Plér and Nénaka played out a 27-27 draw in the NB I on Thursday evening. The result leaves both sides with three points from their opening three games, though Plér sit fourth on four points while Nénaka are sixth.
Plér had come into the match following a mixed run. They drew 23-23 with Churgoi on the 12th and beat Szigetszentmiklósi KSK 26-25 two weeks earlier, but losses to Győrysi and Tatai had kept them off the top. Nénaka, meanwhile, had won 28-22 against SBS Eger Eszterházi on the same day as Plér's draw, though defeats to Veszprém had punctured their momentum.
and here's the thing — we had tipped Plér for a win at 55 per cent confidence. The prediction didn't materialise, and the match itself was the reason. A 27-27 scoreline doesn't suggest either side dominated, and neither team gave anything away when it mattered.
The draw extends Plér's unbeaten run to two games and halts Nénaka's slide after their Veszprém defeat. Both clubs remain in the lower half of the table, but the gap between fourth and sixth is now just one point. That's close enough for anyone fancying their chances in the coming fixtures.
Plér's record of one win and two losses keeps them on four points, while Nénaka's one win, one draw and one loss puts them on three. Neither side has found consistency yet, but a shared point is a start.
