Ajka duels with Diósgyőr in Merkantil Bank Liga confrontation

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Competition: Hungary Merkantil Bank Liga
Competition: Mon 16.May
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Ajkai Városi Sportcentrum (5000 seats)

Both contenders are in good shape, Diósgyőr enjoying a 18 point advantage on Ajka in the tables. Let's go!

Ajka are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. Diósgyőr are staying put at 3rd place whatever happens for the rest of the season.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Ajka and Diósgyőr.

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Ajka form and stats

The story so far in the Merkantil Bank Liga for Ajka at their home stadium (Ajkai Városi Sportcentrum) is 9 wins, 7 draws and 3 defeats.

The Ajka goalkeeper is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 189 minutes without conceding a goal in the Merkantil Bank Liga.

A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Ajka, who played 0-0 against Diósgyőr. That match was also played at this venue (Ajkai Városi Sportcentrum).

Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Budafoki MTE.

Ajka have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Ajkai Városi Sportcentrum with 29 goals in 19 league matches. Ajka have only conceded 17 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. 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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Diósgyőr form and stats

Playing away, Diósgyőr have won 7 games, drawn 6 and suffered 6 defeats in the Merkantil Bank Liga this season.

197 minutes! That's how long the Diósgyőr goalkeeper and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Ajka (placed 9th) in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 0-0.

That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Soroksar SC.

As opposed to that, Diósgyőr have seen the ball go into their own net 21 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The contenders have met each other previously this season, with the result Ajka - Diósgyőr 0-0 written in the official records. Numbers for the previous two meetings between these two contenders are: zero wins for Ajka, one draw and one win for Diósgyőr. Over 2,5 goals: zero times; under 2,5 goals: two games.

Top Goalscorers

DiósgyőrN. Könyves
N. Könyves
14 goals
DiósgyőrZ. Horváth
Z. Horváth
11 goals
AjkaZ. Csizmadia
Z. Csizmadia
10 goals

Ajka missing players

Diósgyőr missing players

Ajka Diósgyőr
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
37 19 5 Played P 6 19 37
14 9 1 Won W 2 7 20
9 7 2 Drew D 2 6 9
14 3 2 Lost L 2 6 8
49 29 5 Scored S 6 19 55
48 17 7 Conceded C 8 21 39
95% 95% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 89% 92%
78% 74% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 58% 68%
49% 42% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 42% 43%
24% 21% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 16% 24%
11% 5% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 5% 19%
59% 63% 60% BTTS BTTS 50% 47% 43%
24% 32% 20% Clean Sheets C S 17% 32% 43%
22% 11% 20% Failed to Score F T 33% 32% 22%
 
5.7 5.6 5 Corners for (avg) C F 5.7 5 4.9
4.1 3.6 4 Corners against (avg) C A 4.7 5.9 5
1.9 1.7 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 2.4 2
6 3 0 Red cards R C 0 2 4
 
10.1 11.4 9.6 Shots (avg) S ( 9.5 8.2 8.7
4.6 5.4 4.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.5 3.7 4.1
28% 27% 21% Goal Efficiency G E 22% 27% 36%
 
8.1 7.5 9.6 Shots against (avg) S A 9.2 9.2 8.6
3.8 3.5 4.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 2.8 2.8

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Vasas 37 25 9 3 77 19 18 14 4 0 41 7 19 11 5 3 36 12 58 84
2 Kecskemeti TE 37 22 8 7 68 34 18 12 2 4 33 14 19 10 6 3 35 20 34 74
3 Diósgyőr 37 20 9 8 55 39 18 13 3 2 36 18 19 7 6 6 19 21 16 69
4 Szeged 2011 37 18 9 10 60 33 19 11 4 4 35 15 18 7 5 6 25 18 27 63
5 Siofok 37 15 13 9 41 36 18 8 8 2 26 15 19 7 5 7 15 21 5 58
6 Szombathelyi Haladas 37 15 9 13 35 29 19 8 2 9 22 21 18 7 7 4 13 8 6 54
7 Gyori ETO 37 15 8 14 53 46 18 7 5 6 29 22 19 8 3 8 24 24 7 53
8 Soroksar SC 37 14 9 14 64 58 19 6 4 9 28 28 18 8 5 5 36 30 6 51
9 Ajka 37 14 9 14 49 48 19 9 7 3 29 17 18 5 2 11 20 31 1 51
10 Nyiregyhaza Spartacus 37 13 11 13 44 47 18 9 6 3 23 14 19 4 5 10 21 33 -3 50
11 Pecsi MFC 37 12 11 14 37 38 18 8 4 6 23 13 19 4 7 8 14 25 -1 47
12 Budafoki MTE 37 11 9 17 38 48 19 7 6 6 21 19 18 4 3 11 17 29 -10 42
13 Szentlorinc SE 37 10 12 15 37 50 19 6 5 8 21 28 18 4 7 7 16 22 -13 42
14 Dorogi 37 11 8 18 35 56 19 6 4 9 19 23 18 5 4 9 16 33 -21 41
15 Tiszakecske 37 12 5 20 40 64 19 7 1 11 26 34 18 5 4 9 14 30 -24 41
16 Csakvari TK 37 9 13 15 51 57 18 5 7 6 28 27 19 4 6 9 23 30 -6 40
17 Bekescsaba 37 9 12 16 51 68 18 4 9 5 27 26 19 5 3 11 24 42 -17 39
18 Szolnoki MAV 37 9 11 17 34 53 18 6 7 5 15 18 19 3 4 12 19 35 -19 38
19 Budaors 37 8 13 16 39 60 19 5 4 10 22 30 18 3 9 6 17 30 -21 37
20 III. Keruleti TUE 37 9 10 18 35 60 19 4 7 8 21 29 18 5 3 10 14 31 -25 37

Read more about Merkantil Bank Liga

The Nemzeti Bajnokság II (meaning “National Championship II”) is the second level of football in Hungary. It is also known as Merkantil Bank Liga or shortened to NB II. It currently has 20 teams playing 38 fixtures each to create a final league table. The two top teams are promoted, the bottom three relegated.