MTK Budapest vs. Puskas Akademia FC Felcsut - More Markets

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Market context

Polymarket is pricing this Hungary NB I contract at **0% YES** on USDC locked into conditional tokens on Polygon, so the market is treating the listed outcome as effectively dead rather than merely unlikely. The underlying fixture is MTK Budapest against Puskás Akadémia FC Felcsút, and the contract settles off what happens in that match rather than the abstract strength of either side.

For context, the head-to-head is not one-sided enough to justify a zero in football terms: across 24 meetings since 2010, MTK have 11 wins, Puskás 10, and there have been 3 draws[1][2]. The recent sequence is tighter still, with four straight league draws in 2025–26 and a 2–2 meeting in May 2026[6]. That sort of record usually argues for a live probability that still reflects variance, because these are comparable sides in a low-margin league matchup rather than a fixture with a stable dominant favourite[2][7].

For a Polymarket user, the key catalysts are not abstract team ratings but settlement-relevant facts: line-up confirmation, any postponement or schedule change, and whether the match is completed in full before the 2026-08-07T15:30:00Z window closes. In practice, traders on Polygon watch for official league and club announcements, because the USDC payout depends on the conditional token resolving cleanly to the match result, not on live sentiment. Recent stats sites also show Puskás and MTK both arriving with modest but comparable recent form, which keeps attention on late team news rather than a broad season narrative[1][4][13].

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Methodology

We track MTK Budapest vs. Puskas Akademia FC Felcsut - More Markets across the five venues with material prediction-market liquidity. The probability shown is the live Polymarket mid; the comparison rows summarise how each venue treats the underlying contract — fees, KYC thresholds, settlement currency, deposit options. The highlighted row marks the cheapest route into Polymarket's order book.

Resolution & payout

At resolution the UMA oracle takes over: a proposer posts the outcome with a bond, any token holder can dispute within two hours. Without dispute the result is accepted and the smart contract distributes USDC instantly.

On Kalshi (CFTC-regulated) resolution runs through their in-house clearing engine in USD. Betfair Exchange settles after match end in the account's local currency. Manifold pays no cash — only its in-platform "mana" currency.

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How do I deposit on Polymarket from the UK?

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