Get ready for the first of two legs in this Europa League clash between Sevilla and Dinamo Zagreb

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Competition: Europe Europa League
Competition: Thu 17.February
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán (45500 seats)

The first of two encounters in the Europa League Knockout Round Play-offs, as the hometeam Sevilla will try to edge Dinamo Zagreb in their own ballpark.

Dinamo Zagreb 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.

This could be an engrossing game with lots of fun and bustle as both sides are well revitalized since they last ran out on the pitch. Let's get started!

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Sevilla form and stats

Sevilla have been outstanding at home so far in the La Liga with 9 wins, 3 draws and only 0 losses.

Sevilla are confident in defense, having played 230 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.

Sevilla's previous game was also played at home, ending 2-0 versus Elche. The home side are looking to build on that result. Acuña (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.72/10. Acuña hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times and had 49 successful passes (of 61 total).

Before that, Sevilla played out a La Liga draw 0-0 when visiting Osasuna.

The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Sevilla home games with this odds we find seven games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in six wins, one draw and zero defeats. Looking at the victories, four matches were won by at least two goals.

There will be little rest for Sevilla after this match as they are travelling to Espanyol for a La Liga game in only three days.

The Sevilla manager Argote has got the team scoring with 26 from 12 home games in the league. From these home matches, Sevilla have conceded only 10 goals.

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Dinamo Zagreb form and stats

The traveling awayteam has defeated Rapid Wien, Genk and West Ham United in order to reach knockout round play-offs of Europa League. Dinamo Zagreb's mission in Europa League last season failed in the quarter-finals against Villarreal.

The strength of Dinamo Zagreb on their travels this season is incredible with 25 points collected from 10 1. HNL away games. Dinamo Zagreb has 8-1-1 on the road, with 23 goals scored and 7 conceded. Total Europa League statistics for Dinamo Zagreb: 3 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses.

Oršić and Ademi scored in Dinamo Zagreb's previous match, the home game against Gorica that ended 2-1. The attacker Oršić got a match rating of 8.14 in that game. Oršić scored one goal, hit three key passes and had 21 successful passes (of 24 total).

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Istra 1961 at their stadium, the result 2-1.

After this away game Dinamo return home for a 1. HNL game against Lokomotiva Zagreb. That game is only three sleeps after this.

With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Dinamo Zagreb are regular goalscorers on their travels. Dinamo Zagreb are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 7 times in 10 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head totals (for the previous two meetings): Sevilla won two games, zero matches ended with a draw and Dinamo Zagreb have zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / one The matches between these teams have had a tendency to be from the last two duels.

Top Goalscorers

Dinamo ZagrebM. Oršić
M. Oršić
8 goals
SevillaR. Mir Vicente
R. Mir Vicente
7 goals
SevillaL. Ocampos
L. Ocampos
5 goals

Sevilla missing players

Dinamo Zagreb missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sevilla Dinamo Zagreb
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 11   Played P   11 25
13 7   Won W   8 17
8 3   Drew D   1 4
4 1   Lost L   2 4
34 21   Scored S   25 62
19 11   Conceded C   10 22
92% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 100%
64% 82%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   82% 92%
28% 45%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   55% 56%
12% 27%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   27% 32%
4% 9%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   27% 24%
44% 55%   BTTS BTTS   45% 48%
52% 45%   Clean Sheets C S   45% 44%
12% 0%   Failed to Score F T   9% 8%
 
4.5 5.8   Corners for (avg) C F   5.2 6.2
3.6 4   Corners against (avg) C A   4.5 3.5
2.3 2.1   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.3 1.6
2 1   Red cards R C   2 2
 
11.4 13.1   Shots (avg) S (   12.7 13.4
4 4.7   Shots on Target (avg) S O   5.1 5.3
34% 40%   Goal Efficiency G E   35% 37%
 
10.4 10.8   Shots against (avg) S A   7.9 7.3
2.8 3.3   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.2 3.1

