Turkey vs Hungary Predictions & Tips – Home Advantage in the UEFA Nations League

Vedran Ostojic

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Last updated: 18 Mar 2025

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Hungary struggled with inefficiency in the UNL
We are backing Turkey to gain advantage in the first leg
Check our full match preview and team news for Turkey vs Hungary

Turkey have won 3 of their last 5 matches (Getty Images)

Turkey vs Hungary Preview

Hungary had a disappointing run in the UNL last year, grabbing just four points and scoring four goals in six games. Turkey are backed to gain advantage in the first leg on Thursday.

Turkey vs Hungary Preview
Stats
Head to Head
Turkey Form
Hungary Form
Team News
Predicted Starting Lineups

Stats

Turkey have won 3 of their last 5 matches.
Hungary have lost 3 of their last 4 away matches.

Head to Head

Hungary have a 5-3 advantage against Turkey with 2 draws in 10 matches.

They last met in March 2024, a friendly match being won by Hungary 1-0.

Turkey Form

Turkey competed in UEFA Nations League B last season, finishing 2nd in Group 4 with 11 points—behind Wales but ahead of Iceland and Montenegro.

They had a great run and claimed three straight wins from September to mid-October, defeating Iceland 3-1, Montenegro 1-0, and Iceland again 4-2, then held to a goalless draw at home by Wales.

In their promotion deciding match, Turkey lost 3-1 to Montenegro in Podgorica. Kenan Yildiz equalized in the first half, but they conceded twice more. The Crescent Stars had 1.63-0.87 expected goals, 71% possession, and a 21-10 shot advantage in that clash.

Hungary Form

Hungary had a disappointing campaign in UEFA Nations League A last year, finishing 3rd in Group 3 with six points from six matches, ending behind Germany and the Netherlands but ahead of Bosnia & Herzegovina, managing just four goals.

Their only victory came in mid-October with a 2-0 win over Bosnia & Herzegovina in Zenica, where Dominik Szoboszlai scored both goals and was named man of the match.

Hungary then suffered a heavy 4-0 defeat to the Netherlands before closing their campaign with a 1-1 home draw against Germany. Szoboszlai found the net again in stoppage time.

Team News

Turkey's important players Arda Guler and Merih Demiral are suspended for this match. Ferdi Kadioglu, Altay Bayindir, Caglar Soyuncu and Zeki Celik are also injured. Semih Kilicsoy and Okay Yokuslu were not called up.

Krizstofer Horvath is the only injury concern for Marco Rossi, while Adam Nagy and Martin Adam were not called up. Atilla Fiola has the most appearances for the national team (62) on this roster.

Predicted Starting Lineups

Turkey: Gunok, Muldur, Akaydin, Bardakci, Elmali, Calhanoglu, Kokcu, Akgun, Yilmaz, Yildiz, Akturkoglu

Hungary: Gulacsi, Fiola, Orban, Dardai, Nego, Nikitscher, Schafer, Kerkez, Szoboszlai, Sallai, Varga

Verdict

Türkiye v Hungary

Hungary had major problems with efficiency in the UNL, scoring just four goals and securing one win in six games last season. I am backing super-talented Turkey to gain advantage in the first leg on Thursday.

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