The Netherlands and Hungary are claiming first place in their quartet purely theoretically. But a victory in the upcoming match will provide one of the teams with second place and a place in the playoffs.
Netherlands – Hungary 21:45
League of Nations. League A, group 3. 5th round
November 16. Amsterdam. Johan Cruyff Arena
Referee: Jesus Gil Manzano (Spain)
Video broadcast: Megogo 2
Netherlands: latest news
In the last round, Ronald Koeman’s team had the opportunity to stay in the race for first place in the group table, but were unable to overcome the resistance of Germany (0:1). Bundestim will play their next two games against Bosnia and Herzegovina and Hungary, so it is almost impossible to win back a five-point gap.
The Netherlands began the group stage of the Nations League with a crushing victory over Bosnia (5:2), after which they recorded a world draw with Germany (2:2) and their future rival Hungary (1:1). Moreover, the last match turned out to be very chaotic: in the 79th minute, with the score 0:1, captain Van Dijk received a second yellow card for disrupting a dangerous attack, but after four minutes Dumfries restored parity.
It is worth noting the significant personnel losses of the “orange”. Ake, van de Ven, Simons, Geertreida and Janssen will not take part in tomorrow’s meeting.
Approximate composition: Verbruggen – Dumfries, van Dijk, de Vrij, Yu. Timber – Reinders, Gravenberch, CT. Timber – Malen, Gakpo, Zirkze
Hungary: latest news
It seemed that in the previous Nations League the Hungarians had jumped above their heads, but after a while it became clear that the average level of performance of Marco Rossi’s team was quite competitive.
In the first round, the “magic Magyars” frankly fell apart in the away game against Germany (0:5), after which they disappointingly missed out on victory in the match with the Netherlands, failed to beat Bosnia and Herzegovina at home, but at the same time took three points away thanks to Szoboszlai’s double.
Hungary’s chances of reaching the playoffs are low: after traveling to the Netherlands, it will have to play against Germany. However, by that meeting the Bundesteam can already solve all their tournament problems.
The Hungarians have Kerkez in the hospital, Ball’s appearance on the field is questionable, and Fiolla is also disqualified.
Approximate composition: Dibus – Dardai, Orban, Botka – Nagy, Szoboszlai, Nego, Schaefer, Nikischer, Shallai – Varga
Latest national team matches
The Netherlands:
- 14.10. Germany – Netherlands 1:0 (Nations League)
- 11.10. Hungary 1-1 Netherlands (Nations League)
- 10.09. Netherlands – Germany 2:2 (Nations League)
Hungary:
- 14.10. Bosnia and Herzegovina 0:2 Hungary (Nations League)
- 11.10. Hungary 1-1 Netherlands (Nations League)
- 10.09. Hungary – Bosnia and Herzegovina 0:0 (Nations League)
Personal meetings
- 10/11/2024. Hungary 1-1 Netherlands (Nations League)
- 10/11/2013. Netherlands – Hungary 8:1 (World Cup qualification)
- 09/11/2012. Hungary – Netherlands 1:4 (World Cup qualification)
- 29.03.2011. Netherlands – Hungary 5:3 (team to EC)
- 25.03.2011. Hungary – Netherlands 0:4 (team k CE)
Tournament standings
Bets and odds
Netherlands – Hungary. Forecast from UA-Football
With the right attitude, Koeman’s men shouldn’t have any problems – after all, qualifying for the Nations League playoffs is at stake. In addition, serious losses of the Hungarians in the defensive line can play a big role.
Our forecast is the victory of the Netherlands with a handicap (-1.5) with odds: 2.00.
This forecast is only one of the possible scenarios; it does not guarantee winning.
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