Bosnia & Herzegovina vs Hungary prediction: EUROPE: UEFA Nations League – League A betting tips on match 2024-10-13 18:45.
[p]The final UEFA Nations League (UNL) matchday of this international break for League A3 sides sees a clash of two teams arguably out of their depth in the top-flight, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Hungary. Yet to win a game in this campaign (D1, L2), Bosnia look set for an immediate League B return after having the ball in their own net nine times across three outings, albeit with VAR saving them twice last week against Germany. [/p]
[p]Still without a win as Bosnia coach, and their fifth manager since 2022, Sergej Barbarez may well hope that this is finally the day when they win given that the only game in which he has avoided defeat so far in this job was against Hungary (D1, L4). Another positive omen for the hosts is the fact that they’ve never lost back-to-back home games in the UNL (W5, D1, L3), with four of their five victories in that sequence coming without reply. [/p]
[p]Also yet to win a game in this UNL edition, Hungary came close in their last outing but ultimately failed to hold on to their lead against a ten-man Netherlands to pick up their second point (D2, L1). Rising from the depths of League C all the way to the top during Marco Rossi’s six years at Hungary’s helm, slightly more will be needed as they pass the halfway stage if they’re to extend their stay in League A to a third campaign. [/p]
[p]Not since their very first trips in this competition have Hungary suffered consecutive away defeats (W4, D2, L4), and the fact that they’ve kept clean sheets in half of their UNL road trips suggests they will likely keep it tight once again. Head-to-head history backs up that sentiment, with Hungary unbeaten in five historical clashes with Bosnia (W2, D3) – four of those games saw goals before half-time whilst both victories saw Hungary lead at the break. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: 38 year-old Edin Džeko has defied his age to score two of Bosnia’s three UNL goals in this campaign to extend his healthy lead as the nation’s all-time top scorer (G66). Putting Hungary in the lead with his 17th international strike last week, Roland Sallai continued his fine international form which has seen him make nine goal contributions across his last 14 caps (G5, A4). [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Five of Bosnia’s last six UNL games featured first-half goals. [/p]
[p][i]Written by Matthew Billon[/i][/p]