We continue our Euro 2024 Betting tips with the best Hungary v Serbia prediction for October 14, 2023. The previous group match between these two nations ended in a 1:2 win for the visitors from Hungary, and that was quite the stunner for the Serbs, who had just taken the lead, but the Hungarians managed to overturn the result in just two minutes! The Serbians were viewed as the favorites to win this Group G, yet Hungary are currently in pole position. Both nations have 10 points thus far, but the Hungarians have a game in hand, and also the upper hand in the direct encounter. Montenegro are currently third with 8 points. This game will be crucial for the outcome in this Group G of the Euro 2024 Qualifiers.
Hungary With Tremendous Progress In Recent Years
Football fans worldwide have probably heard the name Ferenc Puskas, the Hungarian legend who played for Real Madrid between 1958 and 1966 scoring 156 goals in just 180 games. Puskas led the Golden Team of the Hungarians to the World Cup Final on July 4, 1954, where they lost to West Germany by 2:3 with a number of controversies. The controversies include alleged doping of the German players with methamphetamine and a couple of incorrect refereeing decisions. First, a foul against the Hungarian keeper in Germany’s equalizer. The second erroneous decision was an incorrectly ruled out goal by Puskas that could have tied the game at 3:3.
The Hungarian football team won the Olympics in 1952, 1964, and in 1968. They won the silver medal in 1972. The best achievement by Hungary at the Euros was again back in 1964 where they finished third. To sum up their football history, the Hungarians had great success on the international stage in the 60s, mainly thanks to Puskas. Then they started to slowly regress in the 70s and 80s, and went through an era of decline in the 90s and the first decade of the 2000s.
The resurgence of Hungary started in 2010 as they qualified for the Euro in 2016 for the first time in 44 years. Hungary gained promotion to 2020-2021 UEFA Nations League B, where they finished first over Russia, Turkey and Serbia. This earned them another promotion to 2022–23 UEFA Nations League A. In Euro 2021, which was actually held in 2021 due to Covid, Hungary were drawn in the “Group of death” with Portugal, France, and Germany. Hungary put on some heroic performances as they drew with France 1:1, and took the lead twice against Germany, but ultimately ended 2:2.
Group G – The Story Thus Far
Digging deeper in our Hungary v Serbia prediction for the top Euro 2024 betting tips, let’s examine the story thus far in Group G. Hungary and Serbia are currently levelled on top with 10 points, but as mentioned, Hungary has a game in hand, better goal difference, and an advantage in the direct matchup (their 1:2 win in Belgrade). Montenegro is third with 8 points, while Bulgaria and Lithuania are at the bottom with just 2 points each.
The top two teams in each group qualify directly for Euro 2024 that will be held in Germany. Having said that, a draw is one of the best Hungary v Serbia predictions as it would be good for both teams. Thus, it’s no surprise that the odds on the draw are relatively low at 3.20 courtesy of bet365.com.
The Hungarians started this group with a 3:0 trashing of Bulgaria, but then they failed to win at Montenegro in a goalless draw. Next was a 2:0 win over Lithuania at home, and then came the big win against Serbia in Belgrade. Their last game was a friendly against the Czech Republic on September 10th, and it ended in a 1:1 draw.
Serbia started their journey on March 24th, 2023, with a 2:0 win against Lithuania at home. Then they won at Montenegro by 0:2 three days later. The slip up came against Bulgaria as they only managed to get a late equalizer in stoppage time to earn a 1:1 draw in Sofia. Another bad result followed with a 1:2 loss at home against Hungary, but managed to bounce back with a 1:3 win at Lithuania three days later on September 10th.
Plenty Of Talent On Both Sides
The Serbs have a really talented generation. In fact, on paper they should be better than Croatia, but they haven’t gotten anywhere near their successes in recent years. A quick look at their lineup from their last match against Lithuania shows some pretty big names – Mitrovic in attack, Sergei Milinkovic Savic, Dusan Tadic, Gudelj, Vlahovic, Filip Kostic. Serbia certainly have enough quality in their ranks to hurt any team in Europe. It’s just a matter of them playing to their potential.
As per the hosts in this Hungary v Serbia prediction and top betting tip, they also have summed up a pretty good squad. Some of the names on their restore that grab attention are RBL goalkeeper Péter Gulács, 19-year old Milos Kerkez from Bournemouth, 25-year old Attila Szalai from Hoffenheim, Loïc Négo from French side Le Havre, Dominik Szoboszlai from Liverpool, and forward Roland Sallai from Freiburg.
Familiar Foes Meet Again
This would be the fifth match between those two nations over the last three years. As mentioned already, the last game ended 1:2 in favor of Hungary. The previous two official fixtures were part of the UEFA Nations League, where Serbia suffered another defeat in Belgrade by 0:1, while the return game ended in a 1:1 draw. The only win for Serbia came in a friendly last year by 0:1 in Budapest.
Hungary v Serbia Prediction
*Both Teams to Score @ 2.00 ✅
Final Score: 2:1
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