Match Report
Slovakia (3rd, 13 pts) visited Hungary (4th, 12 pts) with 1 points between them. Hungary had been under-performing their position — 29th on five-round form against 4th in the table. Per game in the league, Hungary were scoring 1 and conceding 1.38, Slovakia 1.63 and 1.38, against a competition average of 1.6 goals per team per game.
Slovakia had won four straight, having scored in 10 consecutive games. Recent form was uneven: 7/15 points for Hungary, 13/15 for Slovakia.
The venue was Groupama Aréna in Budapest, with room for 22,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Slovakia led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-2.