National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Puskás or Újpest that keep their silverware dream alive.
Újpest could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a NB 1 game only four sleeps ago. That game was also an away game, at Ferencvaros. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Puskás form and stats
Puskás was eliminated in the 4th round last season in the Hungarian Cup.When playing at home in the NB 1, Puskás have managed 4 wins, 3 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 9 games.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Puskás, who played 1-1 against Vasas. That match was also played at this venue (Puskás Akadémia Pancho Aréna).
A NB 1 defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Mezokovesd-Zsory.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Puskás handle that role? We have found 10 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 5 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the NB 1 game versus Zalaegerszegi TE in only three days. This game is also played here at Puskás Akadémia Pancho Aréna.
The Puskás fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 11 in 9 matches.
Újpest form and stats
Last season their Hungarian Cup adventure ended in the semi-finals.There's been little loot from Újpest's travels as they have only collected 4 points from 8 away games in the NB 1. Újpest only have 1 win to counter their 6 defeats and 1 draw.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Újpest, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-3 versus Ferencvaros.
A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Honvéd.Újpest are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 5 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats. From a total of 12 matches.
The schedule is very tough for Újpest now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A NB 1 game at Vasas is waiting in only three days.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Újpest's away games in the league this season with only {4 goals} from 8 matches. Újpest struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 14 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Data for the preceeding ten meetings involving these two contenders are: seven wins for Puskás, one draw and two wins for Újpest. Over 2,5 goals: nine times; under 2,5 goals: one game. The matches between these clubs have sometimes been "violent", having seen 6 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  S. Zahedi 5 goals | M. Corbu 4 goals |  A. Diaby 4 goals |
Puskás missing players
Újpest missing players
| Puskás | Újpest | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Won | W | 4 | 8 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 8 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 6 | 9 | ||
| 30 | 12 | Scored | S | 17 | 37 | ||
| 29 | 9 | Conceded | C | 18 | 39 | ||
| 96% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 92% | ||
| 64% | 55% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 62% | 80% | ||
| 32% | 18% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 56% | ||
| 16% | 9% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 46% | 40% | ||
| 12% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 20% | ||
| 52% | 45% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 68% | ||
| 24% | 45% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 16% | ||
| 28% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 24% | ||
| 6.1 | 7.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.1 | 5.5 | ||
| 5.1 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 4.2 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.4 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 9.8 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.2 | 10 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 4.5 | ||
| 32% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 15% | 28% | ||
| 9.4 | 9.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.7 | 6 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 2.7 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ferencvaros | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 27 | 44 |
| 2 | Kecskemeti TE | 18 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 30 |
| 3 | Várda SE | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 20 | -2 | 27 |
| 4 | Puskás | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 26 |
| 5 | Debrecen | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 3 | 24 |
| 6 | Zalaegerszegi TE | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 23 |
| 7 | Paksi SE | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 20 | -1 | 23 |
| 8 | MOL Vidi | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 17 | -4 | 20 |
| 9 | Mezokovesd-Zsory | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 13 | -7 | 20 |
| 10 | Újpest | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 33 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 14 | -11 | 19 |
| 11 | Vasas | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -7 | 17 |
| 12 | Honvéd | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 20 | -12 | 17 |
