Match Report
Hungary (1st, 18 pts) visited Bulgaria (5th, 4 pts) with 14 points between them. Bulgaria ranked just 41st in the league on five-round form despite their 5th table position. Against a league average of 1.44 goals per team per game, Bulgaria ran at 0.88 scored and 1.75 conceded, Hungary at 2 and 0.88.
Bulgaria had lost four in a row. Defeat had not touched Hungary in 10 games. Over the last five, Bulgaria had taken 1 of 15 points to Hungary's 11.
Ludogorets Arena in Razgrad staged the fixture, a ground that holds 8,000. With 98 matches recorded and 2.5 yellow cards per game, D. Stefanski was the man in the middle. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-2.