Israel vs Iceland Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 21st March 2024

Supporters will be hoping to see a similarly thrilling encounter, as it turned out to be the last time Israel played against Iceland. It finished 2-2 in a great match between the pair.

While Israel join this game this coming Thursday as number 75 in the FIFA world ranking, visitors Iceland are number 73.

Israel vs Iceland Prediction

Israel Form

Israel hope for some consistency, as their last three matches added four points to their account. A meeting with Switzerland resulted in a 1-1 draw, followed by a 1-2 defeat against Romania, before beating Andorra by 0-2. Israel managed to win two of their past six internationals. In the remaining four, they drew two and lost two, as they scored six and conceded five goals.

Iceland Form

Iceland won twice in their last three matches, but began by losing 2-0 against Portugal, before beating Guatemala 0-1. Another win followed, this time by 0-2 against Honduras. Iceland managed a decent return of three wins in their last six internationals, in which they scored ten while also conceding seven times. They also experienced one draw and two defeats.

You don't look for Israel or Iceland, to provide with a lot of entertainment currently, as both are playing mostly tight matches with few goals. The value-bet lies with under 2.5 goals this coming Thursday.

Israel managed to score at least once in their last 3 consecutive matches.

Israel vs Iceland Team News

Israel just have a single unavailable player for squad selection, when facing Iceland at Szusza Ferenc Stadion.

Daniel Peretz sit this one out for Israel due to an injury.

Apparently, Iceland have just two players on the injured and absent list, as they prepare for their match on Thursday. For instance, Iceland won't be able to field Kolbeinn Finnsson as he serves out a ban following too many cards.

Sverrir Ingi Ingason won't be travelling with Iceland this time, as he nurses an injury.

Israel vs Iceland H2H

When they last played an international match against each other - on 13 June 2022 - they both came away with a point in a 2-2 draw. Israel enter the match against Iceland with a 1-2-0 record in their previous three encounters. A win rate of 33%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Israel vs Iceland Results

In three of the previous three matches between Israel and Iceland both teams scored.

Israel vs Iceland Betting Tips

Having scored just once lately in the European Championship, Eran Zahavi will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Iceland hope Gylfi Sigurdsson can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two European Championship goals in his last six European Championship games.

Israel claimed a modest four wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in four of the games, whilst losing two. Iceland won three of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost five of the games in this run. Who'll impose themselves on the match first at Szusza Ferenc Stadion on Thursday? Israel scored the opening goal six times in 10 home games, while Iceland did it in six of their last 10 away games.

Over 2.5 goals happened three times in the past three encounters between Israel and Iceland, with Israel scoring 2.34 goals on average per game. Iceland averaged 2.01 goals, while both teams scored three times. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Israel’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Iceland, who managed to score 1.3 times in those matches.