National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Szolnoki MÁV or Újpest that keep their silverware dream alive.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Szolnoki MÁV form and stats
Last season, Szolnoki MÁV's Hungarian Cup journey ended in the 6th round.28 points is a decent return from 12 NB 2 games here at Tiszaligeti Stadion for Szolnoki MÁV. The data says 9 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses. Szolnoki has a nice streak going on as they have played ten consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Soroksar SC defeat 107 days ago. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Tiszaligeti Stadion.
Before that, Szolnoki MÁV played out a NB 2 draw 0-0 when visiting Budaors.
Szolnoki has scored 16 league goals at home this season, in 12 matches. Szolnoki MÁV are not conceding a lot of goals here at Tiszaligeti Stadion in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 12 matches.
Újpest form and stats
Last season their Hungarian Cup adventure ended in the 8th finals against MOL Vidi.The story so far for the visiting team on their NB 1 travels is 3 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats.
Two travels in a row for Újpest, whose manager P. Rogan could celebrate last time after the NB 1 win against MTK. The game before that, in the NB 1, was lost at home, a 0-4 defeat against Ferencvaros.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Diósgyőr in just three days.
Újpest have scored 14 goals on their travels this season, from 10 away games in the league. Újpest have conceded 21 goals in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last two meetings): Szolnoki MÁV won one game, zero matches ended with a draw and Újpest has one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: zero / twoTop Goalscorers
  C. Novák 7 goals |   K. Simon 6 goals |  K. Tisza 4 goals |
Szolnoki MÁV missing players
Újpest missing players
| Szolnoki MÁV | Újpest | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 9 | Won | W | 6 | 9 | ||
| 10 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 6 | 12 | ||
| 34 | 16 | Scored | S | 28 | 39 | ||
| 22 | 8 | Conceded | C | 27 | 54 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 64% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 79% | 76% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 57% | 52% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 43% | 36% | ||
| 44% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 71% | 64% | ||
| 36% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 14% | 12% | ||
| 32% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 14% | 24% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.1 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.8 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7.7 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.9 | 9.6 | ||
| 3.2 | 3.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 4.7 | ||
| 33% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 36% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Debrecen | 23 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 53 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 34 | 51 |
| 2 | Vasas | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 41 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 45 |
| 3 | Pecsi MFC | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 33 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 18 | 43 |
| 4 | Gyirmot | 23 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 30 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 41 |
| 5 | Budaors | 23 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 39 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 40 |
| 6 | Szombathelyi Haladas | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 36 |
| 7 | Soroksar SC | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 36 |
| 8 | Szolnoki MÁV | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 36 |
| 9 | Gyori ETO | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 35 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 32 |
| 10 | Bekescsaba | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 15 | -6 | 31 |
| 11 | Ajka | 23 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 39 | 35 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 4 | 30 |
| 12 | Nyiregyhaza Spartacus | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 30 |
| 13 | Siofok | 23 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 35 | 37 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 19 | -2 | 29 |
| 14 | Kaposvari Rakoczi | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -8 | 27 |
| 15 | Szentlorinc SE | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 37 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 21 | -16 | 27 |
| 16 | Dorogi | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 21 | -14 | 26 |
| 17 | Szeged 2011 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 36 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -15 | 25 |
| 18 | Kazincbarcika | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 34 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -15 | 23 |
| 19 | Csakvari TK | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 35 | 48 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 24 | -13 | 20 |
| 20 | DEAC | 23 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 48 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 27 | -29 | 12 |
| 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 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 32 | 49 |
| 2 | MOL Vidi | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 42 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 19 | 33 |
| 3 | Puskas | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 0 | 33 |
| 4 | Paksi SE | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 40 | 37 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 25 | 3 | 29 |
| 5 | MTK | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 29 |
| 6 | Mezokovesd-Zsory | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -4 | 28 |
| 7 | Varda SE | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | -4 | 28 |
| 8 | Honved | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 22 |
| 9 | Zalaegerszegi TE | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 36 | 39 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 22 |
| 10 | Újpest | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 45 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 21 | -20 | 22 |
| 11 | Budafoki MTE | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 37 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -13 | 20 |
| 12 | Diósgyőr | 20 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 21 | -13 | 17 |