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Croatia vs Hungary Prediction & Betting tips
The fight for the tickets for the European Football Championship 2020 is gradually coming to a head. Two double-match days are still on the program before the group phase of qualifying is completed in mid-October. The Fünfergruppe E is extremely exciting. Four teams can make realistic chances on the European Championship ticket. Several direct duels are guaranteed accordingly. On Thursday evening, Croatia’s top favorite Croatia will welcome the pursuer from Hungary!
The vice-world champion has not been able to build on the outstanding performance in France in recent months. Although Croatia are at the top of the table with ten points, they still hold the breath of Slovakia and Hungary (nine points each).
Despite the tight situation, the bookmakers in the top match in the stadium Poljud of Split have a huge favorites. The game starts at 19:45.
Croatia:
A historic opportunity left Croatia in the summer of 2018, as the team of head coach Zlatko Dalic had to give up in the final of the World Cup. The grief was limited, because the Vice World Cup was already a great success. Whether such a chance will again offer?
Since the final defeat, the strong “white Brazilians” could no longer build on these achievements. Already with the new Nations League (a victory in four games) it did not really go as desired. The alarm bells finally rang after the first leg defeat against Hungary. After two wins against Wales and Slovakia it seemed to go uphill before it was completely surprising in Azerbaijan only a 1-1 draw.
It is striking that the Croats in recent months have serious problems with their defensive. With the exception of the 4-0 victory in Slovakia Croatia had always suffered at least one goal.
In the current squad of the Croats is missing with the injured Andrej Kramaric the best scorer of the current qualification (three hits). In addition to the Hoffenheim legionnaire and Sime Vrsaljko (right-back) is injured due to not available. Juventus striker Mario Mandzukic resigned some time ago. Otherwise, Dalic can draw on the full in the trend-setting duel against the Hungarians.
In June, Croatia had surprisingly beaten Tunisia 2-1 in front of a home crowd in a friendly match. It was a defeat that was classified as a sensation. Croatia were without home defeat for nearly six years before losing 2-1 to Tunisia (Croatia lost 2-1 to Belgium on 11 October 2013). Due to this home strength, a prediction on the home win is absolutely obvious between Croatia and Hungary.
Hungary:
After the EM participation in 2016, the expectations of the Magyars have increased significantly. However, it should not be forgotten that the squad does not necessarily have the quality to count to the upscale international class. Since June of last year, the Italian Marco Rossi is responsible for Hungary. In twelve international matches under his wing, there were six wins, one draw and five defeats for the current FIFA World Cup No. 45.
The September course was anything but fun for the Hungarians. The 2-1 defeat in a friendly against Montenegro was due to some experiments by Rossi. A few days later, home-strong Hungarians also suffered a 1-2 defeat against Slovakia. In the fight for the European Championship ticket that was a major setback, because due to the lost direct comparison (both games were lost) Hungary is now ranked only third in the table.
In the defeat in Budapest defender Botond Barath and midfielder Adam Nagy still took a break for the guest appearance in Croatia. Barath flew off the field with yellow-red, Nagy is yellowed. Instead of Nagy, Mate Patkai will probably slip into the root formation. After all, he has good memories of Croatia, because in the first leg he scored his first international goal for the Hungarians.
Should Hungary finally lose the European Championship ticket, the away weakness will once again become an issue. The Magyars have just won the last 11 outings in Azerbaijan. Otherwise, there were only two draws in this phase and no less than eight defeats. In this regard, a hint for a handicap victory of the home side would be an obvious option between Croatia and Hungary.
Croatia vs Hungary head to head matches
24.03.19 EUR Hungary Croatia 2 : 1
26.03.16 FI Hungary Croatia 1 : 1
31.05.08 FI Croatia Hungary 1 : 1
12.10.05 WC Hungary Croatia 0 : 0
04.09.04 WC Croatia Hungary 3 : 0