Hungary vs Turkey prediction, interesting facts and probable lineups — March 23, 2025
Dillan George
Dailysports's expert
Translated by the editors
On Sunday, March 23, in the second leg of the UEFA Nations League quarter-final playoff for the right to play in League A, Hungary will host Turkey. The first game ended with a 3-1 victory for the Turks. I suggest betting on goals in this match.
Interesting facts about the match and head-to-head history
- Hungary has drawn in three consecutive home matches.
- Turkey has won only 2 of their last 5 away matches in the Nations League.
- In 3 of the last 5 matches involving Turkey, more than 2 goals were scored.
- In 18 matches in the history between these teams, the win tally is 11-5 in favor of Hungary.
Match preview
Hungary was quite fortunate to have Bosnia and Herzegovina in their League A group. Marco Rossi's team is experiencing a downturn after extremely successful recent years, yet they still managed to outpace the Bosnians and finish third. They had almost no chance against Germany and the Netherlands.
The match against Turkey only highlighted Hungary's issues as they completely ceded possession to the opponent and missed too many opportunities to effectively catch them on the counterattack.
Turkey played the previous Nations League campaign in League C, but they are now a step away from advancing to League A. However, Vincenzo Montella's team had every chance to succeed in the group stage but sensationally lost to Montenegro in the final round, allowing Wales to overtake them and finish first.
Fortunately for Vincenzo Montella, he has no squad issues. All the players who defeated Hungary in Istanbul are fit and ready to take the field in Budapest.
Probable lineups
- Hungary: Dibusz; Fiola, Orban, Dardai; Bolla, Schafer, Nikitscher, Kerkez; Szoboszlai, Varga, Xobot
- Turkey: Cakir; Muldur, Akaydin, Bardakci, Elmali; Kokcu, Calhanoglu; Aydin, Yildiz, Yilmaz; Akturkoglu
Prediction for Hungary vs Turkey
Hungary will attack from the first minutes, as they have no choice, and Turkey's defense makes too many mistakes. I bet that both teams will score in this game.
