Merkantil Bank Liga match prediction and preview for Kaposvári Rákóczi vs Pécsi MFC clash

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Competition: Hungary Merkantil Bank Liga
Competition: Sun 02.May
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Rákóczi Stadion (7000 seats)

Struggling Kaposvári Rákóczi will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Pécsi MFC in the upcoming league round. It’s 18th vs 4th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.

Insights:
  • Kaposvári Rákóczi is in the worst form (0-1-5)
  • Pécsi MFC have the most clean sheets (18) in Merkantil Bank Liga

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.

Kaposvári Rákóczi are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. For Pécsi most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.

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Kaposvári Rákóczi form and stats

Overall Merkantil Bank Liga stats at home this season for Kaposvári Rákóczi are 5-6-6 (wins-draw-losses). The home team are struggling everywhere these days as they haven't won a league-game, regardless of being the home or the away team, in ten attempts. Kaposvári Rákóczi are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Rákóczi Stadion, having lost their two previous games here.

Kaposvári faced defeat in their previous match, away at DEAC (0-3). A defeat was the result before that one, 1-3 away at Ajka.

Kaposvári has scored 21 league goals at home this season, in 17 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 27 goals have been conceded.

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Pécsi MFC form and stats

7 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Pécsi MFC, who have the most clean sheets (18) in Merkantil Bank Liga, playing as the away team in the Merkantil Bank Liga this season.

Pécsi have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 211 minutes ago. N. Geiger was the goal scorer.

Pécsi MFC's previous game was their home loss versus Ajka (0-1). Prior to that match, the Pécsi manager L. Vas faced defeat when travelling to Vasas and losing 0-3.

Pécsi MFC are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 23 away goals from 17 games (in the league). Pécsi have conceded 17 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Last ten meetings between the teams: Kaposvári Rákóczi won three, Pécsi MFC won four and three draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Kaposvári RákócziZ. Balázs
Z. Balázs
13 goals
Pécsi MFCN. Geiger
N. Geiger
10 goals
Pécsi MFCM. Adamcsek
M. Adamcsek
9 goals

Kaposvári Rákóczi missing players

Pécsi MFC missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Kaposvári Rákóczi Pécsi MFC
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
34 17 5 Played P 5 17 34
7 5 1 Won W 3 7 15
12 6 1 Drew D 2 6 12
15 6 3 Lost L 0 4 7
32 21 7 Scored S 9 23 43
55 27 12 Conceded C 1 17 28
88% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 60% 82% 79%
79% 82% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 40% 59% 53%
53% 59% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 47% 38%
29% 35% 60% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 29% 24%
3% 6% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 12% 9%
56% 76% 100% BTTS BTTS 20% 35% 32%
18% 12% 0% Clean Sheets C S 80% 53% 53%
38% 18% 0% Failed to Score F T 40% 29% 35%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.1 2.2 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.6 2.4 2
3 1 0 Red cards R C 0 2 4
 
7.6 9.2 7.2 Shots (avg) S ( 11.6 10.1 11.3
2.9 4.1 4.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.6 4.6 4.5
35% 32% 30% Goal Efficiency G E 39% 30% 28%
Key stats in Merkantil Bank Liga this season:
  • Kaposvári Rákóczi have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Kaposvári Rákóczi have the fewest scored goals in the second half (17) in Merkantil Bank Liga
  • Kaposvári Rákóczi is in the worst form (0-1-5)
  • Pécsi MFC have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Pécsi MFC have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (14) in Merkantil Bank Liga
  • Pécsi MFC have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Merkantil Bank Liga
  • Pécsi MFC have the most clean sheets (18) in Merkantil Bank Liga
  • Pécsi MFC have the most clean sheets (9) away in Merkantil Bank Liga

