📏 Form Guide

Kisvárda

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Kisvárda head into this fixture following on from a 1-1 Nemzeti Bajnokság I tied result against Diósgyõri VTK.

In that game, Kisvárda had 48% possession and 20 shots at goal with 9 of them on target. The scorer for Kisvárda was Branimir Cipetić (66'). Diosgyori had 22 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. Daniel Gera (36') was the scorer for Diósgyõri VTK.

It’s been a rare occasion in recent games where Kisvárda have kept a clean sheet. It will be a concern for them that Kisvárda have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous 6 games, letting in 10 goals on the way.

Coming into this meeting, Kisvárda are undefeated by Újpest FC when playing them at home in the last 8 league games. A very solid home head-to-head record.

Újpest FC

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After tasting defeat last time out to Zalaegerszegi TE in Nemzeti Bajnokság I action, Újpest FC will be aiming to make amends here.

In that match, Újpest FC managed 54% possession and 14 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. The only player to score for Újpest FC was András Huszti (23'). On the other side, Zalaegerszeg got 10 attempts on goal with 7 on target. Yohan Croizet (31', 66'), Antonio Mance (53', 61') and Dániel Németh (81') scored for Zalaegerszegi TE.

Proving their penchant for productive encounters, the back of the net has been hit 22 times in the prior six games in which Újpest FC have played, giving an average of 3.67 goals for each fixture. Opposition teams have managed 13 of these goals. That sort of trend isn’t assured to be carried forward into this match, though.

👥 Head to head

A look at their prior head-to-head meetings dating back to 05/05/2022 tells us that Kisvárda have won 4 of them & Újpest FC 2, with the number of drawn games being 0.

A combined total of 21 goals were shared by the two clubs in this period, with 12 for Kisvárda and 9 belonging to Lilák. That’s an average goals per game of 3.5.

The previous league meeting between the two was Nemzeti Bajnokság I match day 6 on 16/12/2023 which ended up with the score at Kisvárda 4-0 Újpest FC.

In that match, Kisvárda managed 43% possession and 14 attempts on goal with 7 of them on target. The goals were scored by Marko Ilievski (34', 53'), Jaroslav Navrátil (46') and Boban Nikolov (67').

At the other end, Újpest FC had 12 shots on goal with 1 of them on target.

The match was refereed by Márton Rúsz.

ℹ️ Team News: Kisvárda

The Kisvárda manager Tamás Feczkó will be thankful to have no fitness worries to speak of before this clash thanks to a completely injury-free squad to choose from.

🗞️ Team News: Újpest FC

Thanks to a fully injury-free group to pick from, the Újpest FC manager Géza Mészöly has zero fitness concerns whatsoever before this game.

✨ Prediction

We are of the inclination to think that Újpest FC and Kisvárda may well find themselves both scoring in what promises to be a very even battle here.

There should be little in it, and a draw looks to be quite a realistic result. We’re therefore predicting a close game with a 1-1 scoreline at the end of this one.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Victor Martins, 12:17 13/04/2024