Match Report
Békéscsaba went into the game 16th in the table on 42 points; Szolnoki MÁV sat 18th on 38 — a 4-point gap. Szolnoki MÁV ranked 8th in the league on five-round form, well above their 18th table position. Against a league average of 1.29 goals per team per game, Békéscsaba ran at 1.39 scored and 1.82 conceded, Szolnoki MÁV at 0.92 and 1.45.
The match was played at Kórház utcai stadion in Békéscsaba (capacity 13,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-2.