Match preview and prediction: Republic of Ireland vs Hungary: Dramatic until the very last minute.

Latest information on the Republic of Ireland vs Hungary match lineups.

In-form striker Troy Parrott – who scored 10 goals in 7 games for AZ Alkmaar early in the season – has been forced to withdraw due to injury. Adam Idah (Swansea's new signing) is likely to lead the attack alongside Evan Ferguson (on loan from Roma).

Manager Hallgrimsson welcomes the return of goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu from knee injury, while Chiedozie Ogbene also makes her first appearance since October 2024 after recovering from an Achilles tendon injury.

Defender Bosun Lawal (Stoke City) and forward Johnny Kenny (Celtic) have been called up to the national team for the first time, but are likely to start from the bench.

On the Hungarian side, coach Rossi gave opportunities to four players who had never played for the national team before: Daniel Lukacs, Rajmund Molnar, Barna Toth, and Bence Otvos. Of these, Otvos had recovered from injury and was included in the 27-man squad.

Liverpool's midfield and defense pairing of Dominik Szoboszlai and Milos Kerkez is expected to start. Notably, Szoboszlai has scored 16 of the 54 goals (29.6%) scored by all players in Rossi's squad, and recently he scored a spectacular free-kick to help Liverpool beat Arsenal 1-0 in the Premier League.

Coach Rossi is considering whether to play with a four- or five-man defense, but experienced centre-back Willi Orban is almost certain to start, alongside striker Barnabas Varga – who has scored 10 goals in 11 games for Ferencvaros this season.

Latest predicted lineup for Republic of Ireland vs Hungary

Republic of Ireland:

Kelleher; Doherty, Collins, O'Shea, Manning; Johnston, Cullen, Knight, Azaz; Idah, Ferguson

Hungary:

Dibusz; Nego, Orban, Szalai, Kerkez; A. Toth, Schafer, Szoboszlai; Lukacs, Varga, Sallai

Latest football match prediction: Republic of Ireland vs Hungary

Heimir Hallgrimsson is tasked with leading the Republic of Ireland back to the World Cup for the first time since 2002. After a shaky start, the Icelandic coach has helped the team rediscover their positive form.

The heavy 0-5 defeat to England in the Nations League was Ireland's only loss in their last six matches, a period in which they secured three wins, including a 4-2 aggregate victory over Bulgaria in March to stay in League B.

Subsequently, "The Boys in Green" drew two consecutive friendly matches in June against Senegal (1-1) and Luxembourg (0-0). They enter this weekend's match against Hungary hoping to extend their unbeaten streak to five games – something Ireland hasn't achieved since their eight-match unbeaten run (September 2021 – March 2022).

Ranked 60th in the world on the FIFA rankings, Ireland are also unbeaten in their last three matches at Aviva Stadium and have won their last two home games against Hungary, including a 2-1 friendly last June. This provides a basis for Hallgrimsson and his players to be optimistic about achieving victory.

Hungary – currently ranked 22 places above Ireland – are not in good form heading into their trip to Dublin. In their last 14 matches across all competitions, they have only won three (4 draws, 7 losses). The team was eliminated in the group stage of Euro 2024 and relegated from the Nations League after losing 1-6 to Türkiye in the play-offs.

Under pressure to turn things around, coach Marco Rossi ended a five-match winless streak by leading Hungary to a 2-1 away win against Azerbaijan in a June friendly – ​​only their second away victory in eight matches.

Hungary are now looking to get off to a good start in World Cup qualifiers after nine consecutive failures to qualify. However, they haven't won in their last five encounters with Ireland (three draws, two losses), since their 4-0 victory in the 1969 qualifiers.

Latest prediction for the Republic of Ireland vs Hungary score

Based on the above football analysis, we and leading football websites worldwide have provided our predictions for the match.Republic of Ireland vs Hungaryas follows:

• Sportsmole:Republic of Ireland 1-1 Hungary

• WhoScore:Republic of Ireland 2-1 Hungary
• Our newspaper predicts:Republic of Ireland 1-1 Hungary

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