Debrecen supporters put their faith in manager Z. Vitelki to deliver victory against Zalaegerszegi TE

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Competition: Hungary NB 1
Competition: Sat 14.March
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Nagyerdei Stadion (20340 seats)

With their 5 point advantage in the league table, Debrecen fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Zalaegerszegi TE.

The visiting Zalaegerszegi TE played their last game only three days ago, a Hungarian Cup match. That game, against MOL Vidi, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Zalaegerszegi TE.

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Debrecen form and stats

Overall NB 1 stats at home this season for Debrecen are 6-2-4 (wins-draw-losses).

Debrecen's previous game was a NB 1 match also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Várda SE (placed 8th). The home side are looking to build on that result. A defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at Ferencvaros.

The victory against Várda SE came after N. Kundrak's winning goal. The Debrecen manager Z. Vitelki was very happy afterwards with the decision to bring on that player in the 46th minute.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Debrecen handle that role? We have found seven games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are five wins, zero draws and two defeats.

A decent goal production from Debrecen in their home games so far, with 22 goals from 12 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 19 goals have been conceded.

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Zalaegerszegi TE form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Zalaegerszegi TE so far with only 11 points returning home. The records show 3-2-7 (win-draw-lose).

Zalaegerszegi TE play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-5 to MOL Vidi (placed 2nd). A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Ferencvaros in the NB 1.

As you can see from the result above, the defeat against MOL Vidi was particularly ugly (0-5). The humiliation is still top of mind.

We have checked recent matches where Zalaegerszegi TE have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those three games were one victory, zero draws and two defeats.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Zalaegerszegi TE have scored 15 goals in 12 league games away. Zalaegerszegi TE's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 20 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Zalaegerszegi TE - Debrecen 0-2 earlier this season. Debrecen-Zalaegerszegi TE H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Debrecen seven wins, Zalaegerszegi TE two wins, one draw. seven of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Zalaegerszegi TEA. Radó
A. Radó
9 goals
DebrecenM. Szécsi
M. Szécsi
7 goals
Debrecen
H. Zambuk Garba
6 goals

Debrecen missing players

Zalaegerszegi TE missing players

Debrecen Zalaegerszegi TE
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
23 12 3 Played P 3 12 24
9 6 2 Won W 0 3 6
3 2 0 Drew D 1 2 7
11 4 1 Lost L 2 7 11
36 22 7 Scored S 3 15 31
41 19 2 Conceded C 6 20 37
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 96%
83% 83% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 67% 79%
65% 67% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 50% 46%
48% 50% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 42% 33%
30% 25% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 33% 21%
70% 75% 33% BTTS BTTS 33% 42% 58%
17% 17% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 17%
17% 8% 33% Failed to Score F T 67% 42% 29%
 
5 5.8 4.3 Corners for (avg) C F 4.7 3.8 4.6
5.8 5.4 3.3 Corners against (avg) C A 7 6.8 6.9
2.8 2.5 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.3 2.4 2.2
2 1 0 Red cards R C 4 6 6
 
261 143 43 Total Shots T S 28 154 269
111 66 18 Shots on Target S O 11 59 102
32% 33% 39% Goal Efficiency G E 27% 25% 29%
Key stats in NB 1 this season:
  • Debrecen has the fewest matches under the total-line (8)
  • Debrecen has the most matches over the total-line (15)
  • Debrecen have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Debrecen haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Zalaegerszegi TE has the most points from losing position (12)
  • Zalaegerszegi TE have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Zalaegerszegi TE have won significantly less corners away then 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 Ferencvaros 22 15 5 2 39 19 11 8 3 0 17 5 11 7 2 2 22 14 20 50
2 MOL Vidi 24 15 4 5 46 22 12 7 1 4 25 15 12 8 3 1 21 7 24 49
3 Mezokovesd-Zsory 24 13 5 6 37 21 12 6 2 4 15 10 12 7 3 2 22 11 16 44
4 Puskás 24 10 8 6 39 31 12 4 3 5 19 19 12 6 5 1 20 12 8 38
5 Diósgyőr 24 11 3 10 34 32 12 6 1 5 16 15 12 5 2 5 18 17 2 36
6 Honvéd 24 9 7 8 24 27 12 4 3 5 12 15 12 5 4 3 12 12 -3 34
7 Debrecen 23 9 3 11 36 41 12 6 2 4 22 19 11 3 1 7 14 22 -5 30
8 Várda SE 24 8 4 12 30 35 12 6 2 4 20 15 12 2 2 8 10 20 -5 28
9 Újpest 23 8 4 11 30 36 10 2 2 6 11 17 13 6 2 5 19 19 -6 28
10 Paksi SE 24 8 3 13 29 41 12 5 2 5 16 19 12 3 1 8 13 22 -12 27
11 Zalaegerszegi TE 24 6 7 11 31 37 12 3 5 4 16 17 12 3 2 7 15 20 -6 25
12 Kaposvari Rakoczi 24 3 1 20 19 52 13 2 1 10 12 27 11 1 0 10 7 25 -33 10

Read more about NB 1

The Nemzeti Bajnokság I (meaning “National Championship I”) is the top level of Hungarian football. Is also known by the sponsorship name OTP Bank Liga, or shortened to NB 1. It was founded in 1901. The present format has twelve teams playing each other three times for a total of 33 fixtures.