Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, MTK in 5th and Várda SE in 6th place.
- Várda SE have the fewest scored goals (24) in OTP Bank Liga
It's no vacation for neither MTK nor Várda SE as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
MTK form and stats
5-5-4 (win-draw-lost) are the OTP Bank Liga numbers at home for MTK so far this season.
MTK haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 214 minutes ago. S. Schon scored that one.
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how MTK have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found eight games) they have won two times, drawn one and lost five.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for MTK as they are travelling to their away game against Ujpest in the OTP Bank Liga. That match is three days after this one.
MTK has scored 19 league goals at home this season, in 14 matches. MTK's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 16 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Várda SE form and stats
6 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses. That’s the product of Várda SE, who have the fewest scored goals (24) in OTP Bank Liga, playing as the away team in the OTP Bank Liga this season.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Várda goalkeeper David Dombo is eager to challenge this, with his 325 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Várda are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is seven wins, three draws and three defeats. From a total of 13 matches.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Diósgyőr in just three days.
Várda have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 15 league away games 15 goals have been scored. 22 goals have been conceded by Várda in these games.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Várda SE - MTK 0-2. H2H stats regardless of arena (last seven matches): MTK one win, one draw and Várda SE five victories. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Schön 8 goals | B. Miovski 7 goals |  R. Varga 6 goals |
MTK missing players
Várda SE missing players
| MTK | Várda SE | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 15 | 29 |
| 10 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 39 | 19 | 1 | Scored | S | 7 | 15 | 24 |
| 39 | 16 | 3 | Conceded | C | 6 | 22 | 34 |
| 90% | 86% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 79% |
| 79% | 71% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 80% | 66% |
| 59% | 57% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 53% | 41% |
| 38% | 36% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 7% | 7% |
| 3% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 7% | 3% |
| 48% | 57% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 47% | 38% |
| 31% | 29% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 20% | 31% |
| 31% | 29% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 40% | 52% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 9.1 | 9.7 | 3.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.2 | 7.2 | 9.2 |
| 4.1 | 4.4 | 1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 2.6 | 3.2 |
| 33% | 31% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 38% | 26% |
- Várda SE have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Várda SE have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in OTP Bank Liga
- Várda SE have the fewest matches over the total-line (12) in OTP Bank Liga
- Várda SE have the fewest scored goals (24) in OTP Bank Liga
- Várda SE have the fewest scored goals in the second half (10) in OTP Bank Liga
- Várda SE have the most matches under the total-line (16) in OTP Bank Liga
| 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 | 29 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 60 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 31 | 12 | 41 | 66 |
| 2 | Puskás | 29 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 43 | 32 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 55 |
| 3 | MOL Vidi | 29 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 57 | 34 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 23 | 47 |
| 4 | Paksi SE | 29 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 60 | 55 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 36 | 5 | 41 |
| 5 | MTK | 29 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 39 | 39 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 23 | 0 | 39 |
| 6 | Várda SE | 29 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 22 | -10 | 39 |
| 7 | Mezokovesd-Zsory | 29 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 31 | 38 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 21 | -7 | 38 |
| 8 | Ujpest | 29 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 40 | 57 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 33 | -17 | 38 |
| 9 | Honved | 29 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 42 | 42 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 33 |
| 10 | Zalaegerszegi TE | 29 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 45 | 52 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 26 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 26 | -7 | 30 |
| 11 | Budafoki MTE | 29 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 32 | 54 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 30 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 24 | -22 | 27 |
| 12 | Diósgyőr | 29 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 31 | 48 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 27 | -17 | 26 |