Hungary vs Bulgaria Predictions & Tips – Bulgaria set for another defeat in the Euro qualifiers

By Vedran Ostojic

25 Mar 2023

Vedran Ostojic 25 Mar 2023

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Hungary vs Bulgaria predictions for Monday’s Euro qualifiers match
The fixture is taking place at Puskas Arena (19:45 GMT)
Bulgaria lost the first match to Montenegro at home

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Hungary are undefeated in 6 of their last 7 matches (Getty Images)

Hungary vs Bulgaria Predictions

Hungary’s results in the recently ended Nations League were spectacular, managing to bring down England on two occasions. I will back the hosts to beat Bulgaria who failed to score in their last two matches.

Hungary vs Bulgaria Predictions
Head to Head
Hungary Form
Hungary Squad & Team News
Bulgaria Form
Bulgaria Squad & Team News

Hungary are undefeated in 6 of their last 7 matches
Hungary beat Bulgaria 3-1 in their previous meeting in late 2020
Bulgaria are winless in 7 of their last 8 away matches (Euro qualifiers)

Head to Head

Hungary have an 8-2 advantage against Bulgaria with two draws in 12 matches.

The most recent head to head clash took place in October 2020 and Hungary won 3-1.

Hungary Form

Hungary qualified for the last two editions of the European Championship. In 2020 they were eliminated as last in the group of death (France, Germany, Portugal), but lost only one game (D2, L1).

Marco Rossi’s side played two friendly matches in November. They were victorious against Greece (2-0) and Estonia (1-0). Hungary has been led by this Italian expert since June 2018.

The Magyars were so close to winning UEFA Nations League A/Group 3, ending as 2nd with 10 points behind Italy.

Victories against England (4-0 and 1-0) and Germany (1-0) were sensational.

Hungary Squad & Team News

Goalkeepers: Dénes Dibusz, Patrik Demjén, Krisztián Hegyi

Defenders: Ádám Lang, Willi Orbán, Attila Szalai (vice-captain), Endre Botka, Bendegúz Bolla, Milos Kerkez, Botond Balogh, János Ferenczi, Attila Mocsi

Midfielders: Ádám Nagy, László Kleinheisler, Zsolt Kalmár, Dominik Szoboszlai, Loïc Négo, Bálint Vécsei

Forwards: Roland Sallai, Dániel Gazdag, Martin Ádám, András Németh, Kevin Csoboth, Barnabás Varga

Attila Fiola and Andras Schafer are injured.

Balázs Dzsudzsák and Ádám Szalai retired from the national team.

Bulgaria Form

Bulgaria started this qualifying cycle with a disappointing 0-1 loss at home to Montenegro on Friday.

This was the first defeat for Mladen Krstajić who was appointed as the Bulgarian coach in July 2022.

Bulgaria have qualified for the European Championship only two times so far. The most recent participation was in 2004, failing to reach the 2nd phase.

Bulgaria Squad & Team News

Goalkeepers: Daniel Naumov, Svetoslav Vutsov, Ivan Dyulgerov

Defenders: Anton Nedyalkov, Petko Hristov, Valentin Antov, Viktor Popov, Plamen Galabov, Ivaylo Markov, Hristiyan Petrov

Midfielders: Yanis Karabelyov, Ilian Iliev Jr., Filip Krastev, Marin Petkov, Ilia Gruev, Nikola Iliev, Yoni Stoyanov, Ivan Yordanov, Stanislav Shopov

Forwards: Spas Delev, Kiril Despodov, Martin Minchev, Radoslav Kirilov, Georgi Rusev

Ivan Turitsov and Dimitar Velkoski were not called up.

Kiril Despodov has scored 9 goals in his 36 appearances for Bulgaria so far.

Verdict

Hungary v Bulgaria

Bulgaria failed to score in their last two games against Montenegro and Luxembourg. Hungary earned back to back victories against England and Germany in July.

Hungary Win

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