Match Report
The table gap was wide: 35 points between MTK (2nd, 74 pts) and Szentlőrinc SE (16th, 39 pts). MTK had been under-performing their position — 8th on five-round form against 2nd in the table. Against a league average of 1.28 goals per team per game, MTK ran at 2.26 scored and 1.26 conceded, Szentlőrinc SE at 1.16 and 1.53.
MTK entered with eight wins in a row, having scored in 10 consecutive games. Over the last five, MTK had taken 15 of 15 points to Szentlőrinc SE's 5.
The venue was Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion in Budapest, with room for 5,322 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-0.


