As expected, the heated atmosphere at Rams Park, Galatasaray’s stadium, ended up making the difference in the first leg. Turkey won the first round of this Nations League playoff (3-1), taking advantage of home field and putting themselves in a strong position to advance to League A. Yes, because in Budapest, in the return match, Hungary will have to win by at least three goals to overturn Vincenzo Montella’s side, who were more clinical and ruthless in the first 90 minutes, and avoid relegation to League B.
Unlike Turkey, the Magyars failed to capitalize on their scoring chances and, in the final minutes of the match, with the score tied, they conceded two goals in just four minutes (Akturkoglu and Kahveci), showing that they had not completely solved the defensive problems that had already characterized Marco Rossi’s national team in the group stage last fall (nine goals conceded in away games against Germany and the Netherlands). Montella, on the other hand, can be satisfied with his team’s performance.
Turkey confirmed that they are a team on the rise in all respects, proving that their quarter-final appearance at the European Championships in Germany was no fluke. In their last seven games, Calhanoglu and his teammates have only slipped up against Montenegro, a defeat that cost them second place in the group and direct promotion to League A last November. The former Fiorentina and Milan coach will also have two important players back for the match at the Puskas Arena: Demiral and Arda Guler, who were suspended in the first leg.
Odds comparison
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Prediction
In front of their home crowd, Hungary should be able to avoid defeat, but it is frankly unlikely that the Magyars will reopen the games by beating Turkey by a significant margin, even though the latter showed they have something extra on Thursday, despite taking some risks. However, even in Budapest, there should be no shortage of goals.
Probable line-ups for Hungary-Turkey
HUNGARY (4-2-3-1): Gunok; Muldur, Akaydin, Bardakci, Elmali; Calhanoglu, Kokçu; Akgun, Yilmaz, Yildiz; Akturkoglu.
TURKEY (3-4-2-1): Gulacsi; Fiola, Orban, Dardai; Nego, Nikitscher, Schafer, Kerkez; Szoboszlai, Sallai; Varga.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 1-1