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For the history buffs out there, Austria against Hungary on Tuesday evening can be characterised as the Habsburg derby. It also contains two of the lesser known teams in the competition, but one that, in the case of Austria, could spring a few surprises.
David Alaba, Kevin Wimmer and Christian Fuchs are some of the names that provide them with an ultra-solid defence, with Stoke City’s Marko Arnautovic offering a threat in the final third.
Ahead of Tuesday’s game, Sportsmail provides you with an all you need to know guide for the clash.
Stoke City forward Marko Arnautovic will provide Austria with a threat in the final third when they face Hungary
Austria’s game against Hungary will take place at the Stade de Bordeaux on Tuesday evening.
Otherwise known as the Stade Matmut Atlantique, it is the home of Girondins Bordeaux, replacing their old stadium the Stade Chaban-Delmas. While it was scheduled to be completed in late 2014, it took until May 2015 for the stadium to be opened.
The first game held at the stadium saw Bordeaux beat Montpellier 2-1. France also played an international game at the 42,115-seater stadium in the same year as they beat Serbia.
Hungary train at the Stade de Bordeaux ahead of their match against Austria on Tuesday evening
The game will be shown live on ITV at 5pm on Tuesday. Mark Pougatch will continue to present the channel’s coverage of Euro 2016, and they could call upon the likes of Ian Wright, Lee Dixon or Lothar Matthaus as part of their punditry team for the game.
Lee Dixon, left, Mark Pougatch, second left, and Ian Wright, right, could be the presenting team for the match
Austria (4/5)
Draw (11/4)
Hungary (63/13)
Leicester City full-back and title winner Christian Fuchs, left, is part of favourites Austria’s squad for Euro 2016
Manager Marcel Koller is expected to stick with the team that served him so well in qualification, with his team finishing as one of only four undefeated teams.
Gyorgy Garics has stayed with the Austria squad despite his father passing away last Friday.
Probable line-up: Almer; Klein, Dragovic, Hinteregger, Fuchs; Alaba, Baumgartlinger; Harnik, Junuzovic, Arnautovic; Janko.
Austria manager Marcel Koller is likely to stick with the team that went undefeated during qualification
Hungary
Striker Krisztian Nemeth could miss out on Tuesday’s game after suffering a muscle injury in the build-up to his side’s opener.
Former Premier League goalkeeper Gabor Kiraly is also set to break a European Championship finals record when he lines up for Hungary as the oldest player to ever feature at the competition. He will be 40 years and 75 days old.
Probable line-up: Kiraly; Kadar, Lang, Guzmics, Fiola; Nagy, Gera; Dzsudzsak, Kleinheisler, Nemeth; Szalai.
Gabor Kiraly is set to break the record for the oldest player to feature at a European Championship finals
It is not just in terms of the Habsburg Empire that these two sides have history – Austria beat Hungary 5-0 in their first ever official international in 1902.
The two sides have also faced off on a staggering 137 occasions in their history, with Hungary winning the majority – 66.
Their most recent game took place in August 2006, with Hungary winning the friendly between the two sides 2-1.
Austria and David Alaba will be looking to overturn a head-to-head record that falls firmly in Hungary’s favour
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