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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

Italy
1-0
Israel

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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
  1. 9A. Belotti
  2. 10L. Insigne
  1. 11C. Immobile
  2. 8M. Verratti
  3. 6A. Candreva
  4. 16D. De Rossi
  1. 2A. Conti
  2. 13Davide Astori
  3. 4M. Darmian
  4. 15Andrea Barzagli
  1. 1G. Buffon

Israel

4-3-3
  1. 11I. Shechter
  2. 16D. Keltjens
  3. 22M. Kabha
  1. 5Maor Melikson
  2. 8Almog Cohen
  3. 9L. Refaelov
  1. 6B. Natcho
  2. 17Shir Tzedek
  3. 20O. Davidzada
  4. 3Tal Ben Haim
  1. 1A. Harush
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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.

Italy
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 2, 2017Spain(away)0-3World Cup - Qualification Europe
Jun 11, 2017Liechtenstein(home)5-0World Cup - Qualification Europe
Jun 7, 2017Uruguay(home)3-0Friendlies
May 31, 2017San Marino(home)8-0Friendlies
Mar 28, 2017Netherlands(away)2-1Friendlies
Israel
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 2, 2017FYR Macedonia(home)0-1World Cup - Qualification Europe
Jun 11, 2017Albania(home)0-3World Cup - Qualification Europe
Jun 6, 2017Moldova(home)1-1Friendlies
Mar 24, 2017Spain(away)1-4World Cup - Qualification Europe
Nov 12, 2016Albania(away)3-0World Cup - Qualification Europe

What does the head-to-head say?

In the last meeting: 1 Italy win, 0 draws, 0 Israel wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Sep 5, 2016Israel 1-3 ItalyWorld Cup - Qualification Europe

Last archived meeting: Israel vs Italy on Sep 5, 2016

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.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Italy2.50.785/159/15
Israel1.31.815/86/8

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).

2025-26 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
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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