Budapest Honved took on Alba Fehérvár 95 to 88 in the NB I A on Sunday. The hosts edged out their opponents after a full contest, ending a recent run where the away side had been hard to pin down. To be fair, these two have been trading blows for a while now.
The visitors came into this one sitting fifth, ahead of the seventh-placed home side. Both teams were on 26 matches, but the gap between them was narrow — just one win in the standings. Honved had lost 12 of their 26, while Fehérvár had dropped 11.
And here's the thing, we had called for a home win at 58 per cent confidence before kick-off. The result backed that up, though it wasn't a runaway. Honved found no easy way through, but they kept their composure when it mattered most.
Their last five games showed some inconsistency — a win over DEAK, a comfortable victory against KTE-Duna Aszfalt, and then three matches against Fehérvár in May where they split the results. This win extended that uneven form into October.
For Fehérvár, the recent record was mixed. They beat Szombathely KC 98 to 82 and Kormend 96 to 77 in September, but those wins came after the earlier clashes with Honved. They saw the game out in the end, but couldn't take all three points away.
The scoreline leaves Honved on 14 wins from 26 games, still seven places below the leaders. Fehérvár sit on 15 victories, two points clear of the hosts. It's not a decisive moment in the table, but the home side proved they can close out a tight one.
