Hungary vs Georgia - prediction, team news, lineups

By Matt Law | 30 Sep 2026 14:09, Last updated: 30 Sep 2026 14:11

Hungary and Georgia volition proceed their respective UEFA Nations League campaigns with a contention astatine Puskas Arena successful Budapest connected Friday evening.

The hosts are presently 3rd successful Group 2 of League B connected 1 point, portion Georgia are 4th successful the section, besides boasting 1 constituent from their archetypal 2 matches.

Match preview

Hungary opened their 2026-27 Nations League situation with a 1-0 decision to Ukraine connected September 25, earlier playing retired a goalless gully distant to Northern Ireland past clip out.

One constituent from 2 matches has near Marco Rossi's broadside 3rd successful Group 2 of League B, showing the value of this clash, which comes up of their 2nd crippled against Ukraine connected October 5.

The Tricolours were successful League A successful some the 2022-23 and 2024-25 tournaments, but their relegation past clip retired has seen them driblet into League B for 2026-27.

Hungary person won 10, drawn 8 and mislaid 10 of their 28 erstwhile matches successful the Nations League, scoring 29 times successful the process and conceding 33.

National Eleven person faced Georgia connected 2 erstwhile occasions, with some of those games taking spot during qualification for the 2022 World Cup.

Georgia were 3-1 winners implicit Hungary successful their past crippled successful September 2001, but the reverse fixture was won by National Eleven - a 4-1 occurrence connected location soil.

Ramaz Svanadze's broadside opened their 2026-27 Nations League run with a 1-0 location decision to Northern Ireland, earlier drafting 0-0 with Ukraine past clip out.

Like Hungary, Georgia person 1 constituent from their opening 2 matches, which has near them bottommost of the section, putting unit connected them to unafraid a affirmative effect successful this match.

The Crusaders played successful Group D successful the opening Nations League successful 2018-19, since progressing to League B, and this is their 2nd consecutive tourney astatine that level.

Georgia famously competed successful the finals of Euro 2024, reaching the circular of 16, and they volition beryllium determined to unafraid different spot successful the adjacent European Championship.

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Team News

Hungary are erstwhile again expected to person Daniel Lukacs astatine the extremity of their attack, with the 30-year-old bidding to adhd to the 2 goals that helium has scored for the nationalist side.

There could beryllium a alteration successful the fig 10 spot, with Alex Toth impressing disconnected the seat against Northern Ireland, and his show mightiness gain him a presumption successful the side.

Liverpool duo Dominik Szoboszlai and Mikos Kerkez should again diagnostic from the start.

As for Georgia, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia is the standout subordinate successful their squad, and the visitors volition beryllium looking to the Paris Saint-Germain prima for inspiration successful this match.

Kvaratskhelia, who is 1 of the starring forwards successful satellite football, has scored 23 times successful 52 appearances for Georgia.

There is besides expected to beryllium a spot successful the last 3rd of the tract for Georges Mikautadze, who has netted an awesome 23 goals for the nationalist side.

Hungary imaginable starting lineup:

B Toth; Bolla, Orban, Csinger, Kerkez; Schafer, Csongvai; Jurek, A Toth, Szoboszlai; Lukacs

Georgia imaginable starting lineup:

Mamardashvili; Kakabadze, Goglichidze, Dvali, Lochoshvili, Tsitaishvili; Kochorashvili, Kiteishvili, Chakvetadze; Mikautadze, Kvaratskhelia

We say: Hungary 1-1 Georgia

Both teams volition beryllium hoping that their large players measurement guardant successful this lucifer - it is apt to beryllium a adjacent game, with the points perchance being shared successful a low-scoring draw.