Northern Ireland v Israel Betting Tips – International Friendly, 11th September 7.45pm
Neither of these could pick up a point in their respective Nations League opening fixtures over the weekend. Northern Ireland suffered a one-goal margin defeat against Bosnia-Herzegovina at Windsor Park in a blow so they will be looking for a response on home soil in this one. Israel suffered a narrow loss against Albania in their opener. Read our predictions for Northern Ireland v Israel.
Northern Ireland News and Form
The Irish were toppled 2-1 at Windsor Park by Bosnia on the weekend as they opened their Nations League account. So that’s a home game down with no points and that’s going to make promotion from the group a difficult thing to pull off. They get a chance to regroup in this one which is just a friendly match, so it’s a chance for some of their squad players to get a look in. Will Grigg got their goal on the weekend and he is at 9/3 in the anytime goalscorer market* (Betting Odds were taken from bet365 on September 10th, 2018 at 6:35 p.m.) for this one with teammate Kyle Lafferty leading the way in the market.
Northern Ireland are struggling with their form at the moment because they have picked up just the one win in their last eight games (D2 L5). So it’s not been happening for them recently. On home soil, they have only produced a pretty disappointing W1 L3 record in their last four. So they are looking for a bit of a spark to get some confidence and self-belief going again. Still, we have to look under 1.5 goals for the game is at 1/5 odds* (Betting Odds were taken from bet365 on September 10th, 2018 at 6:35 p.m.). It is just a friendly after all and neither of these look to be blessed with a great amount of attacking talent.
Israel News and Form
Israel lost against Albania in their first Nations League opener, suffering a 1-0 away loss. During their 2018 World Cup qualification campaign, they lost six of their ten matches and they averaged a goal per game. So they struggled to be competitive and their current form isn’t really there at all. They have gone W1 L4 in their last five fixtures now, the lone success there coming via a 1-0 win at Liechtenstein in World Cup qualification.
Israel have come up with just the two goals in their last five games now so the Northern Ireland defence may not come under too much threat. All four defeats that Israel have suffered in their last five games were by a one-goal margin. Northern Ireland to win by a one-goal margin is at 13/5 odds* (Betting Odds were taken from bet365 on September 10th, 2018 at 6:35 p.m.)
Northern Ireland v Israel Betting Odds*
Northern Ireland 11/10
Draw 23/10
Israel 5/2
* (Betting Odds were taken from bet365 on September 10th, 2018 at 6:35 p.m.)
Northern Ireland v Israel Predictions
Northern Ireland to win: The Irish will want to raise themselves and finish this international break on a positive. They get a decent chance to do this as well, so we are looking at a home success in the match outright for our Northern Ireland v Israel prediction.
