Merkantil Bank Liga preview: Can Békéscsaba edge out victory against Szolnoki MÁV?

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Competition: Hungary Merkantil Bank Liga
Date: Sun 20.October
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Korhaz Utcai Stadion (13000 seats)

It's a new Merkantil Bank Liga campaign and Békéscsaba are eager to get started here at Korhaz Utcai Stadion. Szolnoki MÁV are coming to visit and this should be a thrilling season kickoff.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Békéscsaba form and stats

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Békéscsaba handle that role? We have found seven games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The win/draw/lost stats in these games are W2-D1-L4.

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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Szolnoki MÁV form and stats

Szolnoki MÁV are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 2 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat. From a total of three matches.

Let's have a look at how Szolnoki MÁV performed last season in the Merkantil Bank Liga: They landed a 2nd position in the league table after playing out 13 victories, 2 draws and 3 defeats. In total they scored 37 and conceded 15 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 7 - drew 0 and lost 2 with 19/8 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

Last ten meetings between the teams: Békéscsaba won 3, Szolnoki MÁV won 6 and 1 draw. 6 games with over 2,5 goals, 4 matches with two goals or less.

Békéscsaba missing players

Szolnoki MÁV missing players

Békéscsaba Szolnoki MÁV
Total Home Home vs low Statistics Stat Away vs top Away Total
10 5 3 Played P 2 4 11
3 1 1 Won W 1 1 4
2 2 1 Drew D 0 0 1
5 2 1 Lost L 1 3 6
11 7 4 Scored S 1 2 10
16 9 3 Conceded C 3 8 18
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
80% 80% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 75% 91%
50% 60% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 75% 64%
20% 40% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
10% 20% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
30% 40% 33% BTTS BTTS 0% 25% 45%
20% 20% 33% Clean Sheets C S 50% 25% 18%
50% 40% 33% Failed to Score F T 50% 50% 36%
 
3.8 3.6 2.3 Corners For (avg) C F 3.5 3.5 4
4.7 4.4 3.7 Corners Against (avg) C A 5 5.5 4.6
2.2 1.8 1 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 3.5 2.5 2.7
1 1 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 1
Key stats This season:
  • Békéscsaba have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Békéscsaba have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Szolnoki MÁV have scored away.
  • Békéscsaba haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Szolnoki MÁV have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Szolnoki MÁV have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Szolnoki MÁV haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

Békéscsaba
All Merkantil Bank Liga NB 2: East Hungarian Cup
All Home Away Home vs low
01-09-19 MBL Békéscsaba 0 - 3 Budafoki MTE
18-09-19 MBL Békéscsaba 2 - 2 Szombathelyi Haladás
21-09-19 HC Körösladány 1 - 5 Békéscsaba
29-09-19 MBL Gyirmót 2 - 0 Békéscsaba
06-10-19 MBL Szeged 2011 1 - 0 Békéscsaba
20-10-19 MBL Békéscsaba 17:00 Szolnoki MÁV
27-10-19 MBL Csákvári TK 17:00 Békéscsaba
30-10-19 HC Füzesgyarmati 12:30 Békéscsaba
03-11-19 MBL Békéscsaba 13:30 Budaörs
10-11-19 MBL Dorogi 01:00 Békéscsaba
Szolnoki MÁV
All Merkantil Bank Liga Hungarian Cup NB 3: Drava
All Home Away Away vs top
15-09-19 MBL Szolnoki MÁV 0 - 2 Győri ETO
18-09-19 MBL Csákvári TK 0 - 1 Szolnoki MÁV
21-09-19 HC Salgotarjani BTC 2 - 2 Szolnoki MÁV
29-09-19 MBL Szolnoki MÁV 2 - 0 Budaörs
06-10-19 MBL Szolnoki MÁV 1 - 2 Soroksár SC
20-10-19 MBL Békéscsaba 17:00 Szolnoki MÁV
26-10-19 MBL Szolnoki MÁV 17:00 Ajka
03-11-19 MBL Tiszakecske 13:30 Szolnoki MÁV
10-11-19 MBL Szolnoki MÁV 01:00 Kazincbarcika
17-11-19 MBL Vasas 01:00 Szolnoki MÁV

  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 Csákvári 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 Nyiregyhaza 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 Nyiregyhaza 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 Csákvári 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 Ceglédi 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
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 ESMTK 19 14 3 2 31 11 10 7 1 2 19 7 9 7 2 0 12 4 20 45
2 Szolnoki MÁV 18 13 2 3 37 15 9 6 2 1 18 7 9 7 0 2 19 8 22 41
3 Jászberényi Vasas 18 12 1 5 42 21 9 7 1 1 26 7 9 5 0 4 16 14 21 37
4 Putnok VSE 18 11 2 5 31 22 9 5 1 3 13 9 9 6 1 2 18 13 9 35
5 Füzesgyarmati 18 10 4 4 29 12 9 6 2 1 15 5 9 4 2 3 14 7 17 34
6 DEAC 18 8 3 7 32 26 9 5 2 2 22 11 9 3 1 5 10 15 6 27
7 Senyo Carnifex 18 7 6 5 31 25 9 4 2 3 17 13 9 3 4 2 14 12 6 27
8 Nyirbatori 18 8 3 7 26 24 9 3 0 6 7 14 9 5 3 1 19 10 2 27
9 Tiszaújváros 18 7 4 7 31 24 9 4 3 2 16 10 9 3 1 5 15 14 7 25
10 Eger 18 6 5 7 18 22 9 3 2 4 11 14 9 3 3 3 7 8 -4 23
11 Tállya 18 6 4 8 22 25 9 4 2 3 14 12 9 2 2 5 8 13 -3 22
12 Gyongyos 18 4 4 10 24 38 9 3 2 4 13 18 9 1 2 6 11 20 -14 16
13 Sajobabony Vegyesz 18 5 1 12 17 40 9 4 1 4 10 10 9 1 0 8 7 30 -23 16
14 Salgotarjani BTC 18 3 4 11 19 38 9 2 1 6 10 19 9 1 3 5 9 19 -19 13
15 Diósgyőr II 18 3 2 13 16 38 9 1 2 6 8 18 9 2 0 7 8 20 -22 11
16 Cigand SE 19 3 2 14 15 40 9 2 1 6 9 19 10 1 1 8 6 21 -25 11

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