Ferencváros vs MTK preview for sports gamblers

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Competition: Hungary OTP Bank Liga
Competition: Sun 24.October
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Groupama Aréna (22000 seats)

OTP Bank Liga: High-level vs below average, at least based on the matches so far. Ferencváros - MTK. Home win or a shock result?

Insights:
  • Ferencváros is in the best form (5-0-1)
  • MTK have the fewest scored goals (9) in OTP Bank Liga

Ferencváros and MTK should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

This is a battle between neighbours, usually meaning extra motivation and significance.

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Ferencváros form and stats

The story so far in the OTP Bank Liga for Ferencváros at their home stadium (Groupama Aréna) is 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats.

No payout for Ferencváros in their previous match, an away game at Celtic that ended in defeat 0-2. Dénes Dibusz had a busy but productive day in the Celtic match. Despite making seven saves the loss could not be prevented. The goalie Dénes Dibusz was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 7.95 out of ten. Dibusz saved a penalty and stopped the opponent with seven saves.

Preceding that match was the home OTP Bank Liga game against Zalaegerszegi TE that was lost 1-2.

The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Ferencváros home games with this odds we find 14 games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in twelve wins, one draw and one defeat. Looking at the victories, nine matches were won by at least two goals.

The manager P. Stöger will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Tokol in only three days.

Ferencváros are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (13 goals in 5 games). With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Ferencváros defense is not exactly impregnable. 8 goals conceded from 5 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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MTK form and stats

Playing away, MTK, who have the fewest scored goals (9) in OTP Bank Liga, have won 1 game, drawn 1 and suffered 3 defeats in the OTP Bank Liga this season. Three consecutive losses in away matches means MTK are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.

B. Miovski was the last player to score for the away team. MTK haven't scored a league goal in the last 180 minutes.

The manager G. Costantino was unhappy after their last game, a OTP Bank Liga match played at their home ground Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion. MTK suffered a 0-1 loss to Puskas (placed 3rd).

Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Zalaegerszegi TE's place.

We have done a similar check as we did with the hometeam, looking up recent matches where MTK played away with similar odds. This revealed two games. The visitors overcame the odds to win one time, zero were draws and the home team won as expected one time.

There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the MTK manager G. Costantino as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Varda SE.

MTK find the net regularly in their away games. 6 goals from 5 away fixtures in the league. MTK's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 9 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

Ferencváros-MTK H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Ferencváros six wins, MTK zero wins, four draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Ferencváros missing players

MTK missing players

Ferencváros MTK
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
8 5 2 Played P 1 5 9
6 3 2 Won W 0 1 3
0 0 0 Drew D 0 1 1
2 2 0 Lost L 1 3 5
18 13 7 Scored S 1 6 9
9 8 3 Conceded C 2 9 12
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
75% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 67%
75% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 60% 44%
50% 60% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 20% 11%
25% 40% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 20% 11%
75% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 80% 56%
25% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 22%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 20% 22%
 
7.4 8.4 10 Corners for (avg) C F 3 5.2 4.4
3.8 3 3.5 Corners against (avg) C A 4 4.4 4.7
3.1 3.4 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 6 3.2 3.1
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
11.8 10.6 13.5 Shots (avg) S ( 1 8 7.6
5.1 5.6 8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 3.6 3.3
44% 46% 44% Goal Efficiency G E 100% 33% 30%
Key stats in OTP Bank Liga this season:
  • All of Ferencváros's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • All of MTK's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Ferencváros have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • Ferencváros have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Ferencváros have scored at least twice as many goals at home as MTK have scored away.
  • Ferencváros have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Ferencváros have the most scored goals (13) at home in OTP Bank Liga
  • Ferencváros have the the best goal difference (+5) at home in OTP Bank Liga
  • Ferencváros have the the best goal difference (+9) in OTP Bank Liga
  • Ferencváros have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Ferencváros haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Ferencváros is in the best form (5-0-1)
  • MTK have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • MTK have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • MTK have the fewest scored goals (9) in OTP Bank Liga
  • MTK haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Varda SE 9 6 1 2 13 8 4 3 1 0 6 2 5 3 0 2 7 6 5 19
2 Ferencváros 8 6 0 2 18 9 5 3 0 2 13 8 3 3 0 0 5 1 9 18
3 Puskas 8 5 1 2 10 9 3 1 0 2 3 7 5 4 1 0 7 2 1 16
4 MOL Vidi 9 3 5 1 11 9 5 3 1 1 6 4 4 0 4 0 5 5 2 14
5 Paksi SE 9 4 1 4 24 20 5 2 1 2 11 12 4 2 0 2 13 8 4 13
6 Honved 9 4 1 4 15 14 4 2 0 2 6 7 5 2 1 2 9 7 1 13
7 Zalaegerszegi TE 9 3 2 4 15 19 5 1 1 3 7 12 4 2 1 1 8 7 -4 11
8 Mezokovesd-Zsory 9 3 2 4 10 15 4 2 2 0 6 4 5 1 0 4 4 11 -5 11
9 MTK 9 3 1 5 9 12 4 2 0 2 3 3 5 1 1 3 6 9 -3 10
10 Debrecen 9 2 3 4 19 16 4 1 2 1 9 5 5 1 1 3 10 11 3 9
11 Gyirmot 9 2 3 4 10 16 5 1 2 2 6 8 4 1 1 2 4 8 -6 9
12 Ujpest 9 0 4 5 10 17 5 0 2 3 6 10 4 0 2 2 4 7 -7 4

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.