- Home form: Debreceni have won 2, drawn 2 and lost 1 of their last 5 matches
- Away form: Puskas have won 2, drawn 1 and lost 2 of their last 5 games
- Head-to-head: The last H2H in NB I (2025-2026) finished 1-1 at Puskas' ground, with the previous 3 meetings split 1-1-1
Home team have the edge in Nagyerdei Stadium
Hosts
Two coaches with differing methods and motivations will take to the field in Hungary this Sunday when Debreceni VSC host Puskas FC Academy at the Nagyerdei Stadion in a close fixture. Gert Remmel's Debreceni have gone 3 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats in their last 10 in all competitions, so not the most spectacular run of form in the world, but they should come into this game with some momentum after a 2-1 NB I home win over FC Ujpest followed by a 1-1 friendly draw with FK Austria Wien.
The Lions have also won 1, drawn 2 and lost 1 of their 4 home matches in all competitions this season and have conceded only 5 goals in those 4 games, so they are set up to be tough to break down.
Visitors
The visitors have had a mixed run of 3 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats across their last 10 in all competitions, so a slightly shakier spell than the hosts. Levente Babo's Puskas play a slightly more mature, academy-developed style of football, structured build-up and rotation of attacking players, but they will need to hold their own in a high-tempo match against this Debreceni team. The visitors have won 2 of their last 5 away matches in all competitions, but have suffered 3 defeats during that same spell and have only managed to net 6 goals on their travels.
Betting and prediction
But the Lions have failed to beat Puskas in either of the club's last 2 home games, so the away side will know how to make life awkward in this fixture.
- The biggest spark of life in Remmel's rebuilding job has been the play of Florian Cibla, who has scored 4 goals in his last 5 appearances for Debreceni, who have netted 10 in total during that spell.
- Daniel Lukacs is the chief goalscorer on their side with 3 goals in their 8-goal haul across the last 5 games.
- Debreceni are rated as a 2.04 favorite to win this match ahead of 3.18 for the away team and 3.38 for a tie, which makes some sense as they are the team in better form right now.
- Under 2.5 goals at 1.89 looks the cleaner wager of the two, which may be more appropriate to a tight NB I scrap where the margins could be small.
- Both teams to score at 1.66 is also tempting, particularly considering the recent H2H and the attacking form of Cibla and Lukacs.
- But our selection is to edge towards the home side here as Debreceni should just have enough momentum and Puskas are not reliable enough to get anything from this game.
