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Hungary vs Russia Prediction & Betting tips
In the first phase of the international game of the new season, things go fast. The second day of the UEFA Nations League is on the agenda. Before the game Hungary vs. Russia, odds show that the guests are the slight favorite.
And that despite the fact that Hungary managed to shock Turkey with a win on matchday one. Nevertheless, the Russians seem to be the better team, at least individually.
In Group 3 of the B League of the Nations League, there is a lot going on on the second matchday. The game between Hungary and Russia kicks off late on Sunday afternoon at 17:00 p.m.
Hungary:
The international match year 2019 was not exactly provided with great euphoria for Hungary. The team played inconsistently, and the individual quality in the squad was not particularly high. The latter has not changed much, but the opening game against Turkey gave coach Marco Rossi’s team cause for hope.
Before the game Hungary vs. Russia, the odds show that the hosts are however the outsider.
But back to the opening game against Turkey. Hungary surprised not only with the result, they won 1-0, but also with the back three. This gave the team a lot of stability and made it possible to react flexibly to the attacking efforts of the opponent.
On the offensive, a stroke of genius by Dominik Szoboszlai was enough, who scored the 1-0 with an absolutely outstanding free kick and brought Hungary the important victory. The orientation and attitude towards Russia must be similar in order to be successful.
So a good defense is the key. Hungary will try to prevent Russia’s offensive and destroy the flow of the game. Therefore, before the game Hungary vs. Russia our forecast that there will be fewer than 2.5 goals in this game.
There are no injuries in the Hungarian squad. Due to the long season and the not yet fully established fitness of some players, coach Rossi could rotate to one or two positions compared to the Turkey game. Squid and shepherd are options here.
Russia:
The start of the Russian team in the Nations League can be described as quite successful. Serbia was beaten 3-1 at home, so the first step has been taken. Russia is ambitious and has the confidence to win this group.
The last games were pretty promising anyway. Four of the last five games could be won. Before the game Hungary vs. Russia, the odds show a slight favorite role of the guests, which is not surprising.
The massive striker Dzyuba was the main focus against Serbia. The captain of the team directs the offensive game and scored two goals. To take him out of the game is hardly possible, but the Hungarians’ back three could be ideal for this. So just in case, Russia will have to have a Plan B up its sleeve.
If you look back even further in the statistics of the Russian team and take into account the international match year 2019, nine of the last ten games were won. You only had to leave the points to the opponent against strong Belgians. Opponents like Cyprus or Scotland were defeated without any problems.
This also shows that if Russia is clearly superior individually, then this team can hardly be beaten. There are hardly any lack of concentration, and coach Stanislav Cherchesov’s team is also very flexible. There are long balls on Dzyuba that can launch an attack, but that is not the only means. The center is strong, the full-backs push consistently.
And that is what makes Russia so dangerous. Against Serbia you have been invited in phases, against deep Hungarians patience will be required. At first, a tough game could develop.
Hungary vs Russia head to head matches
05.06.17 FI Hungary Russia 0 : 3
18.11.14 FI Hungary Russia 1 : 2
03.03.10 FI Hungary Russia 1 : 1
07.09.93 WC Hungary Russia 1 : 3
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