OTP Bank Liga: Mezőkövesd-Zsóry - Honvéd pre-match guide and numbers

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Competition: Hungary OTP Bank Liga
Competition: Fri 24.February
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Városi Stadion (2571 seats)

OTP Bank Liga: What this fixture might not have in glitz it should make up for in guts and commitment. Bring on Mezőkövesd-Zsóry - Honvéd!

Insights:
  • Mezőkövesd-Zsóry have the most points from losing position (13) in OTP Bank Liga
  • Honvéd have the the worst goal difference (-13) in OTP Bank Liga

Honvéd are fighting to avoid relegation and will work hard for points.

Mezőkövesd-Zsóry and Honvéd 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.

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Mezőkövesd-Zsóry form and stats

Mezőkövesd-Zsóry have performed here at Városi Stadion this season with 6 wins from 10 OTP Bank Liga matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 2. It’s been three wins in a row for Mezőkövesd-Zsóry here at Városi Stadion, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.

A strong away win for Mezőkövesd-Zsóry against Paksi SE the last match, as Molnár and Babunski were on target.

Before that, Mezőkövesd-Zsóry had a home game versus MOL Vidi which ended with a victory 2-1.

This is expected to be a close game, with Mezőkövesd-Zsóry perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Mezőkövesd-Zsóry as a small favourite), we find 6 games. Mezőkövesd-Zsóry has won 2 of these, drawn 3 and lost 1.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Hungarian Cup game versus Zalaegerszegi TE in only four days. This game is also played here at Városi Stadion.

The Mezőkövesd-Zsóry fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 15 goals in 10 league matches. On the other hand, Mezőkövesd-Zsóry have conceded 14 goals.

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Honvéd form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Honvéd so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 3-1-6 (win-draw-lose).

The manager Klafuric was unhappy after their last game, played at their home ground Bozsik Stadion. Honvéd suffered a 2-3 loss to Debrecen (placed 4th).

Before that, Honvéd travelled to Kecskemeti TE and returned home with a draw after the game finished 2-2.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 12 similar matches played by Honvéd in our archives, and the results are: 5 wins for Honvéd, 3 draws and 4 defeats.

The visiting Honvéd have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 12 goals from 10 games. For Honvéd, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

Mezőkövesd-Zsóry have pulled off a streak of 7 consecutive matches without defeat (2-5-0) when playing Honvéd.

The duelists have met earlier this season: Honvéd - Mezőkövesd-Zsóry 2-2.

Top Goalscorers

Mezőkövesd-ZsóryS. Dražić
S. Dražić
9 goals
HonvédN. Lukić
N. Lukić
9 goals
Mezőkövesd-ZsóryD. Beširović
D. Beširović
4 goals

Mezőkövesd-Zsóry missing players

Honvéd missing players

Mezőkövesd-Zsóry Honvéd
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
20 10 3 Played P 3 10 20
7 6 2 Won W 1 3 4
5 2 1 Drew D 0 1 6
8 2 0 Lost L 2 6 10
23 15 4 Scored S 2 12 22
27 14 2 Conceded C 6 22 35
95% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 90%
65% 80% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 80% 70%
45% 60% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 70% 50%
20% 20% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 50% 40%
15% 20% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 20% 20%
55% 70% 67% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 45%
20% 20% 33% Clean Sheets C S 33% 20% 25%
30% 10% 0% Failed to Score F T 67% 30% 40%
 
4.3 3.3 3 Corners for (avg) C F 6 3.5 4.5
5.3 6.7 5 Corners against (avg) C A 6.7 6.3 6
1.9 2.2 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 1.9 1.8
3 2 0 Red cards R C 1 2 3
 
9.1 9.3 10.3 Shots (avg) S ( 9.3 8.9 8.6
3.2 3.5 4.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.3 3.1 3.1
36% 43% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 39% 35%
 
11.6 12.5 12.3 Shots against (avg) S A 15.3 12.2 10.8
5.3 6.3 6.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 7.3 5.5 4.8
Key stats in OTP Bank Liga this season:
  • Honvéd have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Honvéd have the most conceded goals in the first half (16) in OTP Bank Liga
  • Honvéd have the most dropped points from leading position (14) in OTP Bank Liga
  • Honvéd have the the worst goal difference (-13) in OTP Bank Liga
  • Honvéd have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Honvéd haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Mezőkövesd-Zsóry have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won at home.
  • Mezőkövesd-Zsóry have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Mezőkövesd-Zsóry have the most points from losing position (13) in OTP Bank Liga
  • Mezőkövesd-Zsóry have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Mezőkövesd-Zsóry 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 Ferencvaros 20 14 4 2 43 16 10 8 2 0 22 6 10 6 2 2 21 10 27 46
2 Kecskemeti TE 20 7 11 2 28 20 10 5 5 0 19 11 10 2 6 2 9 9 8 32
3 Varda SE 20 8 7 5 32 33 10 4 4 2 16 13 10 4 3 3 16 20 -1 31
4 Debrecen 20 8 6 6 36 31 10 6 3 1 20 11 10 2 3 5 16 20 5 30
5 Puskas 20 7 9 4 25 21 10 5 3 2 12 9 10 2 6 2 13 12 4 30
6 Mezőkövesd-Zsóry 20 7 5 8 23 27 10 6 2 2 15 14 10 1 3 6 8 13 -4 26
7 Zalaegerszegi TE 20 6 6 8 25 23 10 3 3 4 11 11 10 3 3 4 14 12 2 24
8 Paksi SE 20 6 5 9 31 35 10 4 1 5 14 13 10 2 4 4 17 22 -4 23
9 Ujpest 20 6 4 10 24 35 10 4 3 3 18 19 10 2 1 7 6 16 -11 22
10 MOL Vidi 20 5 6 9 24 29 10 4 5 1 18 10 10 1 1 8 6 19 -5 21
11 Vasas 20 3 9 8 14 22 10 2 3 5 9 13 10 1 6 3 5 9 -8 18
12 Honvéd 20 4 6 10 22 35 10 1 5 4 10 13 10 3 1 6 12 22 -13 18

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.