Portugal vs Hungary Betting Tips, Cristiano Ronaldo Latest, Correct Score Prediction and Head-to-Head Record

Portugal will qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup if they beat Hungary at Lisbon’s Estadio Jose Alvalade on Tuesday night.

The Euro 2016 champions have a perfect record in their current qualifying campaign with three wins out of three, including a 1-0 victory over Ireland on Saturday.

That win came courtesy of a 91st-minute goal from Ruben Neves, a quarter of an hour after Cristiano Ronaldo had failed to convert a penalty kick.

Portugal — who beat Hungary 3-2 in the reverse fixture in September — are 2/9 favourites to claim another three points on Tuesday, while Hungary can be backed at 12/1 and the best price on a draw is 23/4.

Portugal vs Hungary betting: Match odds

• Portugal 2/9
• Draw 23/4
• Hungary 12/1

Cristiano Ronaldo’s record vs Hungary

Cristiano Ronaldo has a dominant record against Hungary, having never lost to them. Ronaldo has faced Hungary seven times, winning six and drawing one, while scoring seven goals and providing three assists.

When	Result	Competition	Goals by C Ronaldo
Sep 2025	Hungary 2-3 Portugal	World Cup qualifier	1 (pen)
Jun 2021	Hungary 0-3 Portugal	Euro 2020	2 (1 pen)
Sep 2017	Hungary 0-1 Portugal	World Cup qualifier	0
Mar 2017	Portugal 3-0 Hungary	World Cup qualifier	2
Jun 2016	Hungary 3-3 Portugal	Euro 2016	2
Oct 2009	Portugal 3-0 Hungary	World Cup qualifier	0
Sep 2009	Hungary 0-1 Portugal	World Cup qualifier	0

Will Cristiano Ronaldo play against Hungary?

Cristiano Ronaldo is widely expected to play against Hungary in Lisbon on Tuesday. Ronaldo has started all seven of Portugal’s matches so far in 2025.

Therefore, it would be very strange if Roberto Martinez decided to drop or rest him at this stage.

Cristiano Ronaldo latest

Cristiano Ronaldo will be keen to bounce back from his penalty miss against Ireland on Saturday, although he appeared to be in a positive mood after that game. He took to Instagram to post five photos alongside the celebratory caption: “Another step taken! Let’s go!”

Ronaldo has started the 2025/26 season in fine form for Al-Nassr, scoring five goals in his first six games in all competitions.

Al-Nassr have won all four of their Saudi Pro League games so far this season and boast a goal difference of 13. After three near-misses, the signs are positive that this could be the season that Ronaldo and Al-Nassr finally win the Pro League title in Saudi Arabia.

Portugal vs Hungary head-to-head record

Hungary have never beaten Portugal in 11 previous matches. Portugal — who were recently given a 7.69% probability of winning the 2026 World Cup — dominate their head-to-head record with nine wins, two draws and zero defeats.

The closest Hungary came to beating Portugal was in the group stage at Euro 2016 when they led 1-0, 2-1 and 3-2 before drawing 3-3.

Portugal vs Hungary head-to-head
Portugal wins	9
Draws	2
Hungary wins	0
Portugal goals	26
Hungary goals	7

Portugal vs Hungary betting tips

Cristiano Ronaldo is 3/1 to be the first goalscorer in Tuesday’s game. That looks like decent value. He is also 3/1 to score two or more goals, which is very tempting considering he has bagged braces in three of his past five matches against Hungary.

Fans will expect to see goals, possibly at both ends, in Lisbon. Portugal have scored 24 goals in their last nine games, but they have also kept just two clean sheets during the same period. Meanwhile, Hungary have scored two goals in each of their past four games.

Therefore, both teams to score looks attractively priced at 10/11, as does over 3.5 goals at 11/10. Meanwhile, Portugal to win and BTTS is 13/8.

FootballBlog.co.uk’s top betting tip for Portugal vs Hungary:

• Both teams to score (10/11)
• Cristiano Ronaldo to score two or more goals (3/1)
• Cristiano Ronaldo to be the first goalscorer (3/1)
• Portugal to win and BTTS (13/8)

Portugal vs Hungary correct score prediction

Based on the odds from bookmakers, the most likely result is 2-0 to Portugal. That is priced at just 13/2, while 3-0 is 7/1.

However, we expect more goals than that and are drawn to odds of 40/1 for Portugal to win 4-2.

FootballBlog.co.uk’s correct score prediction for Portugal vs Hungary: 4-2 (40/1)

Portugal vs Hungary predicted lineups

Portugal XI (4-2-3-1): Costa; Dalot, Dias, Veiga, Mendes; Neves, Vitinha; Trincao, Fernandes, Leao; Ronaldo.

Hungary XI (4-2-3-1): B Toth, Nego, Szalai, Orban, Kerkez; Schafer, Styles; Bolla, A Toth, Szoboszlai; Lukacs.