Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — MTK 2nd with 74 points, Szombathelyi Haladás 9th with 51, 23 apart. The last five rounds placed Szombathelyi Haladás no better than 19th for form, against 9th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: MTK 2.26 scored and 1.26 conceded per game, Szombathelyi Haladás 1.42 and 1.47, with the league averaging 1.28.
MTK were unbeaten in 15. Recent form was uneven: 13/15 points for MTK, 7/15 for Szombathelyi Haladás.
Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion in Budapest staged the fixture, a ground that holds 5,322. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Szombathelyi Haladás led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-2.




