Békéscsaba vs Nyíregyháza Spartacus: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Hungary Merkantil Bank Liga
Date: Sun 09.February
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Kórház utcai stadion (13000 seats)

This match has been long awaited by fans of both sides, as it's the first Merkantil Bank Liga game of the season. Both Békéscsaba and Nyíregyháza Spartacus are looking for a positive start to their campaigns.

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

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Békéscsaba form and stats

Stress levels are on the rise for Békéscsaba's attacking players as they have now played 201 minutes without scoring in a league game. D. Szalai was their last goal scorer.

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Békéscsaba, as the Hungarian Cup home game vs Puskas is only three days away.

Békéscsaba have prepared for this season with one friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these one matches are 0 victories, 0 draws and 1 losses. In these games, Békéscsaba have scored 1 goal and conceded 2 times.

Last season, Békéscsaba's league statistics were 17 wins, 9 draws and 11 losses, resulting in a 6th position in the Merkantil Bank Liga. Over these 37 matches they scored 56 goals and conceded 46. Playing at home last season Békéscsaba managed 11-3-4 (win-draw-lost) with 28 goals and 16 conceded.

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Nyíregyháza Spartacus form and stats

It's a day of discovery for Nyíregyháza Spartacus as they finally learn what impact all the hours of pre-season training, along with the changes in personnel, have had on their performance in an official game. It's never easy knowing what to expect based on friendly games, of which Nyíregyháza Spartacus have played three with the results W0-D1-L2 (win-draw-lost). In these games Nyíregyháza Spartacus has scored 2 goals and conceded 5 times.

Let's have a look at how Nyíregyháza Spartacus performed last season in the Merkantil Bank Liga: They landed a 9th position in the league table after playing out 15 victories, 10 draws and 12 defeats. In total they scored 52 and conceded 48 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 4 - drew 7 and lost 8 with 19/27 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Nyíregyháza Spartacus - Békéscsaba 3-0 entered in the official records. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Békéscsaba victories, two draws and six Nyíregyháza Spartacus wins. eight of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Nyíregyháza SpartacusM. Hornyák
M. Hornyák
16 goals

Békéscsaba missing players

Nyíregyháza Spartacus missing players

Békéscsaba Nyíregyháza Spartacus
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
21 11 4 Played P 3 11 21
8 4 1 Won W 2 5 10
5 4 2 Drew D 0 1 1
8 3 1 Lost L 1 5 10
24 14 7 Scored S 6 20 38
26 13 6 Conceded C 5 22 34
95% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
62% 64% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 91% 86%
38% 36% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 73% 67%
24% 27% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 55% 38%
14% 9% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 27% 19%
38% 45% 75% BTTS BTTS 33% 64% 48%
29% 27% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 27% 33%
38% 27% 25% Failed to Score F T 33% 9% 19%
 
4.4 3.9 4 Corners For (avg) C F 3.3 2.7 4.1
4.5 4.5 3.8 Corners Against (avg) C A 5.3 6.6 5.8
2.6 2.2 1.8 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 2 2 1.9
1 1 0 Red Cards R C 0 2 2
 
166 100 39 Total Shots T S 18 83 192
76 47 21 Shots on Target S O 7 32 83
32% 30% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 47% 40%
Key stats in Merkantil Bank Liga this season:
  • Békéscsaba haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Nyíregyháza Spartacus have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Nyíregyháza Spartacus have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Nyíregyháza Spartacus have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Nyíregyháza Spartacus haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Ajka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Balmazujvaros Sport 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Békéscsaba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Budafoki MTE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Budaörs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Csakvari TK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Dorogi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Gyirmót 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Győri ETO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Kazincbarcika 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 MTK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Nyíregyháza Spartacus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Siófok 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Soroksár SC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Szeged 2011 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Szolnoki MÁV 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Szombathelyi Haladás 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Tiszakecske 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Vác 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Vasas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Zalaegerszegi TE 37 24 7 6 72 41 19 14 2 3 42 21 18 10 5 3 30 20 31 79
2 Kaposvari Rakoczi 37 20 11 6 59 40 18 10 5 3 24 18 19 10 6 3 35 22 19 71
3 Vasas 37 18 11 8 73 59 18 9 6 3 44 33 19 9 5 5 29 26 14 65
4 Gyirmót 37 20 4 13 74 49 19 11 2 6 39 23 18 9 2 7 35 26 25 64
5 Budaörs 37 19 4 14 61 46 19 9 3 7 35 24 18 10 1 7 26 22 15 61
6 Békéscsaba 37 17 9 11 56 46 18 11 3 4 28 16 19 6 6 7 28 30 10 60
7 Soroksár SC 37 18 5 14 67 58 19 10 3 6 41 34 18 8 2 8 26 24 9 59
8 Győri ETO 37 16 7 14 58 46 18 9 6 3 25 15 19 7 1 11 33 31 12 55
9 Nyíregyháza Spartacus 37 15 10 12 52 48 18 11 3 4 33 21 19 4 7 8 19 27 4 55
10 Kazincbarcika 37 15 8 14 56 50 19 7 5 7 30 32 18 8 3 7 26 18 6 53
11 Csakvari TK 37 12 16 9 57 55 18 5 7 6 28 32 19 7 9 3 29 23 2 52
12 Vác 37 11 13 13 44 47 19 6 8 5 18 17 18 5 5 8 26 30 -3 46
13 Siófok 37 11 11 15 47 53 18 7 5 6 19 19 19 4 6 9 28 34 -6 44
14 Dorogi 37 10 12 15 53 58 19 6 5 8 26 27 18 4 7 7 27 31 -5 42
15 Tiszakecske 37 9 15 13 33 51 18 6 6 6 20 21 19 3 9 7 13 30 -18 42
16 Budafoki MTE 37 12 5 20 45 64 19 9 3 7 29 28 18 3 2 13 16 36 -19 41
17 Balmazujvaros Sport 37 9 10 18 29 48 18 6 4 8 18 21 19 3 6 10 11 27 -19 37
18 Cegledi 37 8 8 21 35 66 19 5 5 9 21 34 18 3 3 12 14 32 -31 32
19 MTE 1904 37 6 13 18 35 59 19 5 5 9 16 25 18 1 8 9 19 34 -24 31
20 Monori SE 37 6 9 22 47 69 18 3 8 7 24 32 19 3 1 15 23 37 -22 27

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.