Mezőkövesd take on visiting team Zalaegerszegi TE at Mezőkövesdi Városi Stadion in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I game on Saturday.
Scroll down for all of our predictions, poll and stats for the Mezőkövesd v Zalaegerszegi TE game - plus the latest betting odds.
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Form Guide
Mezőkövesd
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Mezőkövesd will be looking for an improved result here after a 2-1 Nemzeti Bajnokság I loss in their previous game against Paksi SE.
In that match, Mezőkövesd had 51% possession and 15 attempts at goal with 4 on target. The scorer for Mezőkövesd was József Szalai (62'). At the other end, Paksi had 22 shots on goal with 7 on target. János Szabó (14') and Norbert Könyves (60') scored for Paksi SE.
Mezőkövesd have found it difficult to unlock defences in recent times. Their ‘goals for’ figure equals just 4 versus opponents during the course of their previous 6 fixtures. In those meetings, Mezőkövesd have also seen the tally of goals that have gone against them total 18. It will be interesting to find out whether or not that trend can be continued on into this next match.
Their past results show that Mezőkövesd:
- have not registered a win against Zalaegerszegi TE in home games against them for the last 4 league games.
- haven't beaten Zalaegerszegi TE in their previous 7 matches in the league.
- haven’t won at home in the past 8 league matches. It's been disappointing.
Zalaegerszegi TE
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Zalaegerszegi TE head into the encounter after a 1-0 Nemzeti Bajnokság I win against Puskás Akadémia in their last fixture.
In that game, Zalaegerszegi TE had 37% possession and 10 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Zalaegerszegi TE was Máté Sajbán (71'). At the other end, Puskás Akadémia had 18 shots at goal with 5 of them on target.
In their last half-dozen outings, Zalaegerszegi TE have bagged a total of 15 goals. Zalaegerszegi TE have also scored on each one of those occasions. In that time, their defenders have seen 11 goals go into their own net.
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Head to head
Looking at their prior head to head meetings going back to 12/03/2022 shows that Mezőkövesd have won 0 of these games & Zalaegerszegi TE 3, with the tally of drawn results being 3.
13 goals were scored between the two sides in these games, with 3 for Mezőkövesd and 10 being from Zete. That’s an average goals per game of 2.17.
The last league contest between these sides was Nemzeti Bajnokság I match day 20 on 11/02/2024 which ended up with the score at Zalaegerszegi TE 1-1 Mezőkövesd.
That time, Zalaegerszegi TE had 40% possession and 13 attempts at goal with 2 of them on target. The scorer was Bence Bedi (11').
Mezőkövesd got 6 shots on goal with 1 of them on target. Ilia Beriashvili (68') scored.
The referee was Mihály Káprály.
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Team News: Mezőkövesd
The Mezőkövesd manager Milan Milanović will be grateful to have no fitness concerns whatsoever ahead of this match owing to a fully healthy squad ready to go.
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Team News: Zalaegerszegi TE
Owing to a fully injury-free group to choose from, the Zalaegerszegi TE boss Gábor Márton has zero fitness worries at all ahead of this clash.
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Prediction
We’ve got the feeling that Mezőkövesd could find themselves up against it to get anything against this Zalaegerszegi TE side who we think might score at least once to gain the upper hand.
Our tip is therefore for a very even contest with a 0-1 winning score for Zalaegerszegi TE when the full-time whistle blows.
Should be a close one.
Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Victor Martins,
09:18 02/05/2024
🏟️ Team Focus:
Mezőkövesd
Formed: 1975
Stadium: Mezőkövesdi Városi Stadion (5,020)
Captain: Tamás Cseri
Chairman: András Tállai
Manager: Milan Milanović
Competitions: Nemzeti Bajnokság I position 12
🔑 Key Man: Gábor Molnár
Typically used in the Right Wing position, Gábor Molnár was born in Miskolc, Hungary. Having made his senior debut playing for Mezőkövesd in the 2016 - 2017 season, the gifted Forward has struck 2 league goals in this Nemzeti Bajnokság I 2023 - 2024 campaign to date in 23 appearances.