Italy vs Israel: result 1-0 and analysis
World Cup - Qualification Europe1st Round - 8Kick-off on September 5, 2017 at 06:45 PM (UTC)MAPEI Stadium - Città del Tricolore, Reggio Emilia
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What was the result of Italy vs Israel?
Italy won 1-0 on September 5, 2017.
Goalscorers
- 53′C. ImmobileItaly
Official lineup for Italy vs Israel
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Italy
4-4-2- 9A. Belotti
- 10L. Insigne
- 11C. Immobile
- 8M. Verratti
- 6A. Candreva
- 16D. De Rossi
- 2A. Conti
- 13Davide Astori
- 4M. Darmian
- 15Andrea Barzagli
- 1G. Buffon
Israel
4-3-3- 11I. Shechter
- 16D. Keltjens
- 22M. Kabha
- 5Maor Melikson
- 8Almog Cohen
- 9L. Refaelov
- 6B. Natcho
- 17Shir Tzedek
- 20O. Davidzada
- 3Tal Ben Haim
- 1A. Harush
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Italy have 11 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats; Israel have 3, 1 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 2017 | Spain(away) | 0-3 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
| Jun 11, 2017 | Liechtenstein(home) | 5-0 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
| Jun 7, 2017 | Uruguay(home) | 3-0 | Friendlies |
| May 31, 2017 | San Marino(home) | 8-0 | Friendlies |
| Mar 28, 2017 | Netherlands(away) | 2-1 | Friendlies |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 2017 | FYR Macedonia(home) | 0-1 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
| Jun 11, 2017 | Albania(home) | 0-3 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
| Jun 6, 2017 | Moldova(home) | 1-1 | Friendlies |
| Mar 24, 2017 | Spain(away) | 1-4 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
| Nov 12, 2016 | Albania(away) | 3-0 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
What does the head-to-head say?
In the last meeting: 1 Italy win, 0 draws, 0 Israel wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2016 | Israel 1-3 Italy | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
How many goals should we expect?
Italy score 2.5 and concede 0.7 goals per match over their last 15; Israel score 1.3 and concede 1.8.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 2.5 | 0.7 | 8 | 5/15 | 9/15 |
| Israel | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1 | 5/8 | 6/8 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Italy sit 2nd in World Cup - Qualification Europe (18 points from 8 matches) and Israel sit 3rd (12 points from 8 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Italy | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 18 |
| 3 | Israel | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 12 |
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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