The home coach Z. Hornyák expects to inspire Puskás victory against Újpest

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Competition: Hungary OTP Bank Liga
Competition: Sat 06.November
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: Puskás Akadémia Pancho Aréna (3500 seats)

Puskás are stalking the top table places while Újpest are more worried about escaping relegation. Expected home win or surprise away points?

Insights:
  • Puskás have the most clean sheets (5) in OTP Bank Liga
  • Újpest have the fewest points (3) away in OTP Bank Liga

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

The story so far in the OTP Bank Liga for Puskás at their home stadium (Puskás Akadémia Pancho Aréna) is 2 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats. The team is able to perform also as the away side, as they are nurturing a very healthy winning streak of four straight victories regardless of arena.

Puskás's last game was hosting Honvéd (placed 8th) and winning 3-1.

Heartbreak before that as Puskás lost 0-1 at Gyori ETO's place.

The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Puskás matches with similar probabilities have ended with five wins, one draw and three defeats (from nine games).

A decent goal production from Puskás in their home games so far, with 6 goals from 4 league matches. Puskás have conceded 8 goals in these home games, a significant number.

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Újpest form and stats

0-3-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Újpest in their OTP Bank Liga matches away. Two points from the last two away games for Újpest, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.

Újpest are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 2-2 draw at Mezokovesd-Zsory (placed 5th). The draw against Mezokovesd-Zsory came from a losing position. The Újpest manager M. Oenning brought on Miroslav Bjeloš as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Budafoki MTE at their stadium, the result 2-1.

Looking at the earlier recent performances of Újpest when being an outsider away as they are today, we find three matches with the visitors losing three times, drawing zero and winning zero games.

Újpest find the net regularly in their away games. 6 goals from 5 away fixtures in the league. Újpest struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 9 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

Puskás and Újpest have faced each other before this season: Újpest - Puskás 1-2. Puskás-Újpest H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Puskás seven wins, Újpest three wins, zero draws. eight of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

PuskásJ. Plšek
J. Plšek
3 goals
PuskásM. Băluță
M. Băluță
2 goals
PuskásL. Kozák
L. Kozák
2 goals

Puskás missing players

Újpest missing players

Puskás Újpest
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
10 4 0 Played P 2 5 11
7 2 0 Won W 0 0 1
1 0 0 Drew D 1 3 5
2 2 0 Lost L 1 2 5
16 6 0 Scored S 1 6 13
10 8 0 Conceded C 3 9 19
90% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 80% 91%
60% 75% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 80% 82%
50% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 80% 73%
30% 50% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 60% 45%
10% 25% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
40% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 80% 82%
50% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 20% 18%
20% 25% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 20% 9%
 
5.3 5.2 0 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 3.8 4.7
5.1 5.2 0 Corners against (avg) C A 7 7.2 6.1
2.2 2.8 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.5 2.6 2.8
3 2 0 Red cards R C 1 2 4
 
8.3 8.5 0 Shots (avg) S ( 8.5 10.4 9.6
3.8 3.8 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 4.2 4
42% 40% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 12% 29% 30%
 
9 11 0 Shots against (avg) S A 11.5 13.2 8.9
4.1 5.2 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 5.2 3.5
Key stats in OTP Bank Liga this season:
  • Puskás have the most clean sheets (5) in OTP Bank Liga
  • Puskás haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Újpest have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Újpest have the fewest points (3) away in OTP Bank Liga
  • Újpest have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Újpest have yet to win a game away.

  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 11 7 2 2 20 10 5 4 1 0 11 2 6 3 1 2 9 8 10 23
2 Ferencvaros 10 7 1 2 20 9 6 3 1 2 13 8 4 4 0 0 7 1 11 22
3 Puskás 10 7 1 2 16 10 4 2 0 2 6 8 6 5 1 0 10 2 6 22
4 MOL Vidi 11 4 5 2 13 11 6 4 1 1 8 5 5 0 4 1 5 6 2 17
5 Mezokovesd-Zsory 11 4 3 4 15 19 5 2 3 0 8 6 6 2 0 4 7 13 -4 15
6 Paksi SE 11 4 2 5 27 24 6 2 2 2 13 14 5 2 0 3 14 10 3 14
7 Zalaegerszegi TE 11 4 2 5 17 25 6 2 1 3 9 13 5 2 1 2 8 12 -8 14
8 Honvéd 11 4 1 6 18 20 5 2 0 3 8 10 6 2 1 3 10 10 -2 13
9 MTK 11 3 3 5 10 13 5 2 1 2 4 4 6 1 2 3 6 9 -3 12
10 Debrecen 11 2 4 5 20 20 5 1 2 2 9 8 6 1 2 3 11 12 0 10
11 Gyirmot 11 2 3 6 11 20 6 1 2 3 6 10 5 1 1 3 5 10 -9 9
12 Újpest 11 1 5 5 13 19 6 1 2 3 7 10 5 0 3 2 6 9 -6 8

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.