The chase for the 2016 European Cup will take its next step on Saturday. Two teams attempting to qualify for the tournament will do battle in a match between Romania and Hungary. The contest scheduled for 12 p.m. ET will be held at the Arena Nationala in Bucharest and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on ESPN Deportes.
Hungary return to the pitch under the new direction of interim head coach Pal Dardai. Former manager Attila Pinter was sacked following the team's 2-1 defeat to Northern Ireland in September. Now, Hungary must rebound against their arch rivals Romania, who enter riding unbeaten form.
The sides last met in 2014 World Cup qualifying, playing to a 2-2 draw in March 2013. Romania would capture a 3-0 victory in the return leg six months later. Hungary have not beaten Romania since in their last seven encounters (0-2-5).
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Romania's Bogdan Stancu has made five appearances in the Turkish Super Lig. The 27-year-old has two goals in 450 minutes and his average of 1.6 tackles per match highlight the totality of his game; however, Stancu has 10 unsuccessful touches, which must be improved on the international stage to avoid a potent Hungarian counter-attack.
Romania's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Tătăruşanu; Rat, Grigore, Chiriches, Moti; Torje, Maxim, Chipciu, Hoban, Pintilii; Stancu
Hungary's Projected Lineup (4-4-2): Kiraly; Juhasz, Kadar, Korhut,Fiola; Tozser, Varga, Simon, Elek; Lovrencic, Priskin
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via WhoScored).
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