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Hungary v Republic of Ireland : World Cup Qualifying Europe match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sun 16th Nov, 14:00 BST, Puskás Aréna, Budapest

Republic of Ireland pay World Cup Qualifying Europe competitors Hungary a visit on Sunday afternoon, as Heimir Hallgrímsson leads his side into an away clash with Marco Rossi & co. at the Puskás Aréna. Recent form, head to head (H2H) statistics, predictions and the best odds are all laid out below. It's our job to give you all the information you need to place a smart, well-informed bet. Here we've gone for , but why not take a look and see if there's another bet you prefer?

Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

The statistics suggest there's no obvious winner in this fixture, but there's plenty of reasons to believe that Hungary and Ireland will score 2 or more goals between them. We've seen goals when they've gone head-to-head in the past, and neither Marco Rossi or Heimir Hallgrímsson has suffered the frustration of many 0-0s of late either. The bookmakers are predicting over 1.5 goals too, with best odds of 1.36 equating to approximately a 77% probability.

If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Hungary are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 54% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.80.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Predictions	Bet365	Coral
Hungary 54%	-	4/5
Draw 23%	-	27/10
Ireland 23%	-	17/5
Draw 1-1 11%	-	11/2
Hungary 1-0 10%	-	19/4 4%
Hungary 2-1 10%	-	7/1 7%
Hungary 2-0 9%	-	6/1 7%
Ireland 1-0 6%	-	8/1 5%
Draw 0-0 6%	-	7/1 6%
Ireland 2-1 6%	-	12/1
Hungary 3-1 6%	-	12/1
Hungary 3-0 5%	-	11/1 9%
Draw 2-2 5%	-	14/1
Ireland 2-0 3%	-	16/1
Hungary 3-2 3%	-	22/1
Hungary 4-1 3%	-	22/1
Hungary 4-0 2%	-	22/1 10%
Ireland 3-1 2%	-	28/1 12%
Over 2.5 Goals 54%	-	11/10 5%
Under 2.5 Goals 46%	-	4/6 3%
Home 1st Goal 54%	-	3/5
Away 1st Goal 43%	-	7/4
No 1st Goal 3%	-	7/1 6%
BTTS - Yes 54%	-	21/20 3%
BTTS - No 46%	-	7/10 3%
BTTS - Home Win 25%	-	16/5 5%
BTTS - Draw 17%	-	4/1
BTTS - Away Win 11%	-	15/2 6%
Home/draw 77%	-	1/5
Away/draw 46%	-	1/1
Home/away 77%	-	2/7
Over 1.5 Goals 77%	-	4/11 2%
Under 1.5 Goals 23%	-	19/10 6%
Over 3.5 Goals 32%	-	14/5 9%
Under 3.5 Goals 69%	-	2/9 2%
Over 4.5 Goals 16%	-	13/2 7%
Under 4.5 Goals 84%	-	1/14 1%
Over 5.5 Goals 7%	-	14/1 15%
Under 5.5 Goals 93%	-	1/100 1%
Over 0.5 Goals 94%	-	1/18
Under 0.5 Goals 6%	-	7/1 6%
Home DNB 70%	-	3/10
Away DNB 39%	-	21/10
Hungary win to nil 29%	-	-
Ireland win to nil 11%	-	-
Hungary / Hungary 28%	-	7/4
Hungary / Ireland 3%	-	28/1
Hungary / Draw 6%	-	12/1
Draw / Hungary 17%	-	17/5
Draw / Ireland 9%	-	15/2
Draw / Draw 15%	-	4/1
Ireland / Hungary 4%	-	18/1
Ireland / Ireland 12%	-	11/2
Ireland / Draw 6%	-	12/1

Group F table

BTTS yes BTTS no BTTS yes BTTS no Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Over 0.5 Under 0.5 Over 1.5 Under 1.5 Over 2.5 Under 2.5 Over 3.5 Under 3.5 Over 4.5 Under 4.5 Over 5.5 Under 5.5 For 0-0 Against Won Draw Lost	Hungary Ireland
Results by League Table

