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Croatia vs Hungary Prediction & Betting Tips - Handball World Championship
by Steve Ashfield | in Handball World Championship Predictions
Croatia haven't reached this stage of the Men's World Handball Championships since 2017. On that occasion they made it to the last four and hope to beat Hungary on Tuesday to again reach the semi-finals. Read our match prediction below.
The Croatians have become world champions just once and that was 22 years ago. They are one of the co-hosts for these championships but only finished second in their Preliminary Round group.
They beat Bahrain and Argentina but then lost to group winners Egypt. In the Main Round, Croatia won all three of their matches with victories over Cape Verde, Iceland and Slovenia. The Preliminary Round loss to Egypt is the only defeat they've suffered in ten matches.
Hungary are playing in the last eight of the World Championships for the third successive tournament. They finished fifth in last year's Euros but were beaten in the Preliminary Round of the Olympics.
In these championships, the Hungarians won their Preliminary Round group with two wins and a draw against the Netherlands, though they led that match at the break. In the Main Round, they were runners-up to France who inflicted a second tournament loss on them.
They did beat Croatia in last year's Euros. However, with this game being played in Croatia, we tip them to get their revenge.
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The Best Betting Odds for Croatia v Hungary Match
| Bookmaker | 1 | X | 2 | Bonus up to |
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1.42 | 9.5 | 4 |
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1.4 | 10 | 3.2 |
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1.38 | 10.2 | 3.84 |
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1.38 | 10.2 | 3.84 |
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1.42 | 9.2 | 3.87 |
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1.42 | 9.2 | 3.87 |
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1.39 | 9.2 | 4.11 |
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1.4 | 9.8 | 3.95 |
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1.4 | 9.5 | 3.7 |
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1.46 | 9.2 | 3.88 |
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1.38 | 10 | 4 |
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1.4 | 9.5 | 4 |
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1.33 | 9 | 4 |
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1.36 | 9.4 | 3.85 |
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Croatia vs Hungary Form
Croatia and Hungary Last Matches
5/6 (83%)
0/6 (0%)
1/6 (17%)
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6/6 (100%)
0/6 (0%)
0/6 (0%)
26 Jan 2025 - Handball World Championship
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17 Jan 2025 - Handball World Championship
15 Jan 2025 - Handball World Championship
10 Jan 2025 - Int. Friendly Games
8 Jan 2025 - Int. Friendly Games
2/6 (33%)
0/6 (0%)
4/6 (67%)
22 Jan 2025 - Handball World Championship
19 Jan 2025 - Handball World Championship
9 Nov 2024 - European Championship, Playoffs
4 Aug 2024 - Men's Olympics Handball
29 Jul 2024 - Men's Olympics Handball
17 Jul 2024 - Int. Friendly Games
4/6 (67%)
1/6 (17%)
1/6 (17%)
25 Jan 2025 - Handball World Championship
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15 Jan 2025 - Handball World Championship
4/6 (67%)
1/6 (17%)
1/6 (17%)
23 Jan 2025 - Handball World Championship
21 Jan 2025 - Handball World Championship
19 Jan 2025 - Handball World Championship
15 Jan 2025 - Handball World Championship
10 Jan 2025 - Int. Friendly Games
6 Nov 2024 - European Championship, Playoffs
4/6 (67%)
1/6 (17%)
1/6 (17%)
25 Jan 2025 - Handball World Championship
17 Jan 2025 - Handball World Championship
8 Jan 2025 - Int. Friendly Games
10 Nov 2024 - European Championship, Playoffs
31 Jul 2024 - Men's Olympics Handball
29 Jul 2024 - Men's Olympics Handball
Croatia vs Hungary Stats: Head to Head (H2H)
20 Jan 2024 - Euro Handball
Croatia - Hungary Key Points
- Croatia have only lost one of their last ten matches.
- Hungary have failed to win two of their matches in these championships.
- Croatia have home advantage in this match.
- Hungary have lost their last four World Championship quarter-finals.
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Our Croatia vs Hungary Prediction
Home advantage can play a big part in this match. Croatia play this game in Zagreb and have only lost one of their last ten matches. Their last four games have all been won and by winning margins that would cover the handicap in our prediction.
Hungary are bidding to end a run of quarter-final losses in this tournament. They did beat Croatia in last year's Euros but we believe they won't win again. Our Croatia v Hungary prediction is Croatia to win on a -1.5 goals handicap.
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