Sunderland vs Dinamo Zagreb Betting Tips - High Scoring Home Win in the Europa League

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Last updated: Wed 04 Nov 2026 09:21

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Sunderland have won 4 home games this season
Dinamo Zagreb lost 4-2 in their most recent Europa League match
A home win with over 2.5 goals has good value

Sunderland have won 5 of their last 8 home games (Getty)

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Most of Sunderland’s wins this season have come at the Stadium of Light, and Dinamo Zagreb have had some shock losses. Both sides struggle to keep the goals out and a high-scoring Europa League home win is predicted.

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Key Stats - Plenty of Goals
H2H
Sunderland to Use Home Advantage
Dinamo Zagreb Are Inconsistent
Predicted Starting Lineups & Team News

Key Stats - Plenty of Goals

Sunderland have seen over 3.5 goals in their last 2 games.
Dinamo Zagreb have seen over 2.5 goals in 3 of their last 4 matches.
Dinamo Zagreb have lost 2 of their last 3 games.

H2H

This will be the first-ever meeting between Sunderland and Dinamo Zagreb.

Sunderland to Use Home Advantage

Regis Le Bris’ Sunderland are a solid home side. The Premier League team are undefeated in eight of their last 10 at the Stadium of Light, winning six.

Four of Sunderland’s five wins this season have come at home. The Wearside outfit beat AZ Alkmaar 1-0 at home in their Europa League opener and also defeated Torreense 2-1 away.

The Black Cats extended their European unbeaten run with a 1-1 draw at Lech Poznan. Le Bris side then drew 0-0 with Leeds and beat Brentford 3-2 in the EFL Cup, both at the Stadium of Light.

Sunderland couldn’t continue their unbeaten run and lost 3-1 at Coventry. They trailed 3-0 after 52 minutes, had 1.82 XG and Enzo Le Fee scored a late penalty.

Dinamo Zagreb Are Inconsistent

Dinamo Zagreb sacked Mario Kovacevic as head coach on Sunday after a decline in form. The Croatian side are winless in five of their last 10 games and appointed Jerko Leko as interim boss.

The Blues have had shock defeats in two of their last three games. A 4-2 home loss against Nijmegen in the Europa League came before a 2-1 victory over Rijeka.

Zagreb then lost 1-0 at Rudes in the HNL. They had 2.61 XG, 26 shots and couldn’t reply to Rudes’ 30th-minute winner.

Predicted Starting Lineups & Team News

Sunderland (4-2-3-1): Robin Roefs; Trai Hume, Kevin Danso, Omar Alderete, Dayann Methalie; Noah Sadiki, Jules Ahoka; Nilson Angulo, Enzo Le Fee, Malick Fofana; Wilson Isidor

Defender Nordi Mukiele is unavailable due to concussion. Centre-back Dan Ballard and winger Romaine Mundle are injured and won’t feature.

Habib Diarra is also an injury doubt after missing the Coventry game with a muscle issue. Regis Le Bris confirmed the midfielder’s injury and said:

“So Habib, it's a shame because he got a muscle injury during the training session. We don't know yet the severity of it."

Dinamo Zagreb (4-2-3-1): Dominik Kotarski; Moris Valincic, Sergi Dominguez, Niko Galesic, Bruno Goda; Josip Misic, Daniel Rodriguez; Luka Stojkovic, Kirill Kravtsov, Luka Ivanusec; Dion Beljo

Defender Scott McKenna has missed the last two games with a back strain and won’t feature against Sunderland.

Verdict

Sunderland v Dinamo Zagreb

Sunderland have enough quality to defeat an out-of-form Dinamo Zagreb at home. These sides see plenty of high-scoring results and a Black Cats win with over 2.5 goals is the best bet.

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Alex is a full-time sports writer, covering football, cricket, golf, rugby and tennis as well as providing informative betting guides.

Alex was born in London and studied at Swansea University in Wales. He used to work as a teacher in London but changed a few years ago to work as a full-time sports writer. Mostly enjoys watching and writing about football, cricket, golf, rugby and tennis.

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