San Marino vs Hungary Prediction & Betting Tips - World Cup

Prediction published on 26/03/2021, 11:48  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 26/03/2021 at 11:52 in World Cup Prediction

Hungary had a golden chance in their opening game of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers but blew the lead twice to draw 3-3 with Poland. Now they get to travel away to San Marino and will be looking to make up for the dropped points. Hosts San Marino, the lowest ranked team in the qualifiers, troops to this clash having lost 5-0 to England in their opening game. They too will be hoping to make up for the dropped points. Odds are however stacked heavily against them, having failed to score in the last eight matches and being winless in 49 matches. In the last five matches alone, San Marino have conceded 12 goals, and that is despite keeping two clean sheets. They’ve avoided defeat just once in the last 20 home matches and in their last five World Cup qualification matches, they’ve conceded 26 and scored once. San Marino have 44 straight losses in World Cup qualification matches and at home in the same competition, they have one draw and 32 losses in the last 33 matches.

Hungary, on their part, head to this game unbeaten in seven matches and are 170 places above San Marino in the rankings. They should have won their last game, against Poland, but they can only take lessons from it now, after switching off in the second half while leading 2-0 and 3-2. In five of their last eight matches, Hungary have scored two or more goals and they are unbeaten in the last four away matches, keeping three clean sheets and registering three wins. Hungary have really grown in recent years and this year they will be heading to the Euro Championships for the second time in a row. They need to transform this to the World Cup but performances such as in the Poland game can only stifle that growth. The team hasn’t been impressive in World Cup qualifiers, winning just four of their last 10. They have three straight away losses in World Cup qualifiers and conceded nine goals in the process. In their last eight away matches in World Cup qualifiers, Hungary have one win and five losses.