Open game expected at Puskás Akadémia Pancho Aréna: Puskás vs Mezőkövesd-Zsóry preview

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Competition: Hungary OTP Bank Liga
Competition: Sat 02.October
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Puskás Akadémia Pancho Aréna (3500 seats)

Puskás have succeeded in 0 home triumphs so far this season, Mezőkövesd-Zsóry have won 1 away. Which team improves their records after this meeting?

Insights:
  • Puskás have the fewest scored goals in the first half (1) in OTP Bank Liga
  • Mezőkövesd-Zsóry have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Puskás form and stats

0 victories, 0 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Puskás, who have the fewest points (0) at home in OTP Bank Liga, have to build on here at Puskás Akadémia Pancho Aréna in the OTP Bank Liga. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Puskás, their manager Z. Hornyák and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.

Z. Nagy was the last player to score a league goal for Puskás and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Puskás haven't scored in 207 minutes.

Puskás shared the glory with MOL Vidi in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0.

In the preceding match a 3-0 victory visiting Siofok.

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

Early season league goal statistics from Puskás's 2 home games: 1 goal, 7 conceded.

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Mezőkövesd-Zsóry form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their OTP Bank Liga travels is 1 win, 0 draws and 3 defeats. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Mezőkövesd-Zsóry's last three away games as they have all been lost.

Two away games in a row for Mezőkövesd-Zsóry, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 versus MTK in the OTP Bank Liga.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Komárom at their stadium, the result 2-0.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Mezőkövesd-Zsóry playing away and similar expectations, we found 13 relevant matches. Results were five Mezőkövesd-Zsóry wins, five draws and three defeats.

Mezőkövesd-Zsóry have scored 4 goals on their travels this season, from 4 away games in the league. The Mezőkövesd-Zsóry manager A. Pintér has some worries about the defense as 9 goals have been conceded in these travels.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - three - three (Puskás wins - draws - Mezőkövesd-Zsóry wins). As for goals, zero matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), ten had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Mezokovesd-ZsoryD. Beširović
D. Beširović
2 goals
Mezokovesd-ZsoryD. Nagy
D. Nagy
2 goals
Mezokovesd-ZsoryM. Jurina
M. Jurina
2 goals

Puskás missing players

Mezőkövesd-Zsóry missing players

Puskás Mezőkövesd-Zsóry
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
6 2 0 Played P 1 4 7
3 0 0 Won W 0 1 2
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 2
2 2 0 Lost L 1 3 3
7 1 0 Scored S 0 4 9
9 7 0 Conceded C 1 9 13
83% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 86%
50% 50% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 75% 71%
50% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 57%
33% 50% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 50% 57%
17% 50% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 50% 43%
50% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 57%
33% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 14%
33% 50% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 50% 43%
 
5.8 6 0 Corners for (avg) C F 3 2.8 4
4.5 5.5 0 Corners against (avg) C A 4 4.2 3.7
1.7 2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 4 3.4
3 2 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
8.7 9 0 Shots (avg) S ( 6 8.2 8.7
3.5 3 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 3.8 4.1
33% 17% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 27% 31%
Key stats in OTP Bank Liga this season:
  • Mezőkövesd-Zsóry have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Mezőkövesd-Zsóry have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Mezőkövesd-Zsóry have scored at least twice as many goals away as Puskás have scored home.
  • Mezőkövesd-Zsóry have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Mezőkövesd-Zsóry haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Puskás have lost all their home matches so far.
  • Puskás have the fewest points (0) at home in OTP Bank Liga
  • Puskás have the fewest scored goals (1) at home in OTP Bank Liga
  • Puskás have the fewest scored goals in the first half (1) 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 Varda SE 7 6 0 1 12 6 3 3 0 0 6 2 4 3 0 1 6 4 6 18
2 Ferencvaros 6 5 0 1 14 6 4 3 0 1 12 6 2 2 0 0 2 0 8 15
3 Paksi SE 7 4 1 2 22 15 4 2 1 1 10 9 3 2 0 1 12 6 7 13
4 Honved 7 3 1 3 12 11 3 1 0 2 4 6 4 2 1 1 8 5 1 10
5 MOL Vidi 7 2 4 1 8 7 4 2 1 1 4 3 3 0 3 0 4 4 1 10
6 MTK 7 3 1 3 9 9 3 2 0 1 3 2 4 1 1 2 6 7 0 10
7 Puskás 6 3 1 2 7 9 2 0 0 2 1 7 4 3 1 0 6 2 -2 10
8 Debrecen 7 2 2 3 18 14 3 1 1 1 8 4 4 1 1 2 10 10 4 8
9 Mezokovesd-Zsory 7 2 2 3 9 13 3 1 2 0 5 4 4 1 0 3 4 9 -4 8
10 Zalaegerszegi TE 7 1 2 4 11 18 4 0 1 3 5 12 3 1 1 1 6 6 -7 5
11 Ujpest 7 0 3 4 9 14 4 0 2 2 5 7 3 0 1 2 4 7 -5 3
12 Gyirmot 7 0 3 4 5 14 4 0 2 2 4 7 3 0 1 2 1 7 -9 3

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.