Germany vs Hungary Match Analysis & Prediction
07/09/2024 9:45 pm
A new era begins for Germany on Saturday night, as they play host to Hungary at Merkur Spiel-Arena for their opening UEFA Nations League match.
Several stars stepped down following the hosts’ exit from Euro 2024, so a new-look side will start their first League A Group 3 game.
Germany’s dream of lifting the European Championship trophy on home soil ended in the quarter-finals of this summer’s tournament, as Julian Nagelsmann’s side were eliminated by eventual winners Spain in Stuttgart.
Having gone into the finals after a tumultous year that saw Hansi Flick replaced by another ex-Bayern Munich manager, Germany were not necessarily expected to go further, so Nagelsmann remains safe in the hotseat.
He will now usher in a new era for the German national team, as senior players such as Manuel Neuer, Ilkay Gundogan, Thomas Muller and Toni Kroos have all departed the international stage after several years of duty.
Some fresh faces are therefore involved in Nagelsmann’s first Nations League campaign, as he builds towards qualifying for the 2026 World Cup and then trying to regain the global title.
Nagelsmann has won seven of his first 13 matches in charge – losing three – with one of those victories coming against this week’s opponents at the Euros, where the hosts won 2-0 enroute to topping Group A.
Meanwhile, Marco Rossi’s current Hungary squad only missed out on a spot in the knockout stage of Euro 2024 due to goal difference, as they took three points from as many Group A matches.
At least beating Scotland saw Hungary end an eight-game winless run at the European Championship, although they have still won just two of their last 18 major tournaments when playing other European nations.
Heading into the Euros, the Magyars had lost just once in 16 matches, helping them push Italy all the way for a spot in the last Nations League finals, before coming up one point short in a group also featuring Germany and England.
Appointed in 2018, Rossi remains in charge for the challenge ahead, as his side try to beat the Netherlands and Bosnia-Herzegovina to a top-two finish in Group 3, which would be good enought to reach the new quarter-final stage.
Germany vs. Hungary Head to head
In the previous 11 meetings between these two teams, Germany have claimed five victories while Hungary have won three, and they have drawn in three. Hungary have scored 18 goals and conceded 21 in the process.
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04/06/2016Germany2Hungary0Friendlies
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23/06/2021Germany2Hungary2Euros
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11/06/2022Hungary1Germany1Nations League
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23/09/2022Germany0Hungary1Nations League
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19/06/2024Germany2Hungary0Euros
Germany Team News
Nagelsmann has appointed Bayern Munich’s Joshua Kimmich as Germany captain, suggesting the versatile 29-year-old is set to continue at right-back for his country.
Aleksandar Pavlovic, Robert Andrich and Pascal Gross are perhaps favourites to fill the midfield void left by Kroos and Gundogan.
Germany's Last 5 Matches
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14/06/2024Germany5Scotland1Euros
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19/06/2024Germany2Hungary0Euros
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23/06/2024Switzerland1Germany1Euros
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29/06/2024Germany2Denmark0Euros
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05/07/2024SpainE 2Germany1Euros
Hungary Team News
Liverpool’s Dominik Szoboszlai captains Hungary, while two of his former teammates in Leipzig – goalkeeper Peter Gulacsi and centre-back Willi Orban – are expected to start.
Attila Fiola, Laszlo Kleinheisler, Adam Lang, Callum Styles and Atilla Szalai have all been dropped from the squad that took part at Euro 2024.
Hungary's Last 5 Matches
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04/06/2024Republic of Ireland2Hungary1Friendlies
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08/06/2024Hungary3Israel0Friendlies
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15/06/2024Hungary1Switzerland0Euros
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19/06/2024Germany2Hungary0Euros
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23/06/2024Scotland0Hungary1Euros
Germany vs. Hungary: Odds and Predictions
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