On Thursday, March 21 at 3:45 pm est, at UTE Szusza Ferenc Stadium in Budapest, Hungary, because of current conflicts in that part of the world, Israel will play Iceland in one of six European Qualifiers to reach Euro 2024. This is also where Israel played their last two home qualifiers last year. This game is part of Path B in the playoffs with the winner playing either Bosnia & Herzegovina or Ukraine. Read on for our Israel vs Iceland prediction for this match.
Israel was 3rd in the Group Stage at 4-3-3, just 2 points back of 2nd place Switzerland, but 7 back of Romania. They had 11 GF and 11 GA. But they won their B Group in the UNL and are seeking a first-time in Euros if they can advance through these playoffs.
Iceland was 4th in the Group Stage at 3-1-6, 17 GF and 16 GA. They were in League B of the UNL, where they were second in the group behind this very Israel team. Iceland didn’t win any games at 0-4-0 (2-2, 1-1, 2-2, 1-1), but neither did they lose any games, having four draws.
Israel vs Iceland Odds
See all of the Israel vs Iceland odds before making your European Qualifiers predictions here.
- Israel +130
- Draw +230
- Iceland +210
- Israel to advance -140
- Iceland to advance +115
- Over 2.5 +107
- Under 2.5 -138
- BTTS Yes -120
- BTTS No -120
Israel vs Iceland Head-to-Head
There have been five all-time meetings but teo were in 1992 and one in 2010. The two recent meetings in the 2022 UNL were 2-2 draws.
Oddly, 2-2 has hit in 3/5 meetings, the others being 2-0 and 3-2 Israel. So there have been lots of goals usually between them and Israel is 2-3-0 undefeated in the all-time matchups.
Israel are 4-2-2 in last their 8, but have just 1 win in 4. They’ve scored in 16/18 of their last gms, but have conceded in 16/18 too and conceded in 23/25. Bets on BTTS is 14-4, the Over 1.5 is 16-2, but Under 2.5 is 5-1 of late. At home, Israel has scored in 14 straight home or “neutral” venues and in 26/27, but this will be a neutral venue again.
Iceland is 4-1-2 in their last seven. They’ve kept back-to-back clean sheets, kept a clean sheet in 4/7, plus they were shut out once so there has been a clean sheet one way or another in 5/7 of their recent games. Iceland has scored in 7/8 and there’s been 2+ goals in 12/15 of their games.
Israel vs Iceland Prediction
Israel is 75th, while Iceland is 73rd in the FIFA Rankings, so these are two teams ranked nearly dead even. It was BTTS in both UNL games, both by 2-2 scores and that could happen again here. But we’ll only need one goal from both to cash this bet.
- Israel vs Iceland Picks: Both Teams to Score (-120)
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