On June 15, as part of the first round of the group stage of the European Football Championship, the players of the national teams of Hungary and Portugal will come face to face. On whose side will the victory be in this confrontation?
Hungary
The Hungarian team failed to earn a ticket to Euro 2020 through the traditional selection process. It managed to do this through the Nations League quota play-offs, defeating Bulgaria (3:1) and Iceland (2:1) during the mini-tournament. The Hungarian team successfully started the subsequent tournament - the League of Nations. As a result, the team was able to advance in the class from division B to A. In the same quartet with Russia, Serbia and Turkey, the Hungarians became the first in the group. In March, like other European teams, Hungary held a number of meetings in the qualifying cycle for the 2022 World Cup. In the first round, Hungary won the world cup with Poland (3:3), after which they alternately beat San Marino and Andorra.
Portugal
The Portuguese team is the current European champion. Despite this fact, it had to overcome the qualification, in which the Pyrenees took the second place, passing ahead of Ukraine. In the League of Nations, the Portuguese were second, but could not make it to the final part of the tournament. In one company with Italy, Croatia and Sweden, 13 points were earned, which was not enough for the final victory. In the March matches of the qualifying cycle for the 2022 World Cup, the Santos team defeated Azerbaijan (1:0), defeated Luxembourg (3:1), and also drew with Serbia.
Statistics and figures:
- Portugal-the favorite of the game;
- Hungary is unbeaten for 11 matches;
- Portugal has a 6-match unbeaten streak;
- The Portuguese have lost only once in their last 10 games;
- The previous face-to-face meeting of the rivals ended with a score of 1: 0 in favor of Portugal.
Forecast
It all comes down to the fact that the Portuguese national team will be able to defeat the Hungarian team. At the same time, assessing the real state of affairs, Hungary may even leave the field without scoring a goal. In this regard, I propose to bet on the success of the Portuguese through a " dry " game in defense.