Merkantil Bank Liga match preview: Siófok versus Békéscsaba

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Competition: Hungary Merkantil Bank Liga
Competition: Sun 02.May
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Révész Géza utcai stadion (10500 seats)

Siófok hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 38 points and a 17th position in the Merkantil Bank Liga table. Visiting Békéscsaba holds 13th place with 41 pts.

Insights:
  • Siófok have the fewest clean sheets (5) in Merkantil Bank Liga

It's no vacation for neither Siófok nor Békéscsaba as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

Siófok are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Békéscsaba are struggling to avoid relegation.

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Siófok form and stats

Siófok, who have the fewest clean sheets (5) in Merkantil Bank Liga, have played 17 Merkantil Bank Liga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-2-9 (wins-draws-losses).

A strong away win for Siófok against Kazincbarcika the last match. In the match before that, Siófok hosted Győri ETO and drew the game 2-2.

A decent goal production from Siófok in their home games so far, with 26 goals from 17 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Siófok have conceded 32 from these games.

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Békéscsaba form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Merkantil Bank Liga travels is 6 wins, 4 draws and 7 defeats. It's all red in the travel logs of Békéscsaba, having lost five matches in a row as the visiting team.

Békéscsaba played 4-4 against Debrecen in their previous match. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Budaörs wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.

As you can tell from the result, the match against Debrecen was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 8 goals, will the fun continue today?

Békéscsaba find the net regularly in their away games. 17 goals from 17 away fixtures in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. In the opposite end, Békéscsaba have conceded 26 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Békéscsaba - Siófok 0-1 played earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - zero - eight (Siófok wins - draws - Békéscsaba wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

SiófokB. Benitó
B. Benitó
11 goals
SiófokB. Elek
B. Elek
9 goals
BékéscsabaP. Paudits
P. Paudits
7 goals

Siófok missing players

Békéscsaba missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Siófok Békéscsaba
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
35 17 6 Played P 6 16 34
11 6 0 Won W 3 6 10
5 2 1 Drew D 1 4 11
19 9 5 Lost L 2 6 13
45 26 8 Scored S 10 17 40
56 32 16 Conceded C 8 23 50
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 81% 91%
77% 88% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 62% 74%
60% 76% 83% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 38% 41%
29% 41% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 25% 24%
20% 29% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 25% 18%
66% 76% 83% BTTS BTTS 33% 31% 44%
14% 12% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 38% 26%
23% 12% 17% Failed to Score F T 33% 50% 38%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.7 2.9 3.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.2 1.7
6 2 1 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8.8 9.1 12 Shots (avg) S ( 10 7.6 6.4
4 4.3 5.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.6 3.2 2.7
31% 36% 24% Goal Efficiency G E 39% 36% 46%
Key stats in Merkantil Bank Liga this season:
  • Siófok have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Siófok have the fewest clean sheets (5) in Merkantil Bank Liga
  • Siófok have the most conceded goals (32) at home in Merkantil Bank Liga
  • Siófok haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  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.