Hungary vs Czech Republic prediction: WORLD: Friendly International betting tips on match 2023-09-09 16:00.
Hungary underlined their status as one of Europe’s most in-form teams when defying the odds and securing a 2-1 win in Serbia last time out, extending their unbeaten run to seven matches (W5, D2). The last four of those games have all come in their qualification effort for Euro 2024 (W3, D1), resulting in Marco Rossi’s side sitting top of Group G and on track to head to Germany next summer.
The pressure will be taken off slightly here as they meet the Czech Republic in an international friendly, the same format as the first three games of their current undefeated streak (W2, D1). Historically, there’s no easy way of picking a winner when these two come together, as they share a perfectly split record with one another in their three prior H2Hs (W1, D1, L1).
It’s an even match-up on paper according to FIFA too, with the two nations 36th and 35th in the world. The latter ranking belongs to the Czechs, who boast an almost equally impressive recent record as their upcoming opponents, losing just once in their last seven games (W4, D2).
Their most recent outing was a 1-1 draw against Albania in their bid to secure a spot in Germany next year, which is going equally as well as their hosts since they sit top of Euro 2024 Qualifying Group E. Jaroslav Šilhavý’s men will hit the road in good spirits then, especially since they’ve won their last two away from home, a welcome change from failing to win any of the seven previous such matches (D2, L5).
Players to watch: Hungary’s Barnabás Varga has registered an impressive 20 goal contributions (G16, A4) in his last 14 games for club and country, a run which started and ended with goals in national colours. Meanwhile, Lukáš Provod is becoming a mainstay in the Czech Republic midfield and could further cement that claim here since his last two goals for both club and country have all come away from home.
Hot stat: The same half-time outcome has been replicated come full-time in nine of Hungary’s last 11 home games.