Spain vs Israel: result 4-1 and analysis
World Cup - Qualification Europe1st Round - 5Kick-off on March 24, 2017 at 07:45 PM (UTC)Estadio Municipal El Molinón, Gijón
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What was the result of Spain vs Israel?
Spain won 4-1 on March 24, 2017.
Goalscorers
- 13′David SilvaSpain
- 45′VitoloSpain
- 51′Diego CostaSpain
- 76′L. RefaelovIsrael
- 88′IscoSpain
Official lineup for Spain vs Israel
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Spain
4-2-3-1- 19Diego Costa
- 11Vitolo
- 10Thiago Alcântara
- 5Sergio Busquets
- 21David Silva
- 6Andrés Iniesta
- 20Dani Carvajal
- 18Jordi Alba
- 3Piqué
- 15Sergio Ramos
- 1David de Gea
Israel
4-3-3- 7E. Zahavi
- 16D. Einbinder
- 12T. Ben Haim
- 8Almog Cohen
- 9L. Refaelov
- 6B. Natcho
- 17Shir Tzedek
- 2E. Dasa
- 5R. Gershon
- 21E. Tibi
- 18O. Marciano
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Spain have 8 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats; Israel have 3, 0 and 1.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 12, 2016 | FYR Macedonia(home) | 4-0 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
| Oct 9, 2016 | Albania(away) | 2-0 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
| Oct 6, 2016 | Italy(away) | 1-1 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
| Sep 5, 2016 | Liechtenstein(home) | 8-0 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
| Jun 27, 2016 | Italy(away) | 0-2 | Euro Championship |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 12, 2016 | Albania(away) | 3-0 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
| Oct 9, 2016 | Liechtenstein(home) | 2-1 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
| Oct 6, 2016 | FYR Macedonia(away) | 2-1 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
| Sep 5, 2016 | Italy(home) | 1-3 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
How many goals should we expect?
Spain score 2.5 and concede 1.0 goals per match over their last 15; Israel score 2.0 and concede 1.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 2.5 | 1.0 | 9 | 3/15 | 9/15 |
| Israel | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1 | 3/4 | 4/4 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Spain sit 1st in World Cup - Qualification Europe (16 points from 6 matches) and Israel sit 3rd (12 points from 8 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SpainGroup E | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 16 |
| 3 | IsraelGroup I | 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