Head-to-Head
- Budapest Honved FC are unbeaten in their last 4 matches against Kisvarda FC (W1, D3).
- Kisvarda have failed to win either of their last 2 home games against Honved.
Kisvarda FC
- Supka is trying to get his side to play in a 4-4-2 or double-pivot shape, a pragmatic and organized system that is reliant on patience in build-up phases and the ability to form a compact block and slow down the pace of the game when out of possession.
- It hasn't worked too well so far with their recent results being 2-1 away defeat to Kazincbarcika BSC followed by a 0-1 loss at home to Gyori ETO FC, extending Kisvarda's losing streak to 4.
- Kisvarda FC's last 3 home matches have produced 0 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats.
Budapest Honved FC
- Budapest Honved FC will probably be the most dangerous team on the field when they travel to Hungary's north-eastern corner to take on Kisvarda FC at the Varkert Sportpalya on Saturday.
- Jacobacci has his charges playing a compact, efficient brand of soccer in which solidity in defence and penetration in transition are the main ingredients.
Betting Insights
- Kisvarda FC are the narrow betting favorites at 1.86, but Honved make more appeal at 3.6 and we're going to side with the visitors at that price with the caveat that the draw at 3.85 is also appealing.
- Across all current competitions, Kisvarda have won 2, drawn 2 and lost 6 of their last 10 while Honved have played 10, won 4, drawn 2 and lost 4.
Prediction
- Kisvarda's home record of 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats from 6 games in all competitions looks much more middling than dominant and probably more like the kind of side they are.
- Honved's record of 1 goal per game away suggests they can nick one on the counter attack while the home team have scored and conceded an average of 0.83 per match.
- This should be a tight and tense contest with the contrast in styles keeping the pace under control and the chances rare, which suits a scrappy game rather than a shootout.
- Kisvarda's best route to victory is through structure and controlling the midfield, but they need their front line to get it together quickly, which is why we are taking Honved to steal it on the back of their recent form and the head-to-head edge.
