Újpest supporters put their faith in manager Kruščić to deliver victory against Honvéd

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Competition: Hungary OTP Bank Liga
Competition: Sun 29.January
Match begins: 14:30 (UTC)
Venue: Szusza Ferenc Stadion (5145 seats)

The path has mostly gone uphill for Újpest so far, and that also applies to Honvéd. The bottom dwellers have a chance to get some crucial points here.

Insights:
  • Újpest is in the worst form (1-1-4)
  • Honvéd have the the worst goal difference (-11) in OTP Bank Liga

These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.

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Újpest form and stats

3-3-3 (win-draw-lost) are the OTP Bank Liga numbers at home for Újpest so far this season. When Újpest hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Újpest, Vasas and Mezőkövesd-Zsóry), they have won 1 of 2 matches!

Újpest are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-3 away versus Paksi SE.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Paksi SE (1-3).

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Újpest handle that role? We have found 15 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats.

Újpest have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Szusza Ferenc Stadion with 16 goals in 9 league matches.

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Honvéd form and stats

3-0-5 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Honvéd, who have the the worst goal difference (-11) in OTP Bank Liga, in their OTP Bank Liga matches away.

The manager Klafuric was unhappy after their last game, played at their home stadium Bozsik Stadion. Honvéd suffered a 0-2 loss to Ferencvaros (placed 1st).

A loss against Ferencvaros was the result prior to that, in a home game.

We have checked recent matches where Honvéd have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 9 games were 3 victories, 0 draws and 6 defeats.

Stats flash: 9 of the last 11 league games involving this club have ended with only one (or no) team scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in the betting world).

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Honvéd have scored 9 goals in 8 league games away. Honvéd have conceded 18 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The fixture history shows this score when the sides played each other earlier this campaign; Honvéd - Újpest 0-0. Újpest-Honvéd H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Újpest four wins, Honvéd two wins, four draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

HonvédN. Lukić
N. Lukić
6 goals
ÚjpestA. Diaby
A. Diaby
4 goals
HonvédJ. Samperio Bustara
J. Samperio Bustara
4 goals

Újpest missing players

Honvéd missing players

Újpest Honvéd
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
16 9 2 Played P 1 8 16
4 3 1 Won W 1 3 4
4 3 1 Drew D 0 0 4
8 3 0 Lost L 0 5 8
19 16 3 Scored S 2 9 16
29 18 2 Conceded C 1 18 27
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 88%
75% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 75% 62%
56% 78% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 62% 44%
38% 44% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 50% 38%
25% 33% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 25% 19%
56% 78% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 38% 31%
19% 11% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 31%
31% 11% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 38% 50%
 
6.2 6.2 4 Corners for (avg) C F 1 4.1 5.1
4 4.4 5.5 Corners against (avg) C A 9 7.2 6.6
2.5 2.3 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 2.1 1.9
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
10.9 10.2 7 Shots (avg) S ( 9 8.8 8.4
4.6 4.3 3.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 3 2.9
26% 41% 43% Goal Efficiency G E 100% 38% 35%
 
5.8 4.4 2.5 Shots against (avg) S A 6 14 11.6
2.6 2.2 1 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 6 4.9
Key stats in OTP Bank Liga this season:
  • All of Újpest's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Honvéd have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Honvéd have the fewest scored goals in the first half (7) in OTP Bank Liga
  • Honvéd have the the worst goal difference (-11) in OTP Bank Liga
  • Honvéd have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Honvéd haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Újpest have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Újpest have the most conceded goals (18) at home in OTP Bank Liga
  • Újpest haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Újpest is in the worst form (1-1-4)

  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 16 12 2 2 36 13 8 7 1 0 18 4 8 5 1 2 18 9 23 38
2 Kecskemeti TE 16 6 8 2 23 16 8 4 4 0 15 8 8 2 4 2 8 8 7 26
3 Varda SE 17 7 5 5 29 31 8 3 3 2 14 12 9 4 2 3 15 19 -2 26
4 Puskás 16 6 7 3 22 18 8 4 2 2 10 8 8 2 5 1 12 10 4 25
5 Debrecen 17 6 5 6 30 27 9 5 3 1 18 10 8 1 2 5 12 17 3 23
6 Zalaegerszegi TE 17 6 4 7 25 22 8 3 1 4 11 11 9 3 3 3 14 11 3 22
7 Paksi SE 16 6 4 6 29 28 7 4 0 3 13 8 9 2 4 3 16 20 1 22
8 MOL Vidi 16 5 4 7 20 23 8 4 3 1 16 8 8 1 1 6 4 15 -3 19
9 Vasas 17 3 7 7 13 20 9 2 3 4 9 12 8 1 4 3 4 8 -7 16
10 Mezőkövesd-Zsóry 16 4 4 8 18 26 8 4 2 2 12 13 8 0 2 6 6 13 -8 16
11 Újpest 16 4 4 8 19 29 9 3 3 3 16 18 7 1 1 5 3 11 -10 16
12 Honvéd 16 4 4 8 16 27 8 1 4 3 7 9 8 3 0 5 9 18 -11 16

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.