	TEAM	PLD	W	D	L	GD	PTS	Date	Date
1	Portugal	4	3	1	0	7	10	l 2-3F	Nov 13
2	Hungary	4	1	2	1	1	5	-	d 2-2A
3	Ireland	4	1	1	2	-1	4	Nov 16	-
4	Armenia	4	1	0	3	-7	3	w 2-0F	w 1-0F

Win / draw / win form

Home

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

5 / 7

Conceded

5 / 7

Clean sheets

2 / 7

Failed to score

2 / 7

Won

Lost

HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Hungary	2 - 0	Armenia
Hungary	2 - 3	Portugal
Hungary	4 - 0	San Marino
Hungary	0 - 1	Albania
Hungary	2 - 1	Andorra
Hungary	0 - 4	England
Hungary	3 - 3	Poland

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

11 / 14

Conceded

11 / 14

Clean sheets

3 / 14

Failed to score

3 / 14

Won

Draw

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
A	Hungary	2 - 2	Portugal
H	Hungary	2 - 0	Armenia
H	Hungary	2 - 3	Portugal
A	Hungary	2 - 2	Ireland
A	Hungary	2 - 1	Poland
H	Hungary	4 - 0	San Marino
A	Hungary	1 - 1	England
H	Hungary	0 - 1	Albania
H	Hungary	2 - 1	Andorra
A	Hungary	0 - 1	Albania
H	Hungary	0 - 4	England
A	Hungary	4 - 1	Andorra
A	Hungary	3 - 0	San Marino
H	Hungary	3 - 3	Poland

Away

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

5 / 6

Conceded

4 / 6

Clean sheets

2 / 6

Failed to score

1 / 6

Won

Lost

AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Portugal	1 - 0	Ireland
Armenia	2 - 1	Ireland
Luxembourg	0 - 3	Ireland
Azerbaijan	0 - 3	Ireland
Portugal	2 - 1	Ireland
Serbia	3 - 2	Ireland

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

9 / 12

Conceded

8 / 12

Clean sheets

4 / 12

Failed to score

3 / 12

Won

Draw

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
H	Ireland	1 - 0	Armenia
A	Ireland	0 - 1	Portugal
A	Ireland	1 - 2	Armenia
H	Ireland	2 - 2	Hungary
A	Ireland	3 - 0	Luxembourg
H	Ireland	0 - 0	Portugal
A	Ireland	3 - 0	Azerbaijan
H	Ireland	1 - 1	Serbia
H	Ireland	1 - 1	Azerbaijan
A	Ireland	1 - 2	Portugal
H	Ireland	0 - 1	Luxembourg
A	Ireland	2 - 3	Serbia

Goal Statistics

Hungary have been consistent in attack of late, scoring in 5 consecutive World Cup Qualifying Europe matches. Their PG of 1.8 against Republic of Ireland on Sunday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

	Hungary	Ireland
	Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction	1.8 goals	1.1 goals
	Scoring probability
Scoring probability	0 17% 1 30% 2 27% 3 16% 4+ 10% There is a 83% probability that Hungary will score 1 or more goals	0 35% 1 37% 2 19% 3 4+ There is a 72% probability that Ireland will score no more than 1 goal

	20 home / away league games
7 home / away league games	=0 Hungary’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions	=0 Ireland’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
	1.9 average goals scored	1.7 average goals scored
	1.7 conceded	1.3 conceded

Attack defence ratings past 20 games

29%

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HUN

ROI

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Games scored	14		10
Failed to score	6		10
Scored first	10		5
Goals scored	23		15
Avg. goals scored	1.2		0.8
Avg. shots per game	10		7
Avg. shots per goal	9		10
Conversion rate for	11		10
Avg. XG for	1.3		1.2
KickOff rating		+29%

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HUN

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Games conceded	14		16
Clean sheets	6		4
Conceded first	9		13
Goals conceded	34		27
Avg. goals conceded	1.7		1.4
Avg. shots/game conceded	10		10
Avg. shots/goal conceded	6		7
Conversion rate against	18%		14%
Avg. XG against	1.7		1.6
KickOff rating		+3%

