Hungary vs Portugal Predictions and Betting Tips
Hungary kicks off their tournament against the defending champions Portugal as both sides would be keen on getting three points at the Ferenc Puskas Arena this Tuesday. Read on for our expert tips and predictions.
Portugal heads into this matchup as the dominant side having won nine of the last thirteen encounters between both sides. Andre Silva settled the most recent meeting between them as the Portuguese celebrated a 1-0 victory.
Portugal keen on opening up with maximum points
Hungary is certainly the least favourite team in this Group of death as they find themselves in the same puddle with the last three international tournament winners. What’s more, they would be without Dominik Szoboszalai who scored the goal to book his nation a place in the championship. However, it is important to note that the Hungarians topped their group in the 2016 Euros- a group that consisted of the eventual champions Portugal. As such, we can’t put anything past Mark Rossi’s side who would be hell-bent on doing the impossible.
Portugal pretty much crawled their way through to European Championship glory in 2016 having finished third in the group, eliminated Croatia and Poland via extra time and penalty kicks respectively, before beating Wales 2-0 in the semis and then a strike from Eder in extra time once again against France to win the cup. Three years on from that, they won the first-ever Nations League playoff as Ronaldo went on to lift yet another international trophy. A third-place finish once again seems like a viable option given the nations they’d face over the next couple of days. Would history manage to repeat itself?
Hungary vs Portugal Team News
Hungary possible starting XI:
Gulacsi; Fiola, Orban, Attila Szalai; Lovrencsics, Kleinheisler, Nagy, Schafer, Holender; Sallai, Adam Szalai
Portugal possible starting XI:
PatrIcio; Semedo, Dias, Pepe, Guerreiro; Danilo, W Carvalho, Fernandes; Bernardo, Ronaldo, Jota
Hungary vs Portugal Prediction: 0-1
A victory here would certainly be key for the Portuguese as they go on to face France and Germany later on. Hungary, as expected, wouldn’t be tough to beat as they would most likely favour a low block against a star-studded Portuguese side. However, we would side with Ronaldo and Co. to pick up maximum points.
