Portugal v Hungary Betting Preview – World Cup 2018 Qualifiers 25th March
This is an important match up in World Cup 2018 qualification from Group B. Reigning European champions Portugal start the match in second place in the group, two points clear of third placed Hungary. So the Portuguese can really take a huge step towards locking in a top two place if they take advantage of home soil in this one. As for Hungary, they would blow things wide open if they can spring a surprise and collect three points which would sent them up into second place at the expense of Portugal. It should be a interesting clash.
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Portugal v Hungary Betting Tips
Reigning European champions Portugal are in a bit of a qualification fight to make it to Russia 2018. The Portuguese start this round of matches in second place in Group B, three points back of Switzerland. So there is some pressure riding on them and with Hungary just two points behind them, things can quickly turn around in this group. Portugal have recorded a 4-1 win over Latvia and a 6-0 win over Andorra on home soil so far in World Cup 2018 qualification, and they are going as favourites to win this one on Saturday evening. They do have some decent head to head form going against Hungary after all, having produced a W4 D1 record in their last five against them. Portugal have scored three goals in four of their last five games against Hungary. A Portugal 3-0 correct score bet at SkyBet is running at a price of 6/1. Cristiano Ronaldo is joint top-scorer in qualification from the UEFA zone with seven goals so far (along with Poland’s Robert Lewandowski) and Ronaldo is a 7/4 first goalscorer option in this one.
These two met at Euro 2016 last summer and produced a thrilling 3-3 draw in a real ding-dong battle. You can have a punt on over 2.5 goals at SkyBet for a price of 17/20. Five of the last seven meetings between these two nations have done so. In their qualification campaign so far, Hungary have gone W2 D1 L1 and out on the road they have have collected four points from their two games. Surprisingly though, they could only manage a hugely disappointing 0-0 draw at the Faroe Islands. But they did push Switzerland hard in a 3-2 loss against them, so they have shown a bit of fight in patches at least. Adam Szalai has scored in three of their four qualification matches so far (four goals total) and he is trading at a price of 11/2 in the anytime goalscorer market. Most likely Hungary’s approach is going to try and sit in and survive for a point out on the road but both teams to score is a tempting 6/4 option for the match up.
Portugal v Hungary Betting Odds
Portugal 2/7, Draw 4/1, Hungary 10/1
Portugal v Hungary Predictions
Portugal Home Win: Both will feel a bit of pressure in this one, but so far Portugal have looked fairly comfortable going along in their qualification campaign, despite that loss out in Switzerland. A home game against a side which isn’t too likely to offer a huge amount of attacking impetus should see the Portuguese collect maximum points in the game. They won’t want to let this opportunity on home soil pass them by. It will solidify a place in the top two for them.
