GERMANY would go top of their Nations League group if they can defeat shock troops Hungary on Friday in Lepizig.
But the dangerous Magyars could book their place at the Finals if they win and Italy fail to beat England.
Both nations will be coming into this on a high after quite spectacular victories. Who can forget Hungary's incredible 4-0 win over England at Wolverhampton? Plenty of Three Lions fans would like to.
And Germany annihilated European champions Italy with a 5-2 win in June.
The hosts will be without some key players though with Borussia Dortmund captain Marco Reus out along with captain and keeper Manuel Neuer and Leon Goretzka. Hungary will be without Roland Sallai who scored twice against the English.
Not since a painful loss to England at the Euros last summer have Die Mannschaft suffered defeat – a run of 13 games. However, before that win over the Italians, they went on a curious four-game run of 1-1 draws.
They do like to rattle in the goals too – they managed nine against lowly Liechtenstein.
Hungary's resurrection under Marco Rossi has been spectacular. They have achieved home and away successes over England and drawn with Germany. They also won in Poland last year.
How the bookies view it
Germany were always going to be favourites, but they are huge good things here at 7/25 with UniBet. Hungary are as big as 12/1 with Coral. The draw is 5/1 with bet365.
Recent head to heads
The sides met in June in Budapest and after two goals in the first nine minutes, the match petered out to a 1-1 draw.
And they met at the Euros too in Munich where they battled out an entertaining 2-2 draw.
Players to watch
Bayern Munich's 19-year-old striker Jamal Musiala has been a sensation so far this season and is their top scorer. He could make his first international start here and is 12/5 with bet365 to mark it with a goal.
Hungary's captain Adam Szalai may be 34-years-old now but he has 25 goals in 84 appearances for his country. The Basel striker is 4/1 with Paddy Power to net in eastern Germany.
Anything else catch the eye?
Hungary's huge win over England appears to have meant very little to the bookies and they've been written off here.
A very good German side should be too strong for them and with the hosts far too short to back on their own, it could pay to back a home win in a high scoring affair. Paddy Power offer an enticing 9/5 on a Germany win and over 3.5 goals.
As stated, there were two goals inside the opening nine minutes in the last meeting. Germany will press right from the start and the 5/6 with bet365 for a Germany goal before the 31st minute looks good.
This UEFA Nations League match between Germany and Hungary will be played on Sep 23, 2022 and kick off at 19:45. Check below for our tipsters best Germany vs Hungary prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