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Hungary World Cup Qualifying Europe squad statistics 2025

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
4	3	2	2
A Szalai	B Varga	D Szoboszlai	B Varga

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
A Szalai DEF	4	1		1 -
C Styles DEF	4		1	1 -
M Kerkez DEF	4			-
W Orbán DEF	4			-
L Négo DEF	4		1	-
B Bolla DEF	4		1	-
A Toth MID	4			-
D Szoboszlai MID	4	1	2	1 -
M Dárdai DEF	3			-
Z Nagy DEF	3		1	-
M. Vitális MID	3			-
D Lukacs FWD	3	1	1	1 -
B Varga FWD	3	3		2 -
R Sallai DEF	2	1		1
B Ötvös MID	2			-
A Schäfer MID	2			-
Z Gruber FWD	2	1		-
D Dibusz GLK	1			1 -
A Osváth DEF	1			-
A Mocsi DEF	1			-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
3	4	2	3
B Varga	R Sallai	D Szoboszlai	D Szoboszlai

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
B Varga FWD	3	3
A Szalai DEF	1	2
D Szoboszlai MID	1	3	2	3
D Lukacs FWD	1	3	1	1
R Sallai DEF	1	4
Z Gruber FWD	1	1
C Styles DEF			1	1
M Kerkez DEF				2
L Négo DEF			1	1
B Bolla DEF		3	1	2
Z Nagy DEF			1	1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
212	9	27
A Szalai	L Négo	B Varga

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
A Szalai DEF	212	3	12
W Orbán DEF	207	3	20
D Szoboszlai MID	181	3	10
C Styles DEF	149	5	13
M Kerkez DEF	129	2	11
L Négo DEF	110	9	12
A Toth MID	85	4	13
B Bolla DEF	68	6	10
A Schäfer MID	62	3	11
B Varga FWD	55	2	27
R Sallai DEF	31	2	9
B Ötvös MID	31	1	4
D Lukacs FWD	23	1	3
D Dibusz GLK	23
Z Nagy DEF	22	3	7
M Dárdai DEF	12
M. Vitális MID	12	2	2
Z Gruber FWD	7		1
A Osváth DEF	5	1	3
A Mocsi DEF	3

Ireland World Cup Qualifying Europe squad statistics 2025

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
4	1	1	2
C Kelleher	A Idah	R Manning	R Manning

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
C Kelleher GLK	4			1 -
J O'Brien DEF	4			1 -
R Manning DEF	4		1	2 -
N Collins DEF	4		1	1 -
D O'Shea DEF	4			-
C Ogbene FWD	4			-
J Cullen MID	3			2 -
F Azaz MID	3			-
J Taylor MID	3			-
M Johnston FWD	3			-
A Idah FWD	3	1	1	-
F Ebosele DEF	2			1 -
S Coleman DEF	2			1 -
J Molumby MID	2			2 -
T Parrott FWD	2			-
J Egan DEF	1			-
L Scales DEF	1			-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
1	3	1	2
A Idah	R Manning	R Manning	R Manning

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
A Idah FWD	1	2	1	1
R Manning DEF		3	1	2
N Collins DEF		1	1	1
D O'Shea DEF		1
C Ogbene FWD		1		1
F Azaz MID		3		1
J Taylor MID		1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
226	9	32
N Collins	R Manning	D O'Shea

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
N Collins DEF	226	3	19
D O'Shea DEF	210	4	32
J O'Brien DEF	200	2	11
R Manning DEF	130	9	18
C Kelleher GLK	105		1
J Cullen MID	103	3	8
F Azaz MID	95	1	6
J Molumby MID	93	8	11
S Coleman DEF	53	5	8
C Ogbene FWD	52		11
F Ebosele DEF	40	1	13
J Taylor MID	32		5
M Johnston FWD	19		1
A Idah FWD	18	1	4
L Scales DEF	10	1	3
T Parrott FWD	9		1
J Egan DEF	1