Only a win will satisfy the Mezőkövesd-Zsóry supporters in this Városi Stadion clash with Debrecen, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the OTP Bank Liga table.
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.
Mezőkövesd-Zsóry form and stats
Overall OTP Bank Liga stats at home this season for Mezőkövesd-Zsóry are 7-3-6 (wins-draw-losses).
A nice win for Mezőkövesd-Zsóry last time playing, versus MOL Vidi. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-1 with Mikhaylo Meskhi and Dino Beširović scoring for the victors. 1-1 away at Ujpest before that.
Andriy Nesterov was on the receiving end of a red card in the Mezőkövesd-Zsóry-MOL Vidi match, being sent off in the 41st minute. The game was drawn at that point, but the home side still managed to pull off a 2-1 victory. Manager A. Kuttor felt very clever after Mikhaylo Meskhi scored the winning goal against MOL Vidi, having brought on that player as a substitute in the 83rd minute. Some amazing scenes last match, when Mikhaylo Meskhi scored the winning goal three minutes into stoppage time.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Mezőkövesd-Zsóry have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found seven matches with the results: Won six, drawn zero and lost one.
The manager A. Kuttor will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Ferencvaros in only three days.
Mezőkövesd-Zsóry has scored 18 league goals at home this season, in 16 matches. Mezőkövesd-Zsóry have only conceded 15 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Debrecen form and stats
Debrecen have only collected 10 points from their away games in the OTP Bank Liga, after 3-1-11 (15 played). A depressing six defeats in a row for Debrecen in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus Diosgyor.
Debrecen had fun at their own home (Városi Stadion) last time out, beating Diosgyor 4-0. Márk Szécsi (2), Csaba Szatmári and Dániel Tőzsér scored. A 0-1 defeat away at MOL Vidi before that.
As mentioned above, Debrecen was the only team on the pitch versus Diosgyor in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eight similar matches played by Debrecen in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Debrecen, zero draws and five defeats.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Paksi SE in just three days.
Debrecen have scored 17 goals on their travels this season, from 15 away games in the league. Debrecen have conceded 31 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Mezőkövesd-Zsóry and Debrecen have met before this season: Debrecen - Mezokovesd-Zsory 1-3. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Mezőkövesd-Zsóry won four games, three matches ended with a draw and Debrecen has three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / fourTop Goalscorers
  M. Szécsi 10 goals |   B. Zivzivadze 9 goals |  B. Adeniji 8 goals |
Mezőkövesd-Zsóry missing players
Debrecen missing players
| Mezőkövesd-Zsóry | Debrecen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 16 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 15 | 31 |
| 14 | 7 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 11 | 16 |
| 42 | 18 | 4 | Scored | S | 2 | 17 | 46 |
| 29 | 15 | 6 | Conceded | C | 7 | 31 | 56 |
| 94% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 93% | 97% |
| 74% | 62% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 80% | 84% |
| 48% | 44% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 67% | 68% |
| 13% | 12% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 47% | 48% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 27% | 23% |
| 55% | 38% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 67% | 68% |
| 29% | 44% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 13% | 16% |
| 23% | 31% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 60% | 27% | 19% |
| 5.3 | 5.9 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.6 | 4.1 | 5 |
| 4.2 | 4.4 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.4 | 6.1 | 5.5 |
| 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 346 | 180 | 48 | Total Shots | T S | 40 | 159 | 341 |
| 142 | 67 | 15 | Shots on Target | S O | 12 | 53 | 135 |
| 30% | 27% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 32% | 34% |
- Debrecen has the fewest matches under the total-line (10)
- Debrecen has the most matches over the total-line (20)
- Debrecen have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Mezőkövesd-Zsóry has the fewest dropped points from leading position (7)
| 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 | 31 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 57 | 23 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 17 | 34 | 73 |
| 2 | MOL Vidi | 31 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 54 | 28 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 26 | 59 |
| 3 | Mezokovesd-Zsory | 31 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 42 | 29 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 13 | 50 |
| 4 | Puskas | 31 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 49 | 39 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 17 | 10 | 50 |
| 5 | Zalaegerszegi TE | 31 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 49 | 41 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 21 | 8 | 42 |
| 6 | Diosgyor | 31 | 12 | 5 | 14 | 38 | 46 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 28 | -8 | 41 |
| 7 | Honvéd | 31 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 31 | 40 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 16 | -9 | 41 |
| 8 | Varda SE | 31 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 39 | 42 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 25 | -3 | 38 |
| 9 | Ujpest | 31 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 38 | 44 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 23 | -6 | 37 |
| 10 | Paksi SE | 31 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 41 | 50 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 29 | -9 | 37 |
| 11 | Debrecen | 31 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 46 | 56 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 25 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 31 | -10 | 35 |
| 12 | Kaposvári Rákóczi | 31 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 25 | 71 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 16 | 35 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 36 | -46 | 14 |