Croatia vs Hungary predictions, Jan 28, 2026

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In an exciting Handball European Championship matchup, Croatia handball is set to face off against Hungary handball on January 28, 2026. Croatia, boasting a solid recent form with 4 wins in their last 5 matches, will have the home advantage in this highly anticipated clash. On the other hand, Hungary has struggled recently, managing only 1 win in their last 5 outings.

Croatia’s strong performance in recent matches indicates a team in top form, with their tactical strengths likely to play a significant role in the upcoming game. Hungary, however, will undoubtedly be looking to turn their recent form around and cause an upset against the odds.

With bookmakers favoring the home team with odds of 1.38, our model predicts a 64.5% chance of a Croatia win, 11.5% chance of a draw, and a 22.3% chance of an away win for Hungary. Given the unpredictability of sports, this matchup promises to be an exciting and closely contested battle between two competitive teams.

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Croatia 67.9%

Draw 10.9%

Hungary 21.2%

Outrights of Handball European Championship Croatia: 0.82% Hungary: 0.82%

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Betting Odds

	1	X	2
	1.38	8.60	4.42

Latest Results

27.01.26 Slovenia handball – Croatia handball – 25:29 25.01.26 Switzerland handball – Croatia handball – 24:28 23.01.26 Iceland handball – Croatia handball – 29:30 21.01.26 Sweden handball – Croatia handball – 33:25 19.01.26 Netherlands handball – Croatia handball – 29:35

27.01.26 Sweden handball – Hungary handball – 32:32 25.01.26 Slovenia handball – Hungary handball – 35:32 23.01.26 Switzerland handball – Hungary handball – 29:29 20.01.26 Hungary handball – Iceland handball – 23:24 18.01.26 Italy handball – Hungary handball – 26:32

Facts

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Croatia won 3.

Croatia is currently in amazing form (last 5 games: 4 wins).

Hungary‘s form has been unstable in recent games (in the last 5 games, wins – 1).

Hungary may have a physical advantage due to more rest days in recent times.

In this match, Croatia is a strong favorite.

We predict that Croatia will win today’s game, with odds of 1.38.

In the last 8 head-to-head matches, Croatia won 5 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 3 matches, and goals 197:180. (average 24.6:22.5).

Latest Head To Head

28.01.25 Croatia handball – Hungary handball – 31:30 20.01.24 Hungary handball – Croatia handball – 29:26 01.05.21 Hungary handball – Croatia handball – 26:22 07.11.20 Croatia handball – Hungary handball – 31:27 14.01.17 Hungary handball – Croatia handball – 28:31

Standings

Final tournament

Group A

		Pl	W	D	L		Pts
1	Germany	3	2	0	1	91:89	4
2	Spain	3	2	0	1	91:86	4
3	Austria	3	1	0	2	78:85	2
4	Serbia	3	1	0	2	82:82	2

Group B

		Pl	W	D	L		Pts
1	Portugal	3	2	1	0	100:92	5
2	Denmark	3	2	0	1	104:79	4
3	North Macedonia	3	1	1	1	77:88	3
4	Romania	3	0	0	3	81:103	0

Group C

		Pl	W	D	L		Pts
1	France	3	3	0	0	126:88	6
2	Norway	3	2	0	1	102:85	4
3	Czech Republic	3	1	0	2	91:100	2
4	Ukraine	3	0	0	3	77:123	0

Group D

		Pl	W	D	L		Pts
1	Slovenia	3	3	0	0	109:102	6
2	Switzerland	3	1	1	1	106:92	3
3	Faroe Islands	3	1	1	1	92:82	3
4	Montenegro	3	0	0	3	90:121	0

Group E

		Pl	W	D	L		Pts
1	Sweden	3	3	0	0	107:85	6
2	Croatia	3	2	0	1	92:91	4
3	Netherlands	3	1	0	2	91:97	2
4	Georgia	3	0	0	3	84:101	0

Group F

		Pl	W	D	L		Pts
1	Iceland	3	3	0	0	94:72	6
2	Hungary	3	2	0	1	84:71	4
3	Italy	3	1	0	2	81:99	2
4	Poland	3	0	0	3	72:89	0

Handball European Championship Outrights

1. Denmark: 1.4 (58.5%)

2. France: 5 (16.38%)

3. Sweden: 7.5 (10.92%)

4. Iceland: 15 (5.46%)

5. Germany: 15 (5.46%)

6. Slovenia: 100 (0.82%)

7. Croatia: 100 (0.82%)

8. Hungary: 100 (0.82%)

9. Switzerland: 100 (0.82%)

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