📊 Form Guide

Újpest FC

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Újpest FC won’t want a repeat of their last result here after the 4-1 Nemzeti Bajnokság I losing effort in their last game against Kisvárda.

In that game, Újpest FC had 47% possession and 5 shots at goal with 3 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Újpest FC was Matija Ljujić (30'). On the other side, Kisvárda had 19 shots on goal with 9 of them on target. Jaroslav Navrátil (8'), Jasmin Mešanović (17'), Bernardo Matić (39') and Rafał Makowski (54') scored for Kisvárda.

Matches featuring Újpest FC have usually been engaging encounters of late with plenty of scoring being a real hallmark. Over their past six clashes alone, the sum total of 22 goals have gone in for both sides combined (at an average of 3.67 goals per game) with 10 of them belonging to Újpest FC.

Their past results show that Újpest FC:

• have not beaten MTK Budapest in their last 2 matches in the league.
• are without a home win in the past 2 league games.

MTK Budapest

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In their previous fixture, MTK Budapest drew 1-1 in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I tie with Diósgyõri VTK.

In that match, MTK Budapest managed 47% possession and 8 shots at goal with 2 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for MTK Budapest was István Bognár (31'). On the other side, Diosgyori got 15 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target. Pernambuco (85') scored for Diósgyõri VTK.

The stats don’t lie, and MTK Budapest have been scored against in 6 of their last 6 matches, letting opponents get 9 goals in total. Defensively, MTK Budapest could really do with shoring things up. Let’s find out whether or not that trend will end up being sustained into this next match.

Ahead of this clash, MTK Budapest are unbeaten in their previous 2 away league matches.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Looking over their most recent head-to-head meetings stretching back to 24/04/2021 shows us that Újpest FC have won 1 of them and MTK Budapest 5, with the number of draws standing at 0.

A combined sum of 17 goals were yielded between them throughout the course of those matches, with 5 of them from Lilák and 12 for MTK. The average number of goals per game works out to 2.83.

The previous league meeting featuring these clubs was Nemzeti Bajnokság I match day 18 on 02/02/2024 when it finished MTK Budapest 3-0 Újpest FC.

In that game, MTK Budapest managed 44% possession and 9 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target. The goalscorers were Viktor Hei (20'), Marin Jurina (36') and Gergő Kocsis (58').

On the other side, Újpest FC got 10 shots on goal with 5 of them on target.

The match was refereed by József Erdős.

ℹ️ Team News: Újpest FC

The Újpest FC boss Géza Mészöly has zero fitness worries at all ahead of this match thanks to a completely injury-free squad ready to go.

📋 Team News: MTK Budapest

Due to a fully healthy group to pick from, the MTK Budapest boss Dávid Horváth doesn’t have any fitness concerns to speak of before this match.

⚡ Prediction

In our opinion, MTK Budapest should be able to breach the defence of this Újpest FC team, although it probably won’t quite be as many as they’ll concede.

We’re going for a tight encounter finishing with a 2-1 win for Újpest FC by the conclusion of the game. Should be a good one.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Andre Moura, 16:04 21/04/2024