OTP Bank Liga preview: Can Újpest edge out victory against Zalaegerszegi TE?

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Competition: Hungary OTP Bank Liga
Competition: Mon 13.September
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Szusza Ferenc Stadion (5145 seats)

Újpest open their doors to Zalaegerszegi TE for another intriguing OTP Bank Liga match here at Szusza Ferenc Stadion.

Insights:
  • Újpest is in the worst form (0-2-3)
  • Zalaegerszegi TE have the the worst goal difference (-4) in OTP Bank Liga

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Újpest form and stats

Újpest have played three OTP Bank Liga home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 1 point from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead.

In their previous game, the manager M. Oenning led his Újpest to a defeat in the OTP Bank Liga match away at Paksi SE. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Szusza Ferenc Stadion.

Preceding that match was a defeat to MTK (1-2).

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Újpest handle that role? We have found 13 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are seven wins, one draw and five defeats.

Újpest are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 3 goals in 3 games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Újpest defense is not exactly impregnable. 5 goals conceded from 3 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Zalaegerszegi TE form and stats

Zalaegerszegi TE are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the OTP Bank Liga, having played 2 games and collected 3 points (1 win, 0 draws and 1 loss).

Zalaegerszegi TE failed to get anything from their last game, a OTP Bank Liga home match vs Honved (placed 5th) that ended with defeat 1-3.

Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Debrecen.

Zalaegerszegi TE are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is three wins, four draws and five defeats. From a total of twelve matches.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Zalaegerszegi TE has managed 4 goals and let in 4 from 2 matches.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the previous ten meetings involving these two teams are: six wins for Újpest, two draws and two wins for Zalaegerszegi TE. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.

Top Goalscorers

ÚjpestM. Katona
M. Katona
2 goals
ÚjpestY. Croizet
Y. Croizet
2 goals
Zalaegerszegi TEA. Skribek
A. Skribek
2 goals

Újpest missing players

Zalaegerszegi TE missing players

Újpest Zalaegerszegi TE
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
5 3 0 Played P 1 2 5
0 0 0 Won W 1 1 1
2 1 0 Drew D 0 0 1
3 2 0 Lost L 0 1 3
6 3 0 Scored S 2 4 7
9 5 0 Conceded C 1 4 11
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 100%
80% 67% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 100% 80%
20% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 50% 60%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 50% 20%
100% 100% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
4.4 5 0 Corners for (avg) C F 4 3 4
6.2 4.7 0 Corners against (avg) C A 12 7.5 6
3.2 4 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 7 5 3.2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 2
 
7.8 6.7 0 Shots (avg) S ( 12 10 8
3.4 3 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 4.5 3.6
35% 33% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 44% 39%
Key stats in OTP Bank Liga this season:
  • All of Zalaegerszegi TE's away-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • All of Újpest's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Zalaegerszegi TE have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Zalaegerszegi TE have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Zalaegerszegi TE have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Zalaegerszegi TE have the the worst goal difference (-4) in OTP Bank Liga
  • Zalaegerszegi TE have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Zalaegerszegi TE haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Újpest have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Újpest have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Újpest have the most dropped points from leading position (7) in OTP Bank Liga
  • Újpest have yet to win a game.
  • Újpest haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Újpest is in the worst form (0-2-3)
Újpest Last season Zalaegerszegi TE
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
32 16   Played P   16 33
12 8   Won W   4 10
6 2   Drew D   3 7
14 6   Lost L   9 16
46 26   Scored S   25 58
64 31   Conceded C   32 58
97% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 97%
91% 88%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   100% 94%
72% 69%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   69% 70%
44% 44%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   44% 42%
22% 25%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   19% 21%
59% 50%   BTTS BTTS   69% 61%
19% 31%   Clean Sheets C S   6% 21%
25% 19%   Failed to Score F T   25% 21%
 
4.8 5.4   Corners for (avg) C F   5.2 4.9
4.8 4.4   Corners against (avg) C A   5.2 5.2
2.8 2.8   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.1 2.1
2 2   Red cards R C   4 7
 
8.9 9.1   Shots (avg) S (   8.2 9.2
4.1 4.1   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.2 4.5
35% 39%   Goal Efficiency G E   37% 39%

  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 5 4 0 1 9 5 2 2 0 0 4 1 3 2 0 1 5 4 4 12
2 Puskas 4 3 0 1 7 8 1 0 0 1 1 6 3 3 0 0 6 2 -1 9
3 MOL Vidi 4 2 2 0 6 4 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 8
4 Paksi SE 5 2 1 2 14 11 3 1 1 1 7 7 2 1 0 1 7 4 3 7
5 Honved 5 2 1 2 8 8 2 1 0 1 4 5 3 1 1 1 4 3 0 7
6 MTK 5 2 1 2 6 6 2 1 0 1 2 2 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 7
7 Mezokovesd-Zsory 5 2 1 2 7 10 2 1 1 0 3 2 3 1 0 2 4 8 -3 7
8 Ferencvaros 3 2 0 1 9 5 3 2 0 1 9 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6
9 Debrecen 5 1 2 2 12 12 2 0 1 1 3 4 3 1 1 1 9 8 0 5
10 Zalaegerszegi TE 5 1 1 3 7 11 3 0 1 2 3 7 2 1 0 1 4 4 -4 4
11 Gyirmot 5 0 3 2 3 5 3 0 2 1 2 3 2 0 1 1 1 2 -2 3
12 Újpest 5 0 2 3 6 9 3 0 1 2 3 5 2 0 1 1 3 4 -3 2

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.