ENGLAND will be aiming to make a winning start to their Nations League campaign when they take on Hungary in Budapest on Saturday evening.
Gareth Southgate's side showed brilliant attitude to bounce back from their Euro 2020 heartbreak by going undefeated in their World Cup qualifiers.
The Three Lions triumphed in eight of their 10 Group I fixtures, drawing the other two, to claim top honours in the pool by a six-point margin in the process.
With this year's winter showpiece in Qatar now on the horizon, England will be keen to maintain their momentum when they kick-off their Nations League section on Saturday.
After giving a good account of themselves at Euro 2020, the Hungarians failed to qualify for the 2022 World Cup after finishing fourth in a section that included this weekend's opponents, England.
Getting out of this group will be a tough task for Marco Rossi's men, who have also been housed alongside two other European heavyweights in the shape of Germany and Italy.
Outright Betting
Hungary earned a hard-fought draw at Wembley in a World Cup qualifier in October but the same outcome here is an unfancied 37/10 (SBK) while a home win is trading at 9/1 (SBK).
England, who romped to a 4-0 victory at this venue in September, return as red-hot 4/9 favourites with SBK.
Betting Angles
England are too short to side with at the aforementioned quote but combining over one England goal with under two Hungary goals will bring about a backable 20/23 (Bet 365) Bet Builder.
As already alluded to, Gareth Southgate's side are currently in the midst of a nine-match unbeaten run, triumphing on no fewer than eight of those occasions.
It's also worth pointing out that the Three Lions have fired in two or more goals in each of those victories, one of which was against Hungary at the Puskás Aréna.
Whilst the Hungarians are a hard-working and well-organised outfit who never go down without a fight, I suspect England's superior quality will eventually tell on Saturday evening.
What's more, the hosts will not have their ferocious home crowd behind them, as this Budapest bout will be played behind closed doors and that does have them playing at a substantial disadvantage.
With all this in mind, as well as the fact that the above-mentioned Bet Builder has banked in each of England's last seven victories, supporting the same play here stands out at 20/23 with Bet 365.
Elsewhere, I'll also dip into the anytime goalscorer market and take the 19/20 on offer with William Hill for Harry Kane to get on the scoresheet.
The Three Lions skipper has struck at least once in five of his last six starts for his country and he looks nicely priced at a shade under even-money to extend that sequence Saturday evening.
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