Our prediction for this Euro 2024 match:
Montenegro and Hungary face each other at Stadion Pod Goricom in what is expected to be one of the most interesting games of Saturday’s program. Montenegro failed to impress in a 2-0 loss to Serbia and, as a result, they are seen as underdogs in the round 3 clash. Zarko Tomasevic has recovered from the injury he suffered in the second group game, while Sporting Gijon forward Uros Djurdjevic is back to the squad.
The Hungarians, on the other hand, aim to build on a routine 3-0 win over Bulgaria. Since Marco Rossi can count on key players for Saturday’s showdown, we predict that the visitors are going to pick up all three points from the match. A man to keep an eye on in the away team will be Leipzig midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai, who enjoyed a very successful Bundesliga season. When the two teams met in a friendly in September 2019 Montenegro defeated Hungary 2-1, meaning that the visitors are hungry for revenge.
Highlighted Team (Hungary):
Widely known as the Mighty Magyars during the 1950’s, Hungary national team had the world at its feet as the team featuring Ferenc Puskas, Sandor Kocsis and Zoltan Czibor reached the final of the 1954 World Cup, while recording several impressive wins over England and other top sides in international friendlies.
Hungary also made it to the semi-final at the Euro 1964 and Euro 1972, but they have since largely struggled to return to old glory days. The barren run finally came to an end as Foci defeated Norway in the play-off to qualify for the Euro 2016 finals, but there still appears to be a huge gap behind the top European sides.
Long-serving goalkeeper Gabor Kiraly has managed to break a 58-year record held by Jozsef Bozsik, having surpassed the 101-cap mark, but Ferenc Puskas still remains the top goalscorer in the history of the national team with an unbelievable record of 84 goals in 85 caps, followed by Sandor Kocsis, who has 75 goals in 68 appearances.