Comments and predictions for Ireland vs Hungary: Dramatic until the last minute
The match between Republic of Ireland vs Hungary in the World Cup qualifiers takes place at 1:45 a.m. on September 7. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes performance, makes football comments and predicts the score.
Latest Ireland vs Hungary team information
In-form striker Troy Parrott – who scored 10 goals in seven games for AZ Alkmaar at the start of the season – was forced to withdraw due to injury. Adam Idah (new signing from Swansea) is likely to lead the attack alongside Evan Ferguson (on loan from Roma).
Coach Hallgrimsson welcomed the return of goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu after a knee injury, while Chiedozie Ogbene also returned for the first time since October 2024 after an Achilles injury.
Stoke City defender Bosun Lawal and Celtic striker Johnny Kenny have been called up for the first time, but are likely to start from the bench.
On the Hungarian side, coach Rossi gave a chance to four players who have never played for the national team: Daniel Lukacs, Rajmund Molnar, Barna Toth and Bence Otvos. Of these, Otvos has recovered from injury to be included in the 27-man list.
Liverpool pair Dominik Szoboszlai and Milos Kerkez are expected to start in midfield and defence. Notably, Szoboszlai has scored 16 of Rossi’s 54 goals (29.6%), and recently scored a superb free-kick to help Liverpool beat Arsenal 1-0 in the Premier League.
Coach Rossi is considering playing with a back four or five, 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 expected 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 commentary of Republic of Ireland vs Hungary
Heimir Hallgrimsson is tasked with taking 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 regain positive form.
A heavy 5-0 defeat by England in the Nations League was Ireland's only defeat in their last six games, a period in which they won three, including a 4-2 aggregate win over Bulgaria in March to stay in League B.
The Boys in Green then drew back-to-back friendlies in June against Senegal (1-1) and Luxembourg (0-0). They head into this weekend’s game against Hungary hoping to extend their unbeaten run to five games – something Ireland have not done since an eight-game unbeaten run (September 2021 – March 2022).
Ranked 60th in the world in the FIFA rankings, Ireland are also unbeaten in their last three matches at the Aviva Stadium and have won their last two home games against Hungary, including a 2-1 friendly in June last year. This is the basis for Hallgrimsson and his students to be optimistic about victory.
Hungary – currently 22 places above Ireland – are in poor form heading into Dublin. They have won just three of their last 14 games in all competitions (D4 L7). They were eliminated from the Euro 2024 group stage and relegated from the Nations League after losing 6-1 to Türkiye in the play-offs.
Under pressure to turn things around, coach Marco Rossi ended a five-match winless streak by helping Hungary beat Azerbaijan 2-1 away in a June friendly – just their second away win in eight games.
Hungary will now be looking to make a smooth start to World Cup qualifying after nine consecutive failures. However, they have not won in their last five meetings with Ireland (D3 L2), since a 4-0 win in qualifying in 1969.
Latest score prediction for Republic of Ireland vs Hungary
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of 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
When and where to watch Ireland vs Hungary live?
To watch live the match between Ireland and Hungary in the World Cup qualifiers taking place at 1:45 a.m. on September 7, viewers can watch it on online sports channels. Wishing viewers happy moments of watching football.
