Home advantage could prove decisive in Újpest - Kecskemeti TE battle

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Competition: Hungary OTP Bank Liga
Competition: Fri 07.October
Match begins: 18:05 (UTC)
Venue: Szusza Ferenc Stadion (5145 seats)

Battling Újpest cross their fingers to pull off an upset when they play hard-driving Kecskemeti TE in the next league round. It’s 9th vs 2nd and the home regulars will have not-so-high expectations.

Insights:
  • Újpest have the most conceded goals (12) at home in OTP Bank Liga
  • Kecskemeti TE have yet to win a game away.

Both teams have had plentiful rest since their previous game. Let's trust this will be an enthusiastic match!

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Újpest form and stats

2 victories, 2 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Újpest have to build on here at Szusza Ferenc Stadion in the OTP Bank Liga.

Újpest's last game was hosting Varda SE (placed 5th) and winning 4-0. As mentioned above, Újpest "killed" Varda SE in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.

Before that one, a fine away win at Mateszalka. A Hungarian Cup match. The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Újpest handle that role? We have found 16 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 9 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats.

There will be little rest for Újpest after this match as they are travelling to MOL Vidi for a OTP Bank Liga game in only three days.

The Újpest fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 10 goals in 6 league matches. When Újpest hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Honved, Vasas and Mezokovesd-Zsory), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 2 of 2 times.

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Kecskemeti TE form and stats

As the visiting team in OTP Bank Liga matches, Kecskemeti TE have produced an overall stat of 0-3-1 so far.

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. Kecskemeti goalkeeper Bence Varga is eager to challenge this, with his 189 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.

Kecskemeti TE are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the fixture against Ferencvaros (placed 1st).

Ahead of that, the Hungarian Cup victory away at Tiszakecske.

The visitors have scored 3 goals from 4 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game.

Head 2 Head

Újpest-Kecskemeti TE H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Újpest five wins, Kecskemeti TE three wins, two draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5). The matches between these clubs have had a tendency to be a bit wild, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten duels.

Top Goalscorers

Kecskemeti TEL. Szabo
L. Szabo
4 goals
ÚjpestB. Gouré
B. Gouré
3 goals
Kecskemeti TEB. Katona
B. Katona
3 goals

Újpest missing players

Kecskemeti TE missing players

Újpest Kecskemeti TE
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
8 6 2 Played P 1 4 9
2 2 0 Won W 0 0 4
3 2 0 Drew D 1 3 4
3 2 2 Lost L 0 1 1
10 10 2 Scored S 0 3 12
14 12 9 Conceded C 0 4 6
88% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 75% 78%
88% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 75% 67%
50% 67% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 25% 33%
38% 50% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 22%
25% 33% 100% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 67% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 75% 56%
25% 17% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 25% 44%
38% 17% 50% Failed to Score F T 100% 25% 22%
 
5.5 6 6.5 Corners for (avg) C F 5 3.8 2.9
4.5 4.5 5 Corners against (avg) C A 6 9.8 7.3
3.2 2.8 5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 3.2 2.8
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
11.1 12.2 12.5 Shots (avg) S ( 8 7.2 9
4.5 5.2 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 2.8 3.3
28% 32% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 27% 40%
 
5.8 4.2 7 Shots against (avg) S A 10 13.2 15.2
2 2.2 4.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 1 4 5.2
Key stats in OTP Bank Liga this season:
  • All of Újpest's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Kecskemeti TE have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Kecskemeti TE have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • Kecskemeti TE have yet to win a game away.
  • Újpest have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Újpest have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Kecskemeti TE have scored away.
  • Újpest have the most conceded goals (12) at home in OTP Bank Liga
  • Újpest 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 7 6 0 1 18 3 4 4 0 0 11 1 3 2 0 1 7 2 15 18
2 Kecskemeti TE 9 4 4 1 12 6 5 4 1 0 9 2 4 0 3 1 3 4 6 16
3 Puskas 9 3 5 1 10 7 4 2 2 0 5 2 5 1 3 1 5 5 3 14
4 Paksi SE 8 4 2 2 15 14 3 2 0 1 4 3 5 2 2 1 11 11 1 14
5 Varda SE 9 4 2 3 16 16 5 2 2 1 10 7 4 2 0 2 6 9 0 14
6 Zalaegerszegi TE 8 3 2 3 15 12 3 1 0 2 6 7 5 2 2 1 9 5 3 11
7 Debrecen 9 2 4 3 14 17 5 2 3 0 8 6 4 0 1 3 6 11 -3 10
8 MOL Vidi 8 3 1 4 10 13 3 3 0 0 8 2 5 0 1 4 2 11 -3 10
9 Újpest 8 2 3 3 10 14 6 2 2 2 10 12 2 0 1 1 0 2 -4 9
10 Honved 9 2 3 4 10 16 4 0 3 1 3 4 5 2 0 3 7 12 -6 9
11 Vasas 9 0 6 3 8 11 5 0 3 2 5 7 4 0 3 1 3 4 -3 6
12 Mezokovesd-Zsory 9 1 2 6 10 19 4 1 1 2 6 10 5 0 1 4 4 9 -9 5

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.