Újpest get ready to welcome MOL Vidi for something different than the ordinary league football: The Hungarian Cup 8th Finals leg 1 of 2.
MOL Vidi could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a NB 1 game only three sleeps ago.
Újpest form and stats
Last season their Hungarian Cup adventure ended in the 8th round.Újpest's struggle is real here at Illovszky Rudolf Stadion with only 8 points collected from 9 NB 1 games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-2-5. On the other hand, in the Hungarian Cup, Újpest has performed like this (both home and away): 3 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses.
An away draw last time out for Újpest, facing Mezokovesd-Zsory in a game that ended 2-2. Before that game, the home loss against MOL Vidi with the scoreline 0-1.
The manager N. Vignjević will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Zalaegerszegi TE in only four days.
Újpest are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 9 goals in 9 games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 14 goals have been conceded.
MOL Vidi form and stats
Nothing but glory last season for MOL Vidi, as they won the Hungarian Cup.MOL Vidi's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed MOL Vidi collect 24 points from their 10 away matches in the NB 1. 7 victories and 3 draws have created these points (and only 0 defeats). When we have look at the Hungarian Cup statistics, we find 3W-0D-0L. This is both home and away. MOL Vidi are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played eleven in a row without losing.
A. Hodžić and L. Houri scored in MOL Vidi's previous match, the home game against Mezokovesd-Zsory that ended 2-1. Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Debrecen.
MOL Vidi has another fixture away, a NB 1 game, against Ferencvaros in just four days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
MOL Vidi has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 17 goals from 10 games. The MOL Vidi defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (5 goals in 10 games).
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Újpest won two games, two matches ended with a draw and MOL Vidi has six wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / fourTop Goalscorers
![]() A. Hodžić 9 goals | ![]() M. Futacs 7 goals | ![]() O. Nwobodo 3 goals |
Újpest missing players
MOL Vidi missing players
| Újpest | MOL Vidi | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 3 | Won | W | 9 | 13 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | ||
| 43 | 11 | Scored | S | 23 | 37 | ||
| 35 | 14 | Conceded | C | 9 | 27 | ||
| 92% | 90% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 80% | 70% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 62% | 76% | ||
| 56% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 48% | ||
| 40% | 30% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 24% | ||
| 24% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 8% | ||
| 48% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 48% | ||
| 32% | 30% | Clean Sheets | C S | 54% | 36% | ||
| 28% | 30% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 24% | ||
| 5.8 | 5.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.4 | 5.6 | ||
| 3 | 2.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 3.7 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.2 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 234 | 105 | Total Shots | T S | 146 | 254 | ||
| 89 | 37 | Shots on Target | S O | 69 | 115 | ||
| 36% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 31% | ||
| 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 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 20 | 43 |
| 2 | MOL Vidi | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 40 |
| 3 | Mezokovesd-Zsory | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 35 |
| 4 | Puskas | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 31 |
| 5 | Honved | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 29 |
| 6 | Debrecen | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 32 | 32 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 27 |
| 7 | Diosgyor | 20 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 15 | -5 | 26 |
| 8 | Újpest | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 15 | -4 | 25 |
| 9 | Varda SE | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -4 | 24 |
| 10 | Paksi SE | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 35 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 18 | -10 | 23 |
| 11 | Zalaegerszegi TE | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 15 | -5 | 18 |
| 12 | Kaposvari Rakoczi | 20 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 19 | 43 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 22 | -24 | 10 |