Torreense have only won two of their nine matches this season.
All three of Sunderland’s wins this season have been by a 1-0 scoreline
Enzo Le Fee has had 15 shots in seven matches.
Second-tier Torreense opened their Europa League campaign with a victory over Lillestrom last month and, despite an underwhelming start to the domestic season, they will now look to defy the odds against Sunderland.
The Black Cats are taking part in continental competition for the first time in over five decades and, like their hosts, they also began their campaign with a victory last month.
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Key Stats
Torreense have failed to score on four occasions this season
The Portuguese side have lost four of their nine fixtures this term
Dany Jean has received four yellow cards in nine appearances
Enzo Le Fee has had one or more shots on target in four of his last six appearances
Torreense have averaged a goal per game so far this season
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Sunderland to win to nil
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Score prediction
Team news
Nuno Jatta is Torreense’s only confirmed absentee after he was sent off against Lillestrom, with the Portuguese side expected to be spearheaded by Malik Abubakari.
Sunderland will be without Brian Brobbey, with Wilson Isidor expected to come into the side to lead the line. Brobbey is joined by Dan Ballard, Romaine Mundle and Habib Diarra on the sidelines.
Need to know
Torreense’s stunning Taca de Portugal success in May saw them become the third non-top-flight club to qualify for the Europa League, but they missed out on promotion from the second tier.
Sunderland are playing in their first European campaign since 1973 after securing their highest Premier League finish for 25 years last season.
Prediction
Sunderland may be struggling to match their phenomenal 2025-26 start to the season, but they have a huge quality advantage over second-tier Torreense and can use that to their benefit on Thursday.
All three of their victories this term have been accompanied by a clean sheet and the hosts have failed to score four times, so the Black Cats’ defence should not be too concerned in Leiria.
With Brian Brobbey sidelined, more onus may fall on Enzo Le Fee in the attacking department. The Frenchman has had 15 shots for Sunderland this season and has had at least one effort on target in four of his last six appearances, scoring twice in the process.
He will go up against midfielder Dany Jean, who was booked for a second successive game against Tondela at the weekend to take his tally to four cautions for the season.
Jean will have plenty of defensive work to do against Sunderland and it would not be a surprise to see him in trouble with the referee again.
