Hungary vs Netherlands prediction: EUROPE: UEFA Nations League – League A betting tips on match 2024-10-10 18:45.
[p]After finishing second in Group A3 in the 2022/23 UEFA Nations League (UNL) following a final-round defeat to Italy, Hungary have begun this new campaign in the same group in awful fashion. Marco Rossi’s men were thumped 5-0 away from home by Germany in their 2024/25 opener, only to once again prove goal shy in their 0-0 draw against group minnows Bosnia & Herzegovina at the Puskás Aréna in Budapest.[/p]
[p]That stalemate was the first time in 11 home games that the Magyars have failed to score, although it did preserve their unbeaten status during that period (W9, D2). They’ll need to be fully present if they’re hoping to make it a dozen matches without defeat on home soil when they face the Netherlands, a nation against whom they’ve lost the last nine H2Hs! [/p]
[p]The Dutch will be confident they can make it ten in a row after their solid start to this UNL campaign in which they’ve beaten the Bosnians 5-2 before securing an entertaining 2-2 draw with Germany. The Netherlands will be desperate to get back in the win column here, but fulfilling their aspirations of topping their UNL group for the third time in the competition’s four-season history could prove quite challenging if they don’t win this fixture.[/p]
[p]Ronald Koeman’s men are favoured by the bookies to get the three points in Hungary, and it’s no surprise seeing as only once in the last year have they gone two successive games without earning a victory. The Oranje are unlikely to be greatly fearful about that record being affected here, since they’ve lost just twice in their last 12 matches as the away side (W8, D2).[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Dominik Szoboszlai had made a habit of scoring for Hungary before his current drought, with his last five goals for them all arriving after half-time and ten of his 12 in total being scored at home. A straight shootout between him and Liverpool teammate Cody Gakpo could decide who comes out on top here, since the Dutchman has netted nine of his 13 international goals away from the Netherlands and has been on the winning side 11 times when scoring in his country’s colours (D1, L1).[/p]
[p]Hot stat: There have been more than 2.5 goals in 12 of the Netherlands’ last 13 matches.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Peter Stavrinou[/i][/p]