Despite having home advantage in Budapest, Hungary were 0-3 losers to Portugal in their Group F opener on Tuesday last. They put in a good shift and it took Portugal until the 84th minute to score their opening goal. Hungary pretty much collapsed after that and conceded a further two goals before the final whistle. France beat Germany 1-0 in their opening match in Munich and are huge favourites to win here. They were the better side in the first half of the match but Germany put in a good fight in the second half and were unlucky not to get something out of the game. It must be said though that France had the ball in the net two more times in the second half thanks to two blistering counter attacks but both were ruled offside. Let’s dig into the stats for both teams here and see if we can find some value in the betting markets.

Hungary vs France Betting Tips and Predictions

Life was always going to be difficult for Hungary in Group F. When you get drawn against Portugal, France and Germany you know you’re in for some tough times. However, having two home games in Budapest and a mostly full capacity crowd cheering them on we could still see them qualify for the next round. Remember that the best placed third teams will make it into the next stage of the competition and one win will probably be enough for most teams who finish in third position.

Hungary shouldn’t be dismissed so easily by punters, their preparations for the Euros saw them going 11 games without defeat in the runup to the competitions. Over those 11 matches they won seven, drawing the other four. With Kylian Mbappe, Antoine Griezmann and Karim Benzema leading the line for France on Tuesday night many punters had expected to see a free-flowing, attacking approach from the French.

Manager Didier Deschamp had other plans and really they invited the Germans onto them and tried to pick them off with blistering counter attacks. Indeed for the first 10 minutes of the first half it was constant German pressure and France didn’t see much of the ball. However, they kept the Germans compact and France’s defensive play was impeccable for the whole of the 90 minutes. Something that highlights this is the fact that France haven’t conceded a single goal over their five most recent fixtures.

Hungary vs France Betting Tips and Predictions

We’re unlikely to see France use the same tactics against Hungary here, they were well aware of the attacking threat the Germans posed and against Hungary will surely take a more attacking approach. And while Hungary’s form was impressive coming into the championships, the fact is that they’ve only scored one goal over their last three matches now. France will be keen on keeping their recent record of clean sheets intact and against a Hungarian side that haven’t been scoring of late there’s good value to be had in France to Win to Nil here.