It all came to this game for Scotland and Hungary, who will try to make it out of the group stage and reach the elimination phase of the tournament. The game will take place on June 23rd at the MHPArena in Stuttgart.
Scotland vs Hungary: Initial situation
Hungary has lost both games so far at the EURO 2024, while Scotland won a point in the last one against Switzerland. However, winning is the only option for both teams if they want to have a shot at advancing to the next stage of the competition. Whoever wins this game will finish third in Group A, hoping to be among the top four teams among those in third place. If they play a draw, both teams are packing their games and going home.
Scotland Stats & Form
Scotland was the team that played the opening game of the tournament against the host nation, Germany. There was no chance to make a sensation in that game, but Scotland ended up being dominated. They allowed an early goal, got a red card by the end of the first half, and lost 5-1. It was a huge blow for the team, but they regrouped and showed up ready for the next match. Scotland took the lead against Switzerland and won a point after the game ended 1-1. Scotland has only one win in the last ten games, with four draws and five losses. In six of those ten games, both teams scored.
Hungary Stats & Form
Hungary has lost both games so far in the tournament, which doesn’t look good at all, but theoretically, they still have a chance to move on to the next round. Hungary lost the opener 3-1 to Switzerland, as they allowed a goal in the stoppage time of both halves. In the second matchday, they stood no chance against Germany, losing that one by 2-0. Hungary has five wins in the last ten games, two draws, and three losses. Seven of those ten games went over 2.5 goals in total.
Scotland vs Hungary: Head to Head
These two teams have played only twice before with both of them winning one of those friendly games. Interestingly, both games were won by the visiting team. In 2004, it was 3-0 for Hungary and in 2018, Scotland won 1-0.
Scotland vs Hungary Odds
The odds give similar chances for the win of each team. The odds for Hungary’s win are 150, for Scotland 155, while for a draw it is 280.
The total goal margin is set at 2.5 with -143 for over and 115 for under.
Betting tip and prediction: Scotland vs Hungary (23.06.2024)
Both teams are going into the third matchday in Group A without a win in the previous two games and are hoping that this game can launch them into the next stage of the tournament. Given the fact that a tie does not work for any of the teams and we are sending them both home, this will look like an elimination game, and what makes it even more interesting is that there needs to be a winner in the regular 90 minutes.
It is hard to discern which team has had a better tournament since Scotland won a point against Switzerland while being blown away by Germany, while Hungary lost both games but was quite competitive in each of them.
Looking at the individual qualities of the players, Hungary is slightly better, but the Scots proved they can be aggressive in the game against Switzerland.
This game will probably have a slow start, but as time passes, both will need to pick up offensively, and the second half of the game is expected to be a real fight. It is tough to predict who will win the game, but most likely both teams will score at least a goal in this one.