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Turkey vs Hungary Prediction & Betting tips
After an extremely long break, it’s that time again: international matches are on the program! Before the game Turkey vs. Hungary, odds show that the hosts are favorites for this UEFA Nations League game.
However, neither of the two teams is really sure where you stand at the moment. The players come to the national team from completely different basic requirements. Nobody is well-rehearsed either.
The start of the game on the first day of the Nations League at Yeni 4 Eylül Stadyumu in Sivas is on Thursday evening at 19:45 p.m. Group B3 is completed by Russia and Serbia.
Turkey :
Turkey has great ambitions in the UEFA Nations League. Ideally, the team wants to win in their balanced group. And that is by no means unrealistic, because the team of coach Senol Günes played – after the coach took over the post – a very sovereign qualification for the European championship.
The last five games were not lost, including a respectable win in the 1-1 draw against France. This is not an indicator of the current form, because the team has not played a game in so long. The general development is positive.
Before the game Turkey vs. Hungary is therefore also our prognosis that Turkey will win the game.
This is not surprising, because in addition to the good record of the last games, the individual class also speaks for Turkey in comparison.
Meanwhile, the Nations League is not a competition that should be played alongside. The performance achieved in the UEFA Nations League is used to determine seeding lists in major qualifying tournaments. The Nations League also offers a second qualification path for the major tournaments.
If you look at Turkey’s squad, you can see an enormous amount of talent, especially on the defensive. With Söyüncü, Kabak and Demiral there are three absolutely top-class defenders in the line-up. The average age is also generally relatively low, so you are well equipped for the future.
The statistics also prove the good defensive quality. In the last five games, the Günes-Elf conceded only one goal – in the mentioned 1: 1 against France. In addition, nine of the twelve matches under Günes could be completed without conceding a goal.
Hungary:
While Turkey is rightly showered with praise for the international game year 2019, the situation in Hungary is very different. Only one of the last five games was won, a turnaround is needed. So the longer break was maybe even very good.
The international match year 2019 was largely disappointing anyway. In the end, there were six defeats on the balance sheet. Only the home wins against Croatia (2: 1) and Wales (1: 0) in March and June were positive. Hungary seldom manage to keep their balance in the game and to set offensive accents as well as to be good defensively.
Coach Marco Rossi, who has been in office since summer 2018, now has a lot to do, because Hungary is the outsider in Group B3 of the Nations League. Before the game Turkey vs. Hungary’s betting odds clearly show this.
Just looking at the squad confirms that Hungary will definitely have problems in this group. Many positions are filled on average. The fixed points are Willi Orban from RB Leipzig, who is supposed to hold the defensive together, and Dominik Szoboszlai, the offensive star of RB Salzburg.
That alone should not be enough to win against strong Turkey. Tactically, coach Rossi has to come up with something. Everyone has to help defensively, while players like Sallai or Kalmar have to make sure that Szoboszlai receives support. In any case, the factors ahead of the game do not speak for Hungary. That’s why before the game Turkey vs. Hungary our prediction that Turkey will win the game.
Turkey vs Hungary head to head matches
26.03.13 WC Turkey Hungary 1 : 1
16.10.12 WC Hungary Turkey 3 : 1
12.09.07 EUR Turkey Hungary 3 : 0
07.10.06 EUR Hungary Turkey 0 : 1
05.09.95 EUR Turkey Hungary 2 : 0