Greece, Estonia, Hungary and Finland are the teams in UEFA Nations League League B Group 2. Two of them, Finland and Hungary, will meet at 18:00 CET on Saturday in Tampere for the first time since the Euro 2016 qualifiers, when The Magyars won both matches 1-0.
Hungary qualified for that Euro 2016 Championship, their first in 44 years. There, they were undefeated in the group stage, beating Austria 2-0, drawing with Iceland 1-1 and then playing a spectacular 3-3 draw with eventual champions Portugal. In the Round of 16, the Hungarians were eliminated by an all-mighty Belgium who won 4-0.
Marco Rossi took over managerial duties in June, drawing with Belarus and losing to Australia in his first two games in charge. He replaced Georges Leekens, whose brief spell as the national team coach ended after thrree losses and one win in four matches. Overall, Hungary are in poor form, winning only three games out of the last ten, drawing one and losing six.
Finland have never played in a European Championship, although their golden generation led by Jari Litmanen came painfully close on a couple of occasions. They are in better form than Hungary, winning six out of their last ten games, drawing three and losing only one (against Romania).
Finland vs Hungary H2H results
Finland and Hungary have faced each other a total of 17 times. History is on Hungary’s side. They have a far better record against Saturday’s opponent, winning twelve and losing only two contests, although.
Finland vs Hungary Bet365 Odds
Finland 2.37 (11/8)
Draw 3 (2/1)
Hungary 3.25 (9/4)
Finland vs Hungary predictions
None of the eight matches these teams played against each other in the last 22 years saw more than three goals scored, with an average of 1.375 goals per game. That is why the under on this fixture is so low.
Over 2.5 goals 2.5 (6/4)
Under 2.5 goals 1.5 (1/2)
Finland vs Hungary Bet365 Odds
Hoffenheim’s striker Adam Szalai is in excellent form to start the season, scoring in both matches so far (one goal against Bayern, two goals versus Freiburg). If anyone finds the net, it should be him.
