Get ready for the return leg of the Europa League Knockout Round Play-offs between Dinamo Zagreb and Sevilla. This should be an interesting match and this preview contains everything you need to know. Read on!
Sevilla have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 2600 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
It's no vacation for neither Dinamo nor Sevilla as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Dinamo Zagreb form and stats
This is not the first game this season in the Europa League for Dinamo Zagreb, as the manager Kopić led his troops to eliminate Rapid Wien, Genk and West Ham United, and reach the Knockout Round Play-offs. Last season, Dinamo Zagreb's Europa League journey ended in the quarter-finals against Villarreal.7 victories, 4 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Dinamo Zagreb have to build on here at Stadion Maksimir in the 1. HNL. 3W-1D-3L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Europa League for Dinamo Zagreb.
The home followers saw a 0-0 draw versus Lokomotiva Zagreb last time out and are looking for a win here. Šutalo, defender, was given a rating of 7.81/10 in that game, top of the team. Šutalo hit one key pass and won 9 of 12 duels.
There will be little rest for Dinamo Zagreb after this match as they are travelling to Osijek for a 1. HNL game in only three days.
The Dinamo fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 24 goals in 13 league matches. From these home matches, Dinamo Zagreb have conceded only 10 goals.
Sevilla form and stats
Nothing but glory last season for Sevilla, as they won the Europa League.The visitors are W5-D6-L2 on the road this term. That's in the La Liga.
Sevilla has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Espanyol for a 1-1 draw. The attacker Mir got a match rating of 7.44 in that game. Mir scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
After this away game Sevilla return home for a La Liga game against Real Betis. That game is only three sleeps after this.
The visitors have scored 11 goals from 13 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (7 so far).
Head 2 Head
This isn't the first time these two teams get together this campaign, as the statistics show this recent game: Sevilla - Dinamo Zagreb 3-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last three matches): Dinamo Zagreb zero wins, zero draws and Sevilla three victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Oršić 8 goals |   R. Mir Vicente 8 goals |  B. Petković 5 goals |
Dinamo Zagreb missing players
Sevilla missing players
| Dinamo Zagreb | Sevilla | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 8 | Won | W | 5 | 13 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Drew | D | 5 | 8 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | ||
| 48 | 29 | Scored | S | 13 | 37 | ||
| 25 | 12 | Conceded | C | 9 | 21 | ||
| 96% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 88% | 93% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 62% | 72% | ||
| 52% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 15% | 32% | ||
| 28% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 16% | ||
| 16% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 52% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 52% | ||
| 40% | 43% | Clean Sheets | C S | 46% | 44% | ||
| 12% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 8% | ||
| 6 | 6.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 4.6 | ||
| 3.6 | 2.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.4 | 3.8 | ||
| 1.7 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.4 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 13.1 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.2 | 11.8 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 4.1 | ||
| 33% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 36% | ||
| 8 | 7.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.9 | 10.3 | ||
| 3.3 | 3.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.4 | 2.8 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Dinamo Zagreb | 23 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 47 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 30 | 50 |
| 2 | Osijek | 24 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 37 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 18 | 49 |
| 3 | Hajduk Split | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 45 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 16 | 24 | 47 |
| 4 | Rijeka | 24 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 49 | 34 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 46 |
| 5 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 35 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 1 | 29 |
| 6 | Gorica | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 29 | 39 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 14 | -10 | 29 |
| 7 | Slaven Koprivnica | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 37 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 18 | -11 | 26 |
| 8 | Sibenik | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 33 | 47 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 27 | -14 | 23 |
| 9 | Istra 1961 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 30 | 48 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 24 | 27 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 21 | -18 | 22 |
| 10 | Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 24 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 57 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 33 | -35 | 10 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Real Madrid | 25 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 51 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 31 | 57 |
| 2 | Sevilla | 25 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 37 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 51 |
| 3 | Real Betis | 25 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 47 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 17 | 46 |
| 4 | Barcelona | 24 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 42 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 42 |
| 5 | Atlético Madrid | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 45 | 34 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 22 | 11 | 42 |
| 6 | Villarreal | 25 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 42 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 39 |
| 7 | Real Sociedad | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 19 | -1 | 38 |
| 8 | Athletic Club | 25 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 29 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 37 |
| 9 | Osasuna | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 30 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 11 | -5 | 32 |
| 10 | Celta de Vigo | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 31 |
| 11 | Rayo Vallecano | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 29 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 21 | -1 | 31 |
| 12 | Valencia | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 37 | 42 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 25 | -5 | 30 |
| 13 | Espanyol | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 30 | 35 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 19 | -5 | 29 |
| 14 | Elche | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 28 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 22 | -6 | 29 |
| 15 | Getafe | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 17 | -4 | 26 |
| 16 | Mallorca | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 38 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 27 | -15 | 26 |
| 17 | Granada | 25 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 27 | 40 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -13 | 24 |
| 18 | Cadiz | 25 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 39 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 21 | -18 | 20 |
| 19 | Deportivo Alaves | 25 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 42 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 27 | -23 | 20 |
| 20 | Levante | 24 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 50 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 29 | -26 | 14 |