  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 24 16 6 2 48 20 12 8 4 0 25 8 12 8 2 2 23 12 28 54
2 Sevilla 24 14 8 2 36 16 12 9 3 0 26 10 12 5 5 2 10 6 20 50
3 Real Betis 23 12 4 7 41 27 12 6 2 4 23 14 11 6 2 3 18 13 14 40
4 Atletico Madrid 23 11 6 6 42 33 11 7 3 1 21 11 12 4 3 5 21 22 9 39
5 Barcelona 22 10 8 4 36 25 11 7 2 2 23 13 11 3 6 2 13 12 11 38
6 Villarreal 24 9 9 6 38 23 13 7 4 2 29 13 11 2 5 4 9 10 15 36
7 Real Sociedad 22 9 8 5 22 21 11 5 4 2 7 6 11 4 4 3 15 15 1 35
8 Athletic Club 23 8 10 5 23 18 11 5 2 4 15 13 12 3 8 1 8 5 5 34
9 Osasuna 24 8 8 8 25 27 12 2 6 4 10 16 12 6 2 4 15 11 -2 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 23 9 4 10 27 27 12 8 2 2 20 8 11 1 2 8 7 19 0 31
12 Valencia 24 7 9 8 36 38 12 4 6 2 18 13 12 3 3 6 18 25 -2 30
13 Espanyol 23 7 6 10 27 32 11 6 2 3 16 13 12 1 4 7 11 19 -5 27
14 Elche 24 6 8 10 26 33 11 4 5 2 13 11 13 2 3 8 13 22 -7 26
15 Getafe 24 6 7 11 23 27 12 6 2 4 17 11 12 0 5 7 6 16 -4 25
16 Granada 23 5 9 9 26 34 11 4 3 4 16 17 12 1 6 5 10 17 -8 24
17 Mallorca 22 5 8 9 19 34 11 3 6 2 10 9 11 2 2 7 9 25 -15 23
18 Deportivo Alaves 24 5 5 14 19 39 13 4 3 6 10 15 11 1 2 8 9 24 -20 20
19 Cadiz 24 3 10 11 20 38 12 0 7 5 8 17 12 3 3 6 12 21 -18 19
20 Levante 22 1 8 13 21 46 11 1 6 4 11 17 11 0 2 9 10 29 -25 11
  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 22 15 4 3 47 17 12 7 3 2 24 10 10 8 1 1 23 7 30 49
2 Hajduk Split 22 13 5 4 42 21 10 6 2 2 15 5 12 7 3 2 27 16 21 44
3 Osijek 22 12 7 3 33 17 11 7 2 2 19 9 11 5 5 1 14 8 16 43
4 Rijeka 22 13 4 5 45 31 12 7 2 3 23 15 10 6 2 2 22 16 14 43
5 Gorica 23 8 5 10 29 36 11 2 4 5 15 22 12 6 1 5 14 14 -7 29
6 Lokomotiva Zagreb 23 7 7 9 35 34 12 5 5 2 21 14 11 2 2 7 14 20 1 28
7 Sibenik 23 6 5 12 31 43 11 4 1 6 17 20 12 2 4 6 14 23 -12 23
8 Slaven Koprivnica 23 6 5 12 23 37 11 2 3 6 12 19 12 4 2 6 11 18 -14 23
9 Istra 1961 23 6 4 13 28 45 12 5 0 7 22 24 11 1 4 6 6 21 -17 22
10 Hrvatski Dragovoljac 23 2 4 17 22 54 11 0 3 8 8 21 12 2 1 9 14 33 -32 10

Sevilla:
Table
  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 22 15 4 3 47 17 12 7 3 2 24 10 10 8 1 1 23 7 30 49
2 Hajduk Split 22 13 5 4 42 21 10 6 2 2 15 5 12 7 3 2 27 16 21 44
3 Osijek 22 12 7 3 33 17 11 7 2 2 19 9 11 5 5 1 14 8 16 43
4 Rijeka 22 13 4 5 45 31 12 7 2 3 23 15 10 6 2 2 22 16 14 43
5 Gorica 23 8 5 10 29 36 11 2 4 5 15 22 12 6 1 5 14 14 -7 29
6 Lokomotiva Zagreb 23 7 7 9 35 34 12 5 5 2 21 14 11 2 2 7 14 20 1 28
7 Sibenik 23 6 5 12 31 43 11 4 1 6 17 20 12 2 4 6 14 23 -12 23
8 Slaven Koprivnica 23 6 5 12 23 37 11 2 3 6 12 19 12 4 2 6 11 18 -14 23
9 Istra 1961 23 6 4 13 28 45 12 5 0 7 22 24 11 1 4 6 6 21 -17 22
10 Hrvatski Dragovoljac 23 2 4 17 22 54 11 0 3 8 8 21 12 2 1 9 14 33 -32 10

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The UEFA Europa League, abbreviated as UEL and commonly referred to as just the Europa League, is an annual football club competition organised by UEFA. It is the second-tier competition for football clubs in Europa, beneath the UEFA Champions League in value and importance. Teams qualify through their performance in their national leagues and cup competitions. Some teams qualify from the Champions League; more precisely the teams who are knocked out in the playoff qualifying round and the third-place finishers of the group stage. The winner of the Europa League qualifies for the Champions League in their next competitive season.