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Israel vs Italy: result 1-3 and analysis

World Cup - Qualification Europe1st Round - 1Kick-off on September 5, 2016 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa

Israel
1-3
Italy

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What was the result of Israel vs Italy?

Italy won 1-3 on September 5, 2016.

Goalscorers

  • 14′G. PellèItaly
  • 31′A. CandrevaItaly (pen.)
  • 35′T. Ben HaimIsrael
  • 83′C. ImmobileItaly

Official lineup for Israel vs Italy

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Israel

  1. 7E. Zahavi
  2. 10T. Hemed
  1. 4N. Bitton
  2. 8B. Kayal
  3. 12T. Ben Haim
  4. 13S. Yeini
  1. 3O. Davidzada
  2. 17Shir Tzedek
  3. 21E. Tibi
  4. 22B. Bitton
  1. 18D. Goresh

Italy

  1. 9G. Pellè
  2. 17Éder
  1. 6A. Candreva
  2. 7G. Bonaventura
  3. 10M. Verratti
  4. 16M. Parolo
  1. 3G. Chiellini
  2. 14Luca Antonelli
  3. 15Andrea Barzagli
  4. 19L. Bonucci
  1. 1G. Buffon
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 0 matches in all competitions, Israel have 0 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats; Italy have 7, 3 and 5.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Italy
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jul 2, 2016Germany(away)2-2Euro Championship
Jun 27, 2016Spain(home)2-0Euro Championship
Jun 22, 2016Rep. Of Ireland(home)0-1Euro Championship
Jun 17, 2016Sweden(home)1-0Euro Championship
Jun 13, 2016Belgium(away)2-0Euro Championship

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Israel sit 3rd in World Cup - Qualification Europe (12 points from 8 matches) and Italy sit 2nd (18 points from 8 matches).

2025-26 standings
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2Italy8602211218
3Israel8404192012

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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