Soccer betting preview: Puskás welcomes MOL Vidi in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: Hungary OTP Bank Liga
Competition: Sun 30.January
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Puskás Akadémia Pancho Aréna (3500 seats)

OTP Bank Liga: A pair of participants who have done superbly as yet. Get to know Puskás - MOL Vidi with this full preview!

Insights:
  • Puskás have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • MOL Vidi is in the best form (4-0-2) in OTP Bank Liga

There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.

The hosts Puskás saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the OTP Bank Liga. This match was also played here at Puskás Akadémia Pancho Aréna. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, MOL Vidi have had more rest.

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Puskás form and stats

16 points is a decent return from 8 OTP Bank Liga games here at Puskás Akadémia Pancho Aréna for Puskás. The data says 5 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses.

Puskás's previous game was also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Ferencváros (placed 1st). The home side are looking to build on that result.

Before that game, the home loss against Club Brugge with the scoreline 0-1.

This is expected to be a close game, with Puskás perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Puskás as a small favourite), we find four games. Puskás has won one of these, drawn zero and lost three.

Puskás have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Puskás Akadémia Pancho Aréna with 13 goals in 8 league matches. 10 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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MOL Vidi form and stats

There's been little loot from MOL Vidi's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 8 away games in the OTP Bank Liga. MOL Vidi only have 1 win to counter their 3 defeats and 4 draws. Momentum is building for MOL Vidi in their away games, having won their two previous outings.

The MOL Vidi goalkeeper Daniel Kovacs is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 248 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

Vidi play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-0 victory visiting Sturm Graz.

That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Mezőkövesd-Zsóry in the OTP Bank Liga.

There's been a serious shortage of goals from MOL Vidi's away games in the league this season with only 8 goals from 8 matches. 11 goals have been conceded by MOL Vidi in these games.

Head 2 Head

MOL Vidi - Puskás 0-0 was the score in these sides' latest H2H match, earlier this season. Data for the former ten meetings featuring these two sides are: four wins for Puskás, three draws and three wins for MOL Vidi. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.

Top Goalscorers

MOL VidiK. Kodro
K. Kodro
9 goals
MOL VidiI. Petryak
I. Petryak
5 goals
PuskásM. Băluță
M. Băluță
4 goals

Puskás missing players

MOL Vidi missing players

Puskás MOL Vidi
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
17 8 2 Played P 2 8 17
10 5 1 Won W 0 1 8
4 1 0 Drew D 0 4 5
3 2 1 Lost L 2 3 4
26 13 1 Scored S 1 8 23
18 10 1 Conceded C 5 11 18
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
71% 75% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 88% 76%
47% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 38% 53%
24% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 12% 12%
12% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 6%
53% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 62% 59%
41% 38% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 12% 24%
12% 12% 50% Failed to Score F T 50% 25% 24%
 
4.6 4.6 6.5 Corners for (avg) C F 5 5.4 4.8
5.6 5.2 7 Corners against (avg) C A 3.5 3.9 4.9
2.5 2.9 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.8 2.4
3 2 0 Red cards R C 1 1 4
 
9.6 11.4 12.5 Shots (avg) S ( 6.5 9.4 9.5
4.2 4.5 3.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.9 4.5
37% 36% 14% Goal Efficiency G E 17% 26% 30%
 
10 11 7 Shots against (avg) S A 12.5 8.9 9.9
4.6 4.9 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6.5 3.2 4.1
Key stats in OTP Bank Liga this season:
  • MOL Vidi haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • MOL Vidi is in the best form (4-0-2) in OTP Bank Liga
  • Puskás have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Puskás haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Ferencváros 17 11 2 4 32 13 9 5 2 2 18 9 8 6 0 2 14 4 19 35
2 Varda SE 17 10 4 3 31 17 9 6 2 1 19 8 8 4 2 2 12 9 14 34
3 Puskás 17 10 4 3 26 18 8 5 1 2 13 10 9 5 3 1 13 8 8 34
4 MOL Vidi 17 8 5 4 23 18 9 7 1 1 15 7 8 1 4 3 8 11 5 29
5 Paksi SE 18 7 3 8 45 38 9 4 2 3 22 20 9 3 1 5 23 18 7 24
6 Zalaegerszegi TE 18 6 5 7 27 36 9 4 2 3 14 15 9 2 3 4 13 21 -9 23
7 Mezőkövesd-Zsóry 17 6 4 7 19 27 8 3 3 2 10 12 9 3 1 5 9 15 -8 22
8 Honved 17 6 2 9 30 32 8 3 1 4 14 14 9 3 1 5 16 18 -2 20
9 Debrecen 17 4 6 7 30 29 8 3 3 2 17 12 9 1 3 5 13 17 1 18
10 Újpest 17 4 5 8 24 30 8 3 2 3 14 14 9 1 3 5 10 16 -6 17
11 MTK 17 4 3 10 13 31 9 3 1 5 7 14 8 1 2 5 6 17 -18 15
12 Gyirmot 17 3 5 9 17 28 9 1 4 4 7 12 8 2 1 5 10 16 -11 14

Read more about OTP Bank Liga

The Nemzeti Bajnokság I (meaning “National Championship I”) is the top level of Hungarian football. Is also known by the sponsorship name OTP Bank Liga, or shortened to NB 1. It was founded in 1901. The present format has twelve teams playing each other three times for a total of 33 fixtures.