Sunderland have 17 shots but Dinamo Zagreb take the points
Attendance 44,269 · Referee Andrea Colombo
Dinamo Zagreb scored twice in the first 39 minutes at the Stadium of Light and kept Sunderland out for the rest of the game. Stojković scored the first in the 22nd minute and made the second for Beljo in the 39th. Sunderland finished with 17 shots to nine and 33 touches in the opposition box to eight, and Dinamo Zagreb's goalkeeper made seven saves.
- L. Stojković 22'
- D. Beljo 39'
The match in three moments
- 22'Dinamo Zagreb
Stojković opens the scoring
Stojković put Dinamo Zagreb ahead in the 22nd minute, with 44,269 at the Stadium of Light.
- 39'Dinamo Zagreb
Beljo doubles the lead
Stojković turned provider in the 39th minute and Beljo scored, so Dinamo Zagreb went in at half-time two goals up.
- 55'Sunderland
Hume booked after the changes
Régis Le Bris made four changes in the 46th minute, Hume among them for Meunier. Hume was booked in the 55th, Sunderland's third yellow card of the game after Xhaka and Danso.
How the game unfolded
Andrea Colombo refereed in front of 44,269 at the Stadium of Light, with a 20:00 UK kick-off. Le Bris picked a four-two-three-one: Roefs in goal behind Meunier, Danso, Alderete and Méthalie, Xhaka and Ahoka in front of them, and Angulo, Rigg and Fofana supporting Isidor. Jerko Leko's Dinamo Zagreb played four-one-four-one, with Kotarski behind Valinčić, Sergi Domínguez, Galešić and Goda, Mišić screening, and Lisica, Kačavenda, Stojković and Oršić behind Beljo. Xhaka and Mišić wore the armbands.
Stojković opened the scoring in the 22nd minute. Galešić was booked in the 25th, and two Sunderland players went into the book before the break, Xhaka in the 28th and Danso in the 36th. In the 39th Stojković set up Beljo for the second, and the half ended with Dinamo Zagreb two goals to the good.
Le Bris made four changes in the 46th minute: Hume for Meunier, Le Fée for Rigg, Reinildo Mandava for Méthalie and Sadiki for Ahoka. Leko replaced Sergi Domínguez with Radeljić in the same minute, and Kačavenda was booked. Hume went into the book in the 55th. In the 64th Brobbey came on for Isidor and Ivanušec for Stojković. Prevljak replaced Beljo in the 70th, and Hoxha and Pérez Vinlöf came on for Oršić and Goda in the 80th. Neither side scored again.
The statistics belonged to Sunderland. They had 62 per cent of the ball, 455 passes to 281 and a pass accuracy of 84.2 per cent to 69.0. They took 17 shots to nine, put seven on target to four and had 33 touches in the opposition box to Dinamo Zagreb's eight, with 26 crosses to 11. Dinamo Zagreb's reply was 40 clearances to 24, 62 long balls to 44 and seven saves to Sunderland's one. Thirty-three touches in the box is a lot of knocking. Forty clearances is a household that kept answering the door.
Before this game Sunderland's form guide listed a 3-2 League Cup win over Brentford (our report), a goalless draw with Leeds United (report), a 1-1 draw with Lech Poznań and defeats by Coventry City (report) and Bournemouth. Dinamo Zagreb's guide listed wins over Rijeka, Slaven Koprivnica and Anderlecht and defeats by Rudeš and NEC Nijmegen. Two first-half finishes decided the score; nothing Sunderland did with the ball afterwards moved it.
Match at a glance
Sunderland / Dinamo Zagreb
Goals and cards, minute by minute
- 22'L. StojkovićGoal · Dinamo Zagreb
- 25'N. GalešićYellow card · Dinamo Zagreb
- 28'G. XhakaYellow card · Sunderland
- 36'K. DansoYellow card · Sunderland
- 39'D. BeljoGoal · Dinamo Zagreb · assist L. Stojković
- 46'L. KačavendaYellow card · Dinamo Zagreb
- 55'T. HumeYellow card · Sunderland
Match statistics
Sunderland / Dinamo Zagreb
The basics
Attack
Passing
Defending
Goalkeeping
Line-ups
Sunderland 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Régis Le Bris
- 22 R. Roefs
- 12 T. Meunier Off 46' for T. Hume
- 6 D. Méthalie Off 46' for Reinildo Mandava
- 29 J. Ahoka Off 46' for N. Sadiki
- 4 K. Danso Yellow card 36'
- 15 O. Alderete
- 10 N. Angulo
- 34 G. Xhaka (c) Yellow card 28'
- 18 W. Isidor Off 64' for B. Brobbey
- 11 C. Rigg Off 46' for E. Le Fée
- 39 M. Fofana
Substitutes
- 9 B. Brobbey On 64' for W. Isidor
- 32 T. Hume Yellow card 55' On 46' for T. Meunier
- 48 Jenson Jones
- 28 E. Le Fée On 46' for C. Rigg
- 17 Reinildo Mandava On 46' for D. Méthalie
- 21 S. Moore
- 13 L. O'Nien
- 77 T. Proctor
- 27 N. Sadiki On 46' for J. Ahoka
- 7 C. Talbi
- 57 T. Tutierov
- 40 J. Whittaker
Dinamo Zagreb 4 - 1 - 4 - 1
Manager: Jerko Leko
- 24 D. Kotarski
- 25 M. Valinčić
- 3 B. Goda Off 80' for M. Pérez Vinlöf
- 27 J. Mišić (c)
- 36 Sergi Domínguez Off 46' for S. Radeljić
- 15 N. Galešić Yellow card 25'
- 21 M. Lisica
- 80 L. Kačavenda Yellow card 46'
- 9 D. Beljo Off 70' for S. Prevljak
- 10 L. Stojković Off 64' for L. Ivanušec
- 99 M. Oršić Off 80' for A. Hoxha
Substitutes
- 23 Iker Almena
- 44 I. Filipović
- 11 A. Hoxha On 80' for M. Oršić
- 17 L. Ivanušec On 64' for L. Stojković
- 35 N. Mikić
- 14 S. Prevljak On 70' for D. Beljo
- 22 M. Pérez Vinlöf On 80' for B. Goda
- 6 S. Radeljić On 46' for Sergi Domínguez
- 7 Dani Rodríguez
- 1 D. Zagorac
- 8 M. Zajc
- 41 S. Šunta
UEFA Europa League table
In the Europa League table as it stood at 22:15 on 5 November, with this match included, Dinamo Zagreb were ninth and Sunderland 11th, both on seven points from four games. Six clubs had seven points, from Beşiktaş in eighth to Olympique Lyonnais in 13th.
Standings as BBC showed them on 5 November 2026 at 22:15, with this match included. Top 6 and the two clubs in this match. P played · W won · D drawn · L lost · GF goals for · GA goals against · GD goal difference · Pts points.
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 12 |
| 2 | Bournemouth | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 12 |
| 3 | Ferencváros | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 12 |
| 4 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 5 | Juventus | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 10 |
| 6 | Olympiakos | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 9 | Dinamo Zagreb | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 11 | Sunderland | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
Where the figures come from
Scores, scorers, statistics, line-ups and the table come from the BBC Sport match page, accessed . The analysis and wording are The Sports Guru's own.