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Introduction
Hungary have reached their third successive European Championships and have the goal of progressing past the group phase after early elimination last time out.
Marco Rossi’s side should look upon their chances favourably after being drawn in a group with Germany, Switzerland, and Scotland. They certainly gave a sound account of themselves four years ago and were mere minutes away from eliminating the Germans only for a late Leon Goretzka goal in Munich to secure a 2-2 draw and turn the tables on them.
They are offered the opportunity for revenge as they aim to replicate the Hungarian greats of old who finished third at the 1964 edition of the competition.
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Tournament Performance: Group Stage exit
You can back Dominik Szboszlai for Hungary Top Goalscorer at 4.0 on Sky Bet.
Hungary will hope to progress through the group stages, but much hinges on the form of Dominik Szoboszlai. If he can perform to his best, they have every chance of reaching the last 16 as one of the third-best teams.
Szoboszlai is likely to feature heavily in terms of goals, assists and fouls won for Marco Rossi’s side.
As a physical side, Hungary receive and draw a decent amount of cards. Keeping an eye on the overs cards lines would be a smart approach as the tension increases during the tournament.
Hungary Euro 2024 Qualifying Data
📖 How they qualified
Hungary qualified undefeated from Group G, winning five of their eight matches.
What was notable about their achievement was that they managed to score at least twice in all but one match, albeit they were in a relatively kind qualifying pool with Lithuania, Bulgaria, Montenegro, and Serbia.
It was the clashes with Serbia that were pivotal last autumn. After winning 2-1 away in September, they replicated that score a little over a month later to virtually ensure their place in the finals. Barnabas Varga scored their first goal in both ties.
They were a side that started games quickly and seven of their 16 goals were scored in the first 15 minutes. Furthermore, they were strong from set pieces. A quarter of their goals arrived from set pieces and another couple came from direct free kicks and penalties.
Interestingly, three came from long shots, which indicates they are a side that cannot be given space anywhere around the box.
While they often scored early, they were also rock solid late in their games. Indeed, they conceded only one second half goal throughout their qualifying campaign.
Rossi favoured playing with three centre backs while they had an overwhelming bias towards attacking down the left.
Although they did post a relatively average foul count of 10.84, they picked up 17 yellow cards and two red cards across their qualifying games.
👕 Players to watch
Dominik Szoboszlai does everything for Hungary and will be their clear player to watch both from a betting and opposition’s standpoint. He was their joint-leading scorer in qualifying as he posted four goals, recorded three assists and two pre-assists, while he had more shots and completed dribbles than anyone else in Group G, and won the third-most fouls per 90 minutes.
There could be real trouble for Hungary should anything happen to Szoboszlai before or during the finals. Of course, they are not a one-man team, but they are arguably as close as it comes at this level.
Barnabas Varga was one of the chief benefactors of Szoboszlai’s qualifying form. The striker scored at a rate close to one goal per 90 minutes, coming into his own to score on each of his four starts. Remarkably, this was achieved despite mustering just six shots on target.
The physical Ferencvaros striker is also a player to look out for in the fouls market. In his last three games, he committed seven fouls, including four in just 76 minutes away against Serbia.
Freiburg’s Roland Sallai is another frontman worth keeping an eye on. He posted 3.95 shots per 90 in qualifying but also racked up a significant number of key passes (1.47) and crosses (3.3), suggesting that he could be a player to watch in the assists market.
Sallai is an interesting alternative to Szoboszlai as a creative player for Hungary, he was fouled 2.2 times per 90 in qualifying – second for his country only behind the Liverpool ace.
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