Hungary host Georgia on October 2 in the third round of UEFA Nations League Group B2. Kick-off is scheduled for 18:45 local time at Puskás Aréna in Budapest. Both teams have one point from two matches and are still looking for their first goal and first win of the campaign. Georgia are third in the group, with Hungary fourth. Each side drew 0-0 in its most recent outing, setting up a meeting between teams whose Nations League matches have been short on goals so far.

Hungary's Recent Form and Key Stats

Hungary followed a 1-0 defeat to Ukraine with a goalless draw against Northern Ireland on September 28. Those results leave them with one draw and one loss in Group B2, averaging 0.0 goals scored and 0.5 conceded per match. The draw secured their first point, but they have yet to find a breakthrough in the competition.

Across their last five matches in all competitions, Hungary have recorded two wins, two draws and one defeat. They have averaged 1.0 goal scored and 0.6 conceded over that stretch, although they failed to score in three of those five games. Their defense has held up more consistently: Hungary have kept at least three clean sheets in their last six matches.

Home advantage offers some encouragement, as Hungary won the only previous meeting with Georgia that they hosted. Their more recent competitive home results are less reassuring, however, with two consecutive defeats. Goals have also been limited in their Nations League home fixtures: each of the last 10 has featured under 3.5 total goals. Another relevant pattern for this match preview is that the last four Hungary matches in the competition have each produced fewer than 7.5 total corners.

Georgia's Recent Form and Key Stats

Georgia also arrive with one point from two Group B2 games. They lost 1-0 at home to Northern Ireland before drawing 0-0 with Ukraine on September 28. Like Hungary, they have averaged 0.0 goals scored and 0.5 conceded in this Nations League campaign. Their first clean sheet of the group came against Ukraine, but a first goal remains the immediate attacking target.

The visitors' wider five-match record matches Hungary's: two wins, two draws and one defeat. Georgia have averaged 1.0 goal scored and 0.4 conceded in those games, and they too have kept at least three clean sheets across their last six outings. Those figures underline how little their recent matches have required from the scoreboard, despite both teams having won twice in their respective five-game samples.

This will be Georgia's first away match of the current campaign. Their preceding trips present a difficult contrast to their overall recent form: they lost three of their last four away games, have not drawn in their last 17 away matches and were behind at half-time in each of their last three. Georgia can nevertheless take confidence from the nations' most recent meeting, a 3-1 home win in 2001.

Hungary vs Georgia Match Analysis

The two previous meetings between Hungary and Georgia produced nine goals in total, but their current Group B2 results tell a different story. Neither team has scored after two rounds, both have already kept a clean sheet, and each enters this fixture after a 0-0 draw. Hungary's two Nations League matches have yielded just one goal in total; the same is true of Georgia's.

That recent scoring record makes a cautious contest plausible, though it does not settle every aspect of the game. Georgia's away results have been decisive rather than drawn, while their last three away matches saw them trail at the interval. Hungary, meanwhile, have the benefit of playing at home but must improve on two straight competitive defeats there. The match offers both sides a chance to turn a first goal into a first Group B2 victory.

For the corners market, the clearest supplied trend belongs to Hungary: under 7.5 total corners in each of their last four Nations League matches. That is a separate measure from the teams' low goal totals, but it provides a direct basis for assessing the available corners selection. Georgia's away record and the hosts' mixed home results make the winner harder to judge; Hungary's recent Nations League corner counts offer the more specific statistical guide.

Hungary vs Georgia prediction from BetMines: Under 10.5 corners with 61% probability.