2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship – Hungary vs Romania Preview & Prediction
THE FACTS
When is Hungary vs Romania taking place? Saturday 27th March, 2021 – 17:00 (UK)
Where is Hungary vs Romania taking place? Új Bozsik Stadion, Budapest
Where can I get tickets for Hungary vs Romania? No tickets are available as this match will be played without spectators
What television channel is Hungary vs Romania on? England matches will be televised live on Sky Sports but all other matches will not be televised in the UK
Where can I stream Hungary vs Romania? Sky Sports subscribers can stream all England matches live via Sky Go but all other matches cannot be streamed live in the UK
THE KEY STATS
- Hungary have lost each of their last six competitive matches
- Hungary have won just one of their last 13 matches
- Hungary have scored a total of just two goals in their last six competitive matches
- Hungary have conceded two or more goals in eight of their last 13 matches
- Hungary have scored in five of their last six EURO U21 matches against Romania
- Romania have won four of their last five EURO U21 matches against Hungary
- Romania have lost only three of their last 25 U21 EURO fixtures (includes qualifying)
- Romania are unbeaten in their previous four U21 EURO final tournament group stage matches (W2 D2)
- Romania have not conceded more than one goal in any of their last ten U21 EURO matches (includes qualifying)
- Romania have only failed to score in two of their last 12 U21 EURO matches (includes qualifying)
THE PREDICTION
The Hungarians began their campaign with a 3-0 defeat to Germany and, similar to fellow hosts Slovenia, if it wasn’t for the fact that they have the hosting duties then they probably wouldn’t have qualified for the tournament. The squad is inexperienced and results have been consistently poor; their opening match saw them get to half-time goalless but they finished the match with just 28% possession and just two shots in comparison to Germany’s 18. They come up against a Romania side who are slightly worse off going forward than they were in 2019 but they remain defensively resolute. An opening match point against a star-studded Dutch side has given them a huge opportunity in this group. Ironically, Romania also managed only 28% possession but in comparison to Hungary, they had 14 shots on the opposition goal. As mentioned, the lack of real attacking efficiency and talent could cost them moving forward but they should defeat Hungary.
