Match Info

EHF Euro - Preliminary

Date: 18 January 2026, Sunday

Location: Kristianstad Arena (Kristianstad)

Where to Watch on TV:


Czech-republic	CT sport Plus
Denmark	TV2 Play
Finland	Viaplay
France	beIN Sports MAX 7
Hungary	M4 Sport
Norway	Viaplay
Poland	Eurosport 1
Sweden	TV10, Viaplay


	Italy		Hungary

	1	X	2
	8.5	14	1.14	Watch
	7.6	13	1.12	Watch
	9.47	14.56	1.12	Watch
	8	13	1.13
	6.84	13.2	1.16	Watch
	7	15	1.17
Avarage Now (Initially)	7.9 ↓ (10.1)	13.79 ↓ (14.95)	1.14 ↑ (1.11)

The most likely Over/Under: 61.00

The most likely Handicap: 2 (-6)

The best margin for this event is 6.4%, offered by

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Current Win Probability

Italy
11.8%

Draw
6.7%

Hungary
81.5%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

9.3%

6.3%

84.4%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Italy has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+2.5%)

Hungary has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-2.9%)

Who will win by Users?

1	X	2
0%	0%	100%

Italy - Hungary Predictions

Users Predictions: 6 users predict this event. Hungary will win (votes: 6 - 100%).

Verified Performance Core (Selected Experts): 2 Selected Experts predict this event. Hungary (votes: 2 - 100%).

Expected Score (Market Odds): 28:34

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Lineups


19. Bortoli T.	1. Ando A.
6. Bulzamini D.	61. Bartucz L.
11. D'Antino N.	39. Bodo R.
5. Dapiran G.	7. Boka B.
1. Ebner D.	24. Fazekas G.
24. Helmersson M.	77. Hanusz E.
23. Manojlovic C.	43. Ilic Z.
10. Mengon M.	91. Imre B.
15. Mengon S.	18. Krakovszki B.
51. Panitti P.	11. Ligetvari P.
32. Parisini A.	72. Lukacs P.
90. Pavani G.	71. Onodi M.
29. Pirani J.	32. Palasics K.
2. Prantner L.	9. Pergel A.
20. Pugliese D.	26. Rodriguez P.
30. Romei T.	45. Rosta M.
8. Savini G.	2. Sipos A.
40. Sirot S.	93. Szilagyi B.
9. Sontacchi G.	30. Szita Z.
Coaches
. Hanning B.	. Rodriguez Vaquero J. M.

Preview

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

In this match, Hungary is the obvious favorite.

In the last 2 head-to-head matches, Italy won 0 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 2 matches, and goals 51:62. (average 25.5:31).

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- Italy handball
Handball European Championship
16.01.26	Iceland - Italy	39:26 ✺
Friendly International Handball
11.01.26	Faroe Islands - Italy	38:34 ✺
09.01.26	Faroe Islands - Italy	34:36 ✺
06.01.26	Italy - Romania	35:34 ✺
Handball European Championship
11.05.25	Serbia - Italy	28:24 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 8.4 LLWWL
- Hungary handball
Handball European Championship
16.01.26	Hungary - Poland	29:21 ✺
Friendly International Handball
09.01.26	Hungary - Romania	33:23 ✺
01.11.25	Austria - Hungary	27:31 ✺
Handball European Championship
11.05.25	Hungary - Finland	37:24 ✺
07.05.25	Slovakia - Hungary	24:39 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 7.4 WWWWW

Latest Head to Head

Handball European Championship
16.06.19	Hungary - Italy	32:29
27.10.18	Italy - Hungary	22:30

Italy - Hungary: Predictions, Live Scores & TV Guide