Ferencvarosi (home)
- Robbie Keane’s attacking style has certainly brought more attacking intensity and quality to Ferencvarosi, who play a high-tempo, pressing game, transitioning quickly from attack to defense and vice-versa.
- They have a little more depth to attack through the wings or with aerial threats from the wide areas, but the core of the game is still to dominate territory and force turnovers high up the field.
- Ferencvarosi’s form has been mixed since the end of last season with a 1-0 away win at DVTK following a disappointing home defeat to Debrecen and a winless winter training camp that saw two defeats and a draw.
- New signing Lenny Joseph will add pace and unpredictability to their attack, but they will face a team that has taken its game to another level this term.
Gyori ETO (away)
- Ahmed Nadhir Benbouali provides a similar focal point for Gyori ETO, although Balázs Borbély has built a very different animal to Keane’s side.
- While Ferencvarosi are the ultimate positive soccer team, Gyori ETO are the pragmatic, compact team that can stifle opponents and make the odd burst of brilliance as a counterattack.
- Borbély has them among the most structured and difficult sides to break down in NB I this season, pressing selectively and moving the ball quickly in vertical transitions when they win the midfield battle.
- Gyori ETO are on a run of three wins in a row, including a 3-0 victory over MTK Budapest last time out and are in pole position in the title race with 35 points from their 18 games.
Head-to-Head
It’s 19 wins and only five defeats for Ferencvarosi in the head-to-head record, but the most recent five meetings have all been much tighter, with Ferencvarosi edging most of them.
Key Players
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Ferencvarosi
- Keane has rotated his squad at the winter camp with the new signings looking to make a mark, but it’s the same old story - when Barnabás Varga gets the ball in the attacking half he can be deadly.
- New signing Lenny Joseph will add pace and unpredictability to their attack.
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Gyori ETO
- Ahmed Nadhir Benbouali provides a similar focal point for Gyori ETO, although Balázs Borbély has built a very different animal to Keane’s side.
- Creative midfielders like Milan Vitális and Daniel Štefulj play into the hands of Benbouali in attack, but Benbouali is always looking to punish any defensive lapses.
Betting Insights
- Ferencvarosi are slight favourites at 1.79, with Gyori ETO at 3.9 and the draw at 3.65.
- Backing Over 2.5 goals at 1.62 should be good enough here as both sides will have chances to win the game.
Prediction
The odds-on favourite Ferencvarosi may have to settle for a 2-2 draw in this one.
