Scotland National Football Team Vs Hungary National Football Team Stats

Scotland National Football Team Vs Hungary National Football Team Stats

Scotland drew with Hungary in their opening group game and must win both remaining matches to advance to the knockout stage for the first time ever.

Scott McKenna returns from injury and regains a starting place, while Kieran Tierney remains unavailable and Billy Gilmour retains his midfield spot.

In this article, we will discuss the main points of Scotland National Football Team Vs Hungary National Football Team Stats.

Here’s a table comparing the all-time best players from the Scotland National Football Team and the Hungary National Football Team:

PositionScotland (All-Time Players)Hungary (All-Time Players)
GKJim LeightonGábor Király
RBDanny McGrainJózsef Zakariás
CBBilly McNeillSándor Mátrai
CBAlan HansenRoland Juhász
LBAndy RobertsonMihály Lantos
CMGraeme SounessJózsef Bozsik
CMDave MackayFerenc Puskás
RWJimmy JohnstoneZoltán Czibor
LWKenny DalglishLászló Kubala
STDenis LawSándor Kocsis
STHughie GallacherFlórián Albert
CoachJock SteinGusztáv Sebes

Both teams have rich football histories, with Hungary’s Golden Team of the 1950s and Scotland’s deep football culture. Let me know if you’d like any changes!

Scotland National Football Team

Scotland will send their Tartan Army out in force against Hungary on Tuesday, knowing a win would put them through to the last 16 at Euro 2024. Unfortunately, their previous encounters against Hungary haven’t always been fruitful.

Steve Clarke’s side will aim to reverse their first encounter against Hungary, which resulted in a 5-1 thrashing at Germany in Group A’s inaugural match. They showed signs of progress against Switzerland on Wednesday with a 1-1 draw before facing Hungary again and should hope for a significant margin victory to secure top spot on Group A’s table.

Scotland suffered its greatest defeat during their opening Euro 2004 qualifying match against Faroe Islands, when they fell two goals behind within 12 minutes and Sportsscene presenter Dougie Donnelly described it as “one of the worst performances I have had the pleasure of witnessing”. Goals by Paul Lambert and Barry Ferguson eventually salvaged a 2-2 draw; however Denmark and West Germany ultimately ousted Scotland from qualifying altogether.

Hungary had high hopes of reaching the last 16, despite losing to hosts Germany in their opening match. Their hopes were dashed on Friday against Spain when they fell 4-2; although, due to goalkeeper Gylfi Sigurdsson being involved in both goals scored against them.

On March 18, Hungary finished bottom of their group following a 2-0 loss against Slovenia and will require other results to go their way for qualification, as only four third-place teams make it into the last 16. Hungary will face Switzerland as their final match; Swiss victory would give them an edge against Hungary as it could secure them passage to round four with any success; additionally they need all other Group A teams losing in order to advance to round 4. All this means Hungary are facing an uphill struggle and it appears unlikely they can overcome odds to enter knockout rounds for the first time ever in history.

Hungary National Football Team

Scotland and Hungary have met nine times. All but one of these matches have been competitive; Scotland having won three while Hungary four. Their most recent meeting occurred at Groupama Arena Budapest where it ended 1-1.

Starting slowly, neither side were able to gain much ground in the final third of the match. But as play progressed, Hungary gained control. Dominik Szoboszlai had two promising chances from free kicks during the second half; his effort hit the crossbar. Furthermore, soon after halftime he made another incredible run down right wing before crossing just behind McTominay, but Celtic man failed to capitalise.

Hungary were trying to secure third place in their group while Scotland under Steve Clarke were hoping for fourth spot as this could increase their chances of reaching the knock-out rounds.

And just after the hour mark, things became even worse for Scotland as Szoboszlai failed to convert a loose ball at the back post, while Csoboth shot across goal and hit the post with his shot!

With only 10 minutes remaining of added time, the game was still wide open. But early in those extra minutes, Varga collided with Angus Gunn while challenging for an aerial ball and had to be carried off on a stretcher.

Scotland was dealt a blow today as Callum McGregor and Zeki Amdouni tried to push Scotland towards victory but unfortunately for them the final whistle blew and their opponents made it through to the knock-out rounds.

Scotland and Hungary played their final competitive match as Scotland will not compete at Euro 2024. Although Scotland fans may be sad to see them go, they should take pride in how their team played and look forward to next chance that will present itself in 2022.

Head-to-Head Record

Scotland will enter this clash against Group A’s bottom side full of confidence following their opening 2-0 win against Hungary at Euro 2024, but should not underestimate their opponents, who boast an impressive track record against Scotland – they have met four times, each side winning one and drawing one matchup in total.

Last meeting between Scotland and United Arab Emirates occurred during the 2022 Pinatar Cup when goals by Erin Cuthbert and Martha Thomas secured a 2-0 victory for Scotland. Two years later in a 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup qualifier matchup both teams were locked at 0-0 before Scotland secured a play-off place thanks to Caroline Weir’s late equaliser.

Both sides needing a victory, this could be an exciting encounter. Scotland looked strong early and could have taken an early lead after Weir’s pass out wide found Sam Kerr who ran through unopposed, but her shot hit off the post instead of going in.

Hungary had difficulty getting into the game and ended the first half goalless. A frenetic second period saw both teams come close to breaking the deadlock: Dora Zeller made an error that allowed Gunn to save Dora’s header before Kelly Clarke hit the crossbar with her long-range effort for Scotland.

On 87 minutes, Scotland came close again when Weir’s low drive was parried by Gulacsi and eventually fell for Ralston who saw his shot cannon off Brzykcy’s back and miss its target. Both teams continued pushing forward as it appeared that victory would soon be assured.

Hungary then launched an incredible final-second counterattack down the right, where Csoboth latched onto Roland Sallai’s pass before racing past Szoboszlai and shooting into the net to stun Scotland and end their campaign early. Pedro Martinez Losa’s team now sit fourth overall; and this victory ensures no Scot will make it out of group stage in any previous tournament appearance, leaving Pedro Martinez Losa’s in fourth position overall overall standings with him promising his defending champion opponent this Sunday that “no way”.

Match Statistics

Last time Scotland and Hungary met competitively, Scotland prevailed with a narrow 1-0 win at home. That match took place back in March 2018 – marking their inaugural encounter at Euro 2024 Group A level.

That game was notable for an incident in which Scottish goalkeeper Angus Gunn appeared to accidentally collide with Hungarian striker Barnabas Varga, forcing a lengthy stoppage while Varga received treatment on the pitch.

Though there was much controversy surrounding their performance, Scotland dominated most of the match. They controlled much of the first half and completed 249 passes during that opening period – their highest ever total at any major tournament! Nonetheless, they failed to create many chances and were punished on the counterattack when Scotland capitalized on some sloppy play from them.

Scotland were looking for an equalizer as time ran down on them, and had a promising chance late when Callum McGregor attempted to shoot from right-wing cross from Roberto Cazorla but his effort was blocked and left them facing their second consecutive group-stage exit at major championship and fourth altogether in national team history.

Scotland have never reached the knockout stages of a European Championship before; therefore, their loss leaves them at the bottom of their pool, and will need luck from elsewhere to progress further in their campaign.

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