their opener, while Dinamo are down in 19th following a goalless draw.
| № | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Red Bull Salzburg | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 3 |
| 15 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 3 |
| 16 | Omonia Nicosia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 3 |
| 18 | Rennes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 1 |
| 19 | Dinamo Zagreb | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 1 |
| 20 | Hapoel Beer Sheva | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 1 |
One result each means the table tells us very little yet.
What to Expect
Sunderland have already shown they can get a result in this competition, beating AZ Alkmaar at home. Dinamo have scored freely in various competitions this season, though their European form has looked more cagey, including a goalless draw away at Hapoel Beer Sheva.
With a month still to go until kickoff, team news and form could shift further by the time these two actually meet. Nothing in the data points firmly to a one-sided contest.
Squad lists and player details
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Meunier | Belgium | 35 | Defender | 190 | 78 |
| N. Mukiele | France | 28 | Defender | 187 | 84 |
| G. Xhaka | Switzerland | 34 | Midfielder | 186 | 80 |
| O. Alderete | Paraguay | 29 | Defender | 188 | 77 |
| S. Moore | England | 36 | Goalkeeper | 191 | 83 |
| A. Browne | Republic of Ireland | 31 | Midfielder | 179 | 74 |
| L. O'Nien | England | 31 | Midfielder | 174 | 74 |
| E. Le Fée | France | 26 | Midfielder | 170 | 63 |
| Reinildo | Mozambique | 32 | Defender | 183 | 73 |
| K. Danso | Austria | 28 | Defender | 190 | 85 |
| B. Brobbey | Netherlands | 24 | Attacker | 180 | 78 |
| D. Ballard | Northern Ireland | 27 | Defender | 187 | 85 |
| W. Isidor | France | 26 | Attacker | 186 | 79 |
| T. Hume | Northern Ireland | 24 | Midfielder | 180 | 75 |
| R. Roefs | Netherlands | 23 | Goalkeeper | 193 | 72 |
| M. Ellborg | Sweden | 23 | Goalkeeper | n/a | n/a |
| R. Mundle | England | 23 | Attacker | 180 | 61 |
| N. Angulo | Ecuador | 23 | Attacker | 184 | 65 |
| H. Diarra | France | 22 | Midfielder | 179 | 74 |
| C. Talbi | Morocco | 21 | Attacker | 175 | 65 |
| C. Rigg | England | 19 | Midfielder | 177 | 65 |
| M. Fofana | Belgium | 21 | Midfielder | 169 | 61 |
| J. Whittaker | England | 19 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| N. Sadiki | Belgium | 21 | Midfielder | 165 | 58 |
| Jenson Jones | England | 20 | Defender | 182 | n/a |
| Timur Tuterov | Ukraine | 21 | Attacker | 183 | 70 |
| D. Methalie | France | 20 | Defender | 186 | 70 |
| J. Bi | Côte d'Ivoire | 21 | Attacker | 177 cm | n/a |
| T. Proctor | n/a | n/a | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| Jules Ahoka | n/a | n/a | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Kotarski | Croatia | 26 | Goalkeeper | 189 | 75 |
| S. Prevljak | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 31 | Attacker | 187 | 75 |
| R. Mudražija | Croatia | 29 | Midfielder | 177 | n/a |
| D. Zagorac | Croatia | 39 | Goalkeeper | 186 | 80 |
| M. Oršić | Croatia | 33 | Midfielder | 179 | 69 |
| M. Zajc | Slovenia | 32 | Midfielder | 180 | 76 |
| J. Mišić | Croatia | 32 | Midfielder | 178 | 71 |
| S. Radeljić | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 29 | Defender | 189 | n/a |
| L. Ivanušec | Croatia | 27 | Midfielder | 175 | 76 |
| I. Filipović | Croatia | 31 | Goalkeeper | 197 | 92 |
| B. Goda | Croatia | 28 | Defender | 182 | 83 |
| I. Nevistić | Croatia | 28 | Goalkeeper | 195 | 85 |
| S. McKenna | Scotland | 29 | Defender | 189 | 74 |
| A. Hoxha | Kosovo | 28 | Attacker | 185 | 77 |
| K. Kravtsov | Russia | 24 | Midfielder | 187 | 77 |
| D. Beljo | Croatia | 24 | Attacker | 195 | 84 |
| N. Galešić | Croatia | 25 | Defender | 182 | n/a |
| M. Lisica | Croatia | 23 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| G. Vidović | Croatia | 22 | Midfielder | 180 | 75 |
| M. Valinčić | Croatia | 23 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| Raúl Torrente | Spain | 25 | Defender | 193 | 79 |
| M. Bakrar | Algeria | 25 | Attacker | 183 | 80 |
| Paul Bismarck Tabinas | Philippines | 24 | Defender | 185 | 75 |
| L. Stojković | Croatia | 22 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| L. Kačavenda | Croatia | 23 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| Olof Matteo Perez Vinlöf | Sweden | 20 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| F. Topić | Croatia | 22 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| Iker Almena | Spain | 22 | Attacker | 177 | 64 |
| Sergi Domínguez | Spain | 21 | Defender | 188 | 78 |
| N. Nsoki | n/a | n/a | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| S. Sunta | n/a | n/a | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
There's enough here to watch the game with interest, but not enough to make a confident call. Sunderland have shown some European promise, and Dinamo have been free-scoring in their own fixtures, but neither has a run of current-season results solid enough to lean on.
We'll wait for clearer markets and fresher form closer to kickoff before considering a bet on this one.
Who will win?
