OTP Bank Liga match prediction and preview for Újpest vs Mezőkövesd-Zsóry clash

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Competition: Hungary OTP Bank Liga
Competition: Wed 17.June
Match begins: 19:05 (UTC)
Venue: Szusza Ferenc Stadion (5145 seats)

Újpest will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 10 points behind Mezőkövesd-Zsóry.

There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a OTP Bank Liga match only three days ago. That game was an away game at MOL Vidi, so at least Újpest are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!

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Újpest form and stats

The story so far in the OTP Bank Liga for Újpest at their home stadium (Szusza Ferenc Stadion) is 4 wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats. Two home wins in a row for Újpest bring valid hopes of a third.

Újpest manager P. Rogan and his team return home after a 2-2 draw away versus MOL Vidi (placed 2nd) in the OTP Bank Liga. Before that game, the 3-1 home victory against Debrecen.

The manager P. Rogan will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Ferencvaros in only three days.

The Újpest fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 16 in 14 matches. 20 goals have been conceded.

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Mezőkövesd-Zsóry form and stats

7 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Mezőkövesd-Zsóry playing as the away team in the OTP Bank Liga this season.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a OTP Bank Liga home defeat versus Honved with 1-2 on the scoreboard. Before that, Mezőkövesd-Zsóry travelled to Varda SE and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.

After this away game Mezőkövesd-Zsóry return home for a OTP Bank Liga game against MOL Vidi. That game is only three sleeps after this.

The travelling fans enjoy Mezőkövesd-Zsóry's attacking play in away games, having scored 23 goals in 14 league matches away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (13 so far).

Head 2 Head

Mezokovesd-Zsory - Újpest 2-2 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Újpest victories, three draws and two Mezőkövesd-Zsóry wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Mezokovesd-ZsoryB. Zivzivadze
B. Zivzivadze
9 goals
Mezokovesd-ZsoryT. Cseri
T. Cseri
7 goals
ÚjpestS. Novothny
S. Novothny
5 goals

Újpest missing players

Mezőkövesd-Zsóry missing players

Újpest Mezőkövesd-Zsóry
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
29 14 4 Played P 4 14 29
10 4 0 Won W 2 7 13
6 3 0 Drew D 1 4 7
13 7 4 Lost L 1 3 9
37 16 3 Scored S 6 23 39
42 20 8 Conceded C 3 13 27
93% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 93%
69% 64% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 86% 72%
52% 43% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 57% 48%
38% 36% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 14% 14%
17% 21% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
55% 57% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 71% 52%
21% 21% 0% Clean Sheets C S 25% 14% 31%
31% 29% 50% Failed to Score F T 25% 14% 24%
 
5.4 5.2 5.8 Corners for (avg) C F 2.8 4.7 5.3
3.7 3.4 3.2 Corners against (avg) C A 4 4.3 4.2
2 1.5 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4.5 2.7 2.3
4 1 1 Red cards R C 2 3 3
 
282 141 41 Total Shots T S 33 157 327
109 51 13 Shots on Target S O 14 71 132
34% 31% 23% Goal Efficiency G E 43% 32% 30%
Key stats in OTP Bank Liga this season:
  • Mezőkövesd-Zsóry has the fewest dropped points from leading position (5)
  • Mezőkövesd-Zsóry have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Mezőkövesd-Zsóry haven’t played a single 0-0 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 Ferencvaros 29 20 7 2 54 23 15 12 3 0 28 6 14 8 4 2 26 17 31 67
2 MOL Vidi 29 16 8 5 52 26 15 8 3 4 30 18 14 8 5 1 22 8 26 56
3 Mezokovesd-Zsory 29 13 7 9 39 27 15 6 3 6 16 14 14 7 4 3 23 13 12 46
4 Puskás 29 11 11 7 44 37 14 5 4 5 22 21 15 6 7 2 22 16 7 44
5 Diósgyőr 29 12 5 12 37 40 14 7 2 5 18 16 15 5 3 7 19 24 -3 41
6 Honved 29 11 8 10 31 36 15 5 4 6 17 22 14 6 4 4 14 14 -5 41
7 Zalaegerszegi TE 29 9 9 11 46 41 14 4 6 4 21 20 15 5 3 7 25 21 5 36
8 Újpest 29 10 6 13 37 42 14 4 3 7 16 20 15 6 3 6 21 22 -5 36
9 Varda SE 29 10 5 14 37 40 14 7 3 4 22 16 15 3 2 10 15 24 -3 35
10 Paksi SE 29 9 7 13 37 47 14 5 4 5 18 21 15 4 3 8 19 26 -10 34
11 Debrecen 29 9 5 15 42 55 15 6 4 5 25 25 14 3 1 10 17 30 -13 32
12 Kaposvári Rákóczi 29 4 2 23 24 66 15 3 1 11 15 33 14 1 1 12 9 33 -42 14

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.