| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Újpest | 15 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6/15 | 9-9 |
| Shakhtyor | 15 | D1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10/15 | 5-3 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Újpest | 189 | 9 | 15 | 9 | WWWLL | 222 | -33 |
| Shakhtyor | 8 | 19 | 29 | -9 | WWLDL | 409 | -401 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2019-01-19
Újpest went into the game 189th in the table on 15 points; Shakhtyor sat 8th on 29 — a 14-point gap. Shakhtyor ranked just 409th in the league on five-round form despite their 8th table position. Against a league average of 1.69 goals per team per game, Újpest ran at 2.22 scored and 1.22 conceded, Shakhtyor at 1.32 and 1.79.
It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 8 goals for the 6-2 full-time score.