  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 35 21 9 5 59 33 17 11 5 1 34 15 18 10 4 4 25 18 26 72
2 Debrecen 35 21 8 6 78 35 17 14 1 2 43 13 18 7 7 4 35 22 43 71
3 Gyirmót 35 21 6 8 52 29 17 11 4 2 27 10 18 10 2 6 25 19 23 69
4 Pécsi MFC 35 16 12 7 46 28 18 9 6 3 23 11 17 7 6 4 23 17 18 60
5 Ajka 35 18 4 13 63 45 17 10 3 4 31 20 18 8 1 9 32 25 18 58
6 Budaörs 35 17 4 14 57 54 17 9 3 5 31 29 18 8 1 9 26 25 3 55
7 Szolnoki MÁV 35 14 11 10 38 35 17 12 2 3 23 10 18 2 9 7 15 25 3 53
8 Nyíregyháza Spartacus 35 14 9 12 36 28 18 7 6 5 23 14 17 7 3 7 13 14 8 51
9 Szombathelyi Haladás 35 13 11 11 42 33 17 7 7 3 25 10 18 6 4 8 17 23 9 50
10 Soroksár SC 35 14 8 13 45 43 18 10 5 3 31 20 17 4 3 10 14 23 2 50
11 Szeged 2011 35 13 8 14 40 53 17 6 3 8 17 25 18 7 5 6 23 28 -13 47
12 Győri ETO 35 12 10 13 52 42 18 9 5 4 28 17 17 3 5 9 24 25 10 46
13 Békéscsaba 35 10 11 14 40 53 18 4 7 7 23 27 17 6 4 7 17 26 -13 41
14 Dorogi 35 10 11 14 33 46 18 6 5 7 16 19 17 4 6 7 17 27 -13 41
15 Szentlőrinc SE 35 11 8 16 30 47 18 7 4 7 17 19 17 4 4 9 13 28 -17 41
16 Csákvári TK 35 9 11 15 50 58 18 6 5 7 28 30 17 3 6 8 22 28 -8 38
17 Siófok 35 11 5 19 45 56 17 6 2 9 26 32 18 5 3 10 19 24 -11 38
18 Kaposvári Rákóczi 35 7 12 16 32 58 17 5 6 6 21 27 18 2 6 10 11 31 -26 33
19 Kazincbarcika 35 8 8 19 30 56 18 4 4 10 11 25 17 4 4 9 19 31 -26 32
20 DEAC 35 6 2 27 27 63 18 6 1 11 18 26 17 0 1 16 9 37 -36 20

Table
  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 35 21 9 5 59 33 17 11 5 1 34 15 18 10 4 4 25 18 26 72
2 Debrecen 35 21 8 6 78 35 17 14 1 2 43 13 18 7 7 4 35 22 43 71
3 Gyirmót 35 21 6 8 52 29 17 11 4 2 27 10 18 10 2 6 25 19 23 69
4 Pécsi MFC 35 16 12 7 46 28 18 9 6 3 23 11 17 7 6 4 23 17 18 60
5 Ajka 35 18 4 13 63 45 17 10 3 4 31 20 18 8 1 9 32 25 18 58
6 Budaörs 35 17 4 14 57 54 17 9 3 5 31 29 18 8 1 9 26 25 3 55
7 Szolnoki MÁV 35 14 11 10 38 35 17 12 2 3 23 10 18 2 9 7 15 25 3 53
8 Nyíregyháza Spartacus 35 14 9 12 36 28 18 7 6 5 23 14 17 7 3 7 13 14 8 51
9 Szombathelyi Haladás 35 13 11 11 42 33 17 7 7 3 25 10 18 6 4 8 17 23 9 50
10 Soroksár SC 35 14 8 13 45 43 18 10 5 3 31 20 17 4 3 10 14 23 2 50
11 Szeged 2011 35 13 8 14 40 53 17 6 3 8 17 25 18 7 5 6 23 28 -13 47
12 Győri ETO 35 12 10 13 52 42 18 9 5 4 28 17 17 3 5 9 24 25 10 46
13 Békéscsaba 35 10 11 14 40 53 18 4 7 7 23 27 17 6 4 7 17 26 -13 41
14 Dorogi 35 10 11 14 33 46 18 6 5 7 16 19 17 4 6 7 17 27 -13 41
15 Szentlőrinc SE 35 11 8 16 30 47 18 7 4 7 17 19 17 4 4 9 13 28 -17 41
16 Csákvári TK 35 9 11 15 50 58 18 6 5 7 28 30 17 3 6 8 22 28 -8 38
17 Siófok 35 11 5 19 45 56 17 6 2 9 26 32 18 5 3 10 19 24 -11 38
18 Kaposvári Rákóczi 35 7 12 16 32 58 17 5 6 6 21 27 18 2 6 10 11 31 -26 33
19 Kazincbarcika 35 8 8 19 30 56 18 4 4 10 11 25 17 4 4 9 19 31 -26 32
20 DEAC 35 6 2 27 27 63 18 6 1 11 18 26 17 0 1 16 9 37 -36 20

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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.