Zalaegerszegi TE will do battle with the visiting Újpest FC at ZTE Aréna in this Nemzeti Bajnokság I match on Sunday.
Scroll down to see all of the predictions, poll and statistics for Zalaegerszegi TE v Újpest FC - as well as the best betting odds.
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Zalaegerszegi TE
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Zalaegerszegi TE prepare for this fixture following a 1-1 Nemzeti Bajnokság I drawn match vs Diósgyõri VTK.
In that game, Zalaegerszegi TE had 45% possession and 19 attempts on goal with 4 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Zalaegerszegi TE was Jack Ipalibo (80'). At the other end, Diosgyori had 7 shots at goal with 1 on target. Marko Rakonjac (58') was the scorer for Diósgyõri VTK.
Fewer than three goals per match were recorded in 5 of the past 6 meetings where Zalaegerszegi TE have taken part. With regard to the goal distribution during this period, their opponents scored a total of 8 and Zalaegerszegi TE got themselves 7.
Going into this encounter, Zalaegerszegi TE are without a home win in the past 5 league matches. Their fans aren't happy.
Újpest FC
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Following on from being defeated in their last game at the hands of Győri ETO FC in Nemzeti Bajnokság I competition, Újpest FC and their fans will hope to get a better result this time.
The only player to score from Újpest FC was Matija Ljujić (77', 93'). Samsondin Ouro (52'), Claudiu Bumba (71') and János Szépe (84') scored for Győri ETO FC.
The numbers tell their own story, and Újpest FC have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, conceding 9 goals in total. At the back, Újpest FC can certainly do much better. That kind of pattern might not be carried forward into this match, however.
Leading up to this clash, Újpest FC:
- haven't been defeated by Zalaegerszegi TE when they have played them away from home in the previous 2 league matches.
- are without an away win for the past 6 matches in the league.
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Head to head
Looking at their prior head to head clashes stretching back to 01/04/2023 tells us that Zalaegerszegi TE have won 2 of these and Újpest FC 3, with the number of drawn results standing at 1.
A sum of 21 goals were shared by the two clubs during those clashes, with 11 of them for Zete and 10 coming from Lilák. That is an average goals per game value of 3.5.
The previous league match featuring these clubs was Nemzeti Bajnokság I match day 20 on 16/02/2025 when it finished Újpest FC 1-2 Zalaegerszegi TE.
On that day, Újpest FC had 40% possession and 8 attempts at goal with 2 of them on target. Their only player to score was Mamadou Karamoko (17').
Zalaegerszegi TE got 20 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target. Csanád-Vilmos Dénes (83') and Sinan Medgyes (94') scored.
The match was refereed by Gergő Bogár.
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Team News: Zalaegerszegi TE
There aren’t many selection issues, with just a single fitness concern for the Zalaegerszegi TE manager István Mihalecz to be concerned about thanks to an almost full-strength set of players. Martin Barbarics (Cruciate ligament surgery) will miss out.
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Team News: Újpest FC
Újpest FC boss Damir Krznar has a number of players out of action. Krisztián Tamás (Hip injury) and Csanád Fehér (Knee injury) are names that won’t be on the team sheet.
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Prediction
Our feeling is that Újpest FC have it within them to score a goal against this Zalaegerszegi TE team, although that possibly won’t be as many as they’ll concede.
We can see both teams to score in a 2-1 advantage for Zalaegerszegi TE by the time that the referee blows the final whistle. It will be interesting to see how this one goes.
Renata Leite,
08:02 08/05/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Zalaegerszegi TE
Formed: 1920
Stadium: ZTE Aréna (11,200)
Captain: Norbert Szendrei
Chairman: Gábor Végh
Manager: István Mihalecz
Competitions: Nemzeti Bajnokság I position 10
🔑 Key Man: Yohan Croizet
Mostly played in the Left Wing position, Yohan Croizet was born in Sarrebourg, France. Having made his senior debut playing for FC Metz in the 2011 - 2012 season, the accomplished Forward has scored a sum of 7 league goals in this Nemzeti Bajnokság I 2024 - 2025 campaign so far coming from a total of 26 appearances.