Analysis and prediction for Türkiye vs Hungary: A breathtakingly close match.
The Nations League match between Türkiye and Hungary will take place at 11:00 PM on March 20th. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes the teams' form, provides football commentary, and predicts the score.
Türkiye will host Hungary in Istanbul on Thursday in the first leg of the UEFA Nations League play-off round.
The host nation finished second in Group B4, while Hungary finished third in Group A3, behind Germany and the Netherlands.
Latest information on the Türkiye vs Hungary match lineups.
Türkiye will be without four injured players: Altay Bayindir, Caglar Soyuncu, Ferdi Kadioglu, and Enes Unal.
Additionally, defender Merih Demiral and forward Arda Guler will be sidelined due to suspensions after receiving a second yellow card in the Nations League defeat against Montenegro in November.
Inter Milan midfielder Hakan Calhanoglu will wear the captain's armband, and the 31-year-old is just five games away from reaching 100 caps for the national team.
On the Hungarian side, coach Marco Rossi decided not to call up veteran midfielder Adam Nagy, who had recently returned to playing for Spezia after a short period out due to injury.
The Italian coach has called up four players who have never played for the national team before, including goalkeeper Krisztian Hegyi, defender Attila Osvath, and midfielders Alex Toth and Balint Vecsei.
Captain Dominik Szoboszlai will return to action for the first time since Liverpool's defeat in the EFL Cup final, and the Hungarian star will be aiming to improve on his three-goal tally in the 2024-25 Nations League.
Latest predicted lineups for Türkiye vs Hungary
Türkiye:
Gunok; Muldur, Ayhan, Bardakci, Elmali; Kokcu, Calhanoglu; Akgun, Yildiz, Yilmaz; Akturkoglu
Hungary:
Dibusz; Fiola, Orban, Dardai; Nego, Schafer, Nikitscher, Nagy; Szoboszlai, Sallai; Varga
Latest football match prediction: Türkiye vs Hungary
Türkiye entered the promotion/relegation play-offs after securing three wins, two draws, and one loss in their six group stage matches, finishing second with just one point behind group leaders Wales.
In fact, Türkiye were still leading the group before the final matchday, but a 1-3 defeat to Montenegro gave Wales the opportunity to take first place, pushing Vincenzo Montella's team into a play-off against Hungary.
However, the "Crescent Stars" still have a chance to win promotion for the second consecutive time after they rose from League C in the 2022-23 Nations League.
Türkiye is aiming for its first-ever appearance in League A and boasts an impressive home record in the competition, remaining unbeaten in its last eight Nations League home matches (5 wins, 3 draws).
However, the last time they lost at home in the Nations League was against Hungary in September 2020, when Dominik Szoboszlai scored a late goal to give the visitors a 1-0 victory.
Türkiye is also experiencing a five-match winless streak against Hungary (1 draw, 4 losses) since their 3-0 victory in the Euro qualifiers in September 2007.
Hungary advanced to the play-offs after securing one win, three draws, and two losses in their six group stage matches.
After a heavy 0-5 defeat against Germany, Hungary regained their form by earning five points in the next three matches, before losing 0-4 to the Netherlands in the fifth match.
Dominik Szoboszlai scored from the penalty spot to secure a 1-1 draw against Germany in the final group stage match, helping Hungary finish third with four points more than bottom-placed Bosnia & Herzegovina and three points behind the top two teams.
Now, the "Magyars" will have to overcome Türkiye in two legs to secure their place in League A for the third consecutive Nations League season.
Hungary will need to improve their attacking prowess in Thursday's first leg, as they have scored more than one goal in only one of their last nine international matches.
However, the visiting team can be confident having won all three of their most recent encounters with Türkiye without conceding a goal, including a 1-0 victory in March 2024.
Latest Türkiye vs Hungary score prediction
Based on the above football analysis, we and leading football websites worldwide have provided our predictions for the match.Türkiye vs Hungaryas follows:
- Sportsmole:Türkiye 2-1 Hungary
- WhoScore:Türkiye 1-1 Hungary
- Our newspaper predicts:Türkiye 1-1 Hungary
When and where can I watch Türkiye vs Hungary live?
To watch the Türkiye vs Hungary match live in the Nations League at 11:00 PM on March 20th, viewers can tune in to the following channels:K+ Sport,K+PMor online sports channels. We hope you enjoy watching football.
