Hungary vs Kazakhstan Predictions
Hungary are in better form and have enough quality and pedigree to claim a friendly victory on Tuesday evening.
I have my stake on a low-scoring home win at Nagyerdei Stadion.
Hungary in Better Form
- Hungary won 3 of their last 5 home matches
- Hungary have seen under 3.5 goals in 5 of their last 7 matches
- Kazakhstan have seen under 3.5 goals in their last 6 matches
- Kazakhstan lost 3 of their last 4 away matches
All-Square in Hungary and Kazakhstan H2H
Hungary and Kazakhstan have met on two previous occasions. Hungary eased to a 3-0 win in their first-ever meeting in 2014 before Kazakhstan secured a surprise 3-2 away victory two years later.
Hungary Edge Past Finns
Hungary face their final fixture of the summer after securing a narrow 2-1 win against Finland last Friday. Barnabas Varga took his international tally to 13 with a first-half brace securing victory for the Magyars.
Marco Rossi's men had the better of a competitive encounter at Puskas Arena. Hungary registered 18 shots to the Finns' 11 efforts, while registering a slightly higher xG of 1.0 to the visitors' 0.72.
Since a dramatic 3-2 World Cup qualification defeat against Ireland last November, the Hungarians have performed well in friendly fixtures. The Magyars claimed a 1-0 win against Slovenia before playing out a goalless draw with Greece during the March international window.
Since last September, Hungary's only defeat was their last-gasp reversal against the Irish in Budapest.
Ranked 42nd in the world, Rossi's side will not feature at this summer's World Cup after a third-place finish in UEFA qualification group F.
Kazakhstan Held in Armenia
Kazakhstan arrive in Debrecen after a solid 1-1 draw in Armenia last Saturday.
Maksim Samorodov opened the scoring five minutes after the interval, but a quickfire response from Eduard Spertsyan ensured a share of the spoils at Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium.
The Kazakhs are unbeaten in three internationals after 2-0 and 1-0 wins against Namibia and Comoros in the FIFA Series last March.
On the road, Talgat Baisufinov's side tend to struggle. The Hawks lost nine of their last 11 away international fixtures, including a 1-0 defeat against the Faroe Islands and a 4-1 reversal against Belarus over the past year.
Currently 110th in the FIFA World Rankings, Kazakhstan missed out on World Cup qualification after finishing fourth in their five-team section.
Baisufinov's men lost four of eight qualifiers and eventually finished eight points behind second-placed Wales.
Squads and Team News
Hungary Squad
Goalkeepers: Balazs Toth, Peter Szappanos, Armin Pecsi and Aron Yaakobishvili
Defenders: Willi Orbán, Zsolt Nagy, Milos Kerkez, Callum Styles, Attila Osvath, Kornel Szucs, Mark Csinger and Akos Markgraf
Midfielders: Dominik Szoboszlai, András Schäfer, Alex Toth, Milan Vitalis, Peter Barath, Tamas
Szucs, Norbert Szendrei and Rajmund Toth
Forwards: Roland Sallai, Barnabás Varga, Daniel Lukacs, Zsombor Gruber, Damir Redzic and Bendeguz Kovacs
Head coach Rossi could make some alterations to the side that edged past Finland last weekend. Kornel Szucs and Damir Redzic could earn recalls after both featured as half-time substitutes against the Finns.
Captain Dominik Szoboszlai is likely to win his 64th international cap.
Kazakhstan Squad
Goalkeepers: Bekkhan Shayzada, Temirlan Anarbekov and Aleksandr Zarutskiy
Defenders: Serhiy Malyi, Nuraly Alip, Alibek Kasym, Yan Vorogovsky, Arsen Ashirbek, Sagi Sovet, Aleksandr Mrynskiy and Sanzhar Satanov
Midfielders: Islambek Kuat, Dinmukhamed Karaman, Ramazan Orazov, Yerkin Tapalov, Islam Chesnokov, Adilet Sadybekov and Zhasulan Amir
Forwards: Galymzhan Kenzhebek, Maksim Samorodov, Dastan Satpayev, Roman Murtazayev, Maksat Abrayev, Abinur Nurymbet and Magzhan Toktybay
Kazakh boss Baisufinov has a 25-man squad available for Tuesday's international friendly.
Bekkhan Shayzada, Islam Chesnokov and Dinmukhamed Karaman could all earn recalls after featuring as substitutes in last weekend's draw against Armenia.