Northern Ireland vs Hungary - prediction, team news, lineups

Northern Ireland volition look to marque it back-to-back Nations League victories erstwhile they invited Hungary to Windsor Park connected Monday night. 

Michael O'Neill's broadside opened their run with a melodramatic 1-0 triumph implicit Georgia, portion Hungary suffered a constrictive decision to Ukraine successful their archetypal Group B fixture.

Match preview

Northern Ireland made the cleanable commencement to their Nations League run by securing a 1-0 triumph distant to Georgia, with Shea Charles scoring a 99th-minute victor successful Tbilisi. 

The effect marked their first-ever distant triumph successful the Nations League and the archetypal triumph astatine League B level, having earned promotion from League C during the 2024-25 variation of the competition. 

Charles, who became the astir costly Northern Irish subordinate of each clip pursuing his summertime determination to Fulham, had scored conscionable erstwhile successful his erstwhile 35 appearances earlier producing the decisive infinitesimal against a Georgia broadside who person since sacked their manager.

His brother, Pierce Charles, besides played a cardinal relation successful the victory, redeeming a punishment from Georgia skipper Khvicha Kvaratskhelia earlier the melodramatic victor from the midfielder down the different end. 

With Northern Ireland present returning to Belfast, O'Neill's broadside volition beryllium hoping to physique connected that effect erstwhile they faced a Hungary broadside they past defeated successful September 2014.

Hungary, meanwhile, saw their four-match unbeaten tally travel to an extremity erstwhile they suffered a 1-0 location decision to Ukraine successful their Nations League opener. 

Danylo Sikan scored soon earlier half-time to springiness the visitors the lead, and that proved capable to condemn Marco Rossi's broadside to their archetypal decision of the year. 

The Magyars created plentifulness of opportunities successful Budapest, but they were incapable to find a mode done contempt registering 17 shots connected goal. 

Rossi's broadside volition present person to nutrient a stronger attacking show arsenic they question distant from location for the archetypal clip since November 2025, having played their erstwhile six matches connected location soil. 

Hungary volition besides beryllium alert that they person won conscionable erstwhile successful their past 7 Nations League radical games arsenic they look to respond to Friday's disappointment.

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Team News

Northern Ireland volition beryllium forced into a alteration from their latest outing aft Sunderland defender Daniel Ballard was withdrawn precocious connected successful Georgia with an injury, with Paddy McNair the apt campaigner to regenerate him.

The Charles brothers are expected to clasp their places successful extremity and midfield, portion stand-in skipper Trai Hume should proceed astatine full-back and Tottenham guardant Jamie Donley is apt to pb the line.

As for the visitors, Hungary question to Belfast with nary further wounded concerns but could marque changes pursuing their constrictive decision astatine location to Ukraine.

Rossi is expected to clasp Liverpool duo Milos Kerkez and Dominik Szoboszlai, portion Barnabas Varga volition stay unavailable aft being near retired of the squad owed to a thigh issue.

Northern Ireland imaginable starting lineup:

P. Charles; Atcheson, McNair, Brown; Hume, S. Charles, Galbraith, Devenny; Kelly, Donley, Price 

Hungary imaginable starting lineup:

Toth; Bolla, Orban, Csinger, Kerkez; Vitalis, Csongvai, Schafer; Szobozlai; Redzic, Lukacs

We say: Northern Ireland 1-2 Hungary

Northern Ireland volition beryllium afloat of assurance aft their melodramatic triumph successful Georgia, but Hungary should person capable prime to bounce backmost from their opening defeat. 

We are backing the visitors to borderline a intimately fought contention and assertion a 2-1 victory.

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