Overview
Hungary's most recent match took place on November 16, 2025, when they lost to the Republic of Ireland with a score of 2-3. This result put Hungary third in Group F, thereby officially closing the hope of winning a ticket to the World Cup this summer.
In fact, Hungary has been absent from the World Cup finals since 1986. However, they still maintain a stable presence in the continental arena when participating in the last three EUROs. In which they reached the round of 16 in 2016 before stopping in the group stage in 2020 and 2024.
Under the guidance of coach Marco Rossi, Hungary shows relatively positive form with two wins and only one defeat in the last 4 matches. In the immediate future, they will have a series of friendly matches with Slovenia, Greece, Finland and Kazakhstan, before entering the UEFA Nations League campaign with a clash with Ukraine on September 25.
In the past, Hungary has only faced Slovenia four times and won once, which was a 2-1 victory in a friendly match held in August 1998. Notably, all four encounters between the two teams were friendly, with the most recent encounter ending in a 1-0 victory for Slovenia in March 2008.
In the opposite direction, Slovenia also could not participate in the 2026 World Cup finals after only finishing third in Group B of the qualifiers, behind Switzerland and Kosovo.
This team went through a disappointing qualifying campaign when they did not win any victories after 6 matches, drew four and only scored 3 goals.
The last time Slovenia participated in the World Cup was in 2010. However, they still made an impression when they won the right to participate in EURO 2024 and reached the round of 16.
Bostjan Cesar was appointed head coach of the national team from January. He is also the player who has worn the national team jersey the most in Slovenian history and will make his debut in his new position in this confrontation.
After this match, Slovenia will continue to have friendly matches with Montenegro and Croatia, before starting the UEFA Nations League campaign with a clash with Scotland on September 26.
Personnel situation
Hungary entered this gathering with the participation of four faces who have never worn the national team jersey. Among them, Donat Barany received high expectations and may debut right in this match.
Besides, Marco Rossi is also ready to give opportunities to new factors, notably Daniel Lukacs - a player who has scored 2 goals in 5 appearances for the national team and is trying to affirm his position.
In the opposite direction, the pillars will still play an important role in the starting lineup, with the duo playing for Liverpool Milos Kerkez and captain Dominik Szoboszlai almost certainly a starting spot.
Slovenia suffered significant losses when key striker Benjamin Sesko (Manchester United) withdrew for personal reasons not yet announced, while goalkeeper Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid) was also absent due to injury.
In attack, Andraz Sporar - the number one striker in the current squad with 12 goals for the national team - is likely to take on the leading role.
In the defense, Petar Stojanovic's experience continues to be an important fulcrum as he is preparing to wear the national team jersey for the 73rd time. In addition, center-back Jaka Bijol (Leeds United) is expected to play a key role in the 4-man defense system.
Expected lineup:
Toth, R. Sollai, Orban, Nego, Kerkez, Szoboszlai, Schafer, Vitalis, Schon, Varaga, Lukacs.
Vekic, Stojanovic, Bijol, Zec, Janza, Verbic, Cerin, Stankovic, Seslar, Sporar, Vipotnik.
The match between Hungary and Slovenia takes place at 0:00 AM on March 29 (Vietnam time).
