Only three points good enough for Ferencváros in Budafoki MTE game

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Competition: Hungary OTP Bank Liga
Competition: Sat 19.December
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: Groupama Aréna (22000 seats)

The league table in OTP Bank Liga tells a story about these teams so far, with Ferencváros leading Budafoki MTE by 20 points. Match preview to follow:

Insights:
  • Ferencváros has the fewest conceded goals (6) in OTP Bank Liga
  • Ferencváros have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Budafoki MTE have scored away.

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.

There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.

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Ferencváros form and stats

Home games in the OTP Bank Liga have been a walk in the park for Ferencváros so far, with 18 points won from 6 matches; 6 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses. Ferencváros haven’t lost a league-game in 13 attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus MTK, 127 days ago.

Ferencváros enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Paksi SE's place. The match ended 3-1 with Abraham Frimpong, Isael and Ihor Kharatin scoring. Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Zalaegerszegi TE.

Ferencváros are huge favourites in this match and it would be a big surprise if they fail to leave Groupama Aréna with a victory. The home side has been in this situation before, with huge expectations of a win. three earlier games are comparable to this one, and Ferencváros has won three times, drawn zero and lost zero. Sports bettors who like handicap betting will like to know that Ferencváros has won by at least two goals two times when in this position.

Ferencváros are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Groupama Aréna in their league games, having scored an impressive 16 goals in 6 matches. Ferencváros have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 1 goal.

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Budafoki MTE form and stats

Playing away, Budafoki MTE have won 2 games, drawn 2 and suffered 3 defeats in the OTP Bank Liga this season.

Budafoki MTE failed to get anything from their last game, a OTP Bank Liga home match vs Mezokovesd-Zsory (placed 8th) that ended with defeat 0-1. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against MOL Vidi wasn't a success with a 1-4 loss.

The visitors come into this game as huge outsiders. This role is not totally unknown to them, as they have played 16 away matches before with similar winning odds. These games have ended with five wins, two draws and nine defeats. six games were lost by at least two goals margin.

After this away game Budafoki MTE return home for a OTP Bank Liga game against Honved. That game is only four sleeps after this.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Budafoki have scored 7 goals in 7 league games away. In the opposite end, Budafoki MTE have conceded 11 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

Ferencváros-Budafoki MTE H2H statistics last two meetings regardless of arena: Ferencváros two wins, Budafoki MTE zero wins, zero draws. two of these two matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

FerencvárosT. Nguen
T. Nguen
7 goals
Budafoki MTED. Kovács
D. Kovács
5 goals
FerencvárosI. da Silva Barbosa
I. da Silva Barbosa
4 goals

Ferencváros missing players

Budafoki MTE missing players

Ferencváros Budafoki MTE
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
13 6 1 Played P 3 7 13
11 6 1 Won W 0 2 4
2 0 0 Drew D 1 2 3
0 0 0 Lost L 2 3 6
29 16 2 Scored S 1 7 15
6 1 0 Conceded C 7 11 22
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 86% 92%
92% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 71% 77%
46% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 57% 62%
23% 17% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 29% 31%
8% 17% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 14% 23%
46% 17% 0% BTTS BTTS 33% 57% 69%
54% 83% 100% Clean Sheets C S 33% 14% 8%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 67% 43% 31%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.8 1.2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 2.1 2
2 1 1 Red cards R C 0 2 2
 
11.1 12.3 12 Shots (avg) S ( 6.7 9.9 8.5
5 5.8 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 3.3 3
45% 46% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 17% 30% 38%
Key stats in OTP Bank Liga this season:
  • All of Ferencváros's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Ferencváros has the fewest conceded goals (1) at home in OTP Bank Liga
  • Ferencváros has the fewest conceded goals (6) in OTP Bank Liga
  • Ferencváros has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in OTP Bank Liga
  • Ferencváros has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (2) in OTP Bank Liga
  • Ferencváros has the fewest matches over the total-line (6) in OTP Bank Liga
  • Ferencváros has the most clean sheets (5) at home in OTP Bank Liga
  • Ferencváros has the most clean sheets (7) in OTP Bank Liga
  • Ferencváros has the most scored goals in the first half (15) in OTP Bank Liga
  • Ferencváros has the the best goal difference (+15) at home in OTP Bank Liga
  • Ferencváros has the the best goal difference (+23) in OTP Bank Liga
  • Ferencváros have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Ferencváros have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Ferencváros have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Budafoki MTE have scored away.
  • Ferencváros have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Ferencváros have won all their matches at home so far.
  • Ferencváros haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Ferencváros is in the best form (6-0-0)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Ferencváros 13 11 2 0 29 6 6 6 0 0 16 1 7 5 2 0 13 5 23 35
2 MOL Vidi 14 7 5 2 32 17 8 5 3 0 20 6 6 2 2 2 12 11 15 26
3 Varda SE 14 6 5 3 17 15 7 2 3 2 5 7 7 4 2 1 12 8 2 23
4 Puskas 15 7 2 6 20 23 7 4 1 2 9 7 8 3 1 4 11 16 -3 23
5 MTK 15 6 4 5 21 20 7 3 2 2 10 9 8 3 2 3 11 11 1 22
6 Paksi SE 15 6 3 6 28 27 8 4 1 3 17 10 7 2 2 3 11 17 1 21
7 Zalaegerszegi TE 14 5 2 7 23 24 8 3 1 4 16 15 6 2 1 3 7 9 -1 17
8 Mezokovesd-Zsory 15 5 2 8 15 22 7 3 1 3 10 10 8 2 1 5 5 12 -7 17
9 Budafoki MTE 13 4 3 6 15 22 6 2 1 3 8 11 7 2 2 3 7 11 -7 15
10 Honved 14 3 5 6 21 20 8 1 3 4 12 12 6 2 2 2 9 8 1 14
11 Ujpest 14 3 4 7 15 29 6 1 2 3 6 12 8 2 2 4 9 17 -14 13
12 Diósgyőr 14 3 1 10 17 28 7 3 1 3 13 11 7 0 0 7 4 17 -11 10

Read more about OTP Bank Liga

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.