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The European Championship qualifying group phase is quickly coming to a close, and Israel and Switzerland face off in a contest at Bloomfield Stadium this coming Thursday. Both sides are still in the running to secure a spot in the upcoming tournament next year. The last time the pair played each other Switzerland came away as 3-0 winners, and rest assured they have a similar outcome in mind this coming Thursday.

Heading into round six of this group, Israel currently sit at number three on 11 points, while Switzerland earned 14 points, placing them at number one. Israel bid welcome to Switzerland as number 72 in the FIFA world ranking, while the latter rank as number 14.

Israel could still end up topping this group; however, with recent events exploding between the Israelis and Hamas, who knows where this match end up taking place. Cyprus, perhaps, and who knows which players Israel will be able to field. Switzerland are first in the group and should remain there after this round.

Israel vs Switzerland Prediction

Israel Form

Israel look good before their upcoming match, in which they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last three matches, they first beat Andorra by 2-1, before drawing 1-1 with Romania. They were back as winners last time out, when they took out Belarus 1-0. Israel claimed three wins in their previous six internationals. They drew two and lost one games while scoring seven goals to seven against.

Switzerland Form

In their last three matches, Switzerland drew 2-2 with Romania, 2-2 with Kosovo and beat Andorra by 3-0. Switzerland performed a very admirable four wins in six internationals, while they also drew two and lost zero. They scored 17 times, while also conceding 12 goals.

On the back of their recent run of results, we expect Switzerland to claim another win, when they travel to face Israel.

Israel have not lost in four consecutive games.

Switzerland are on a streak of 6 games on the bounce without defeat.

Israel vs Switzerland Stats

• In 11 of the last 12 home matches Israel played, both teams scored
• Israel have scored in 24 of the last 25 home matches
• In 12 of the last 14 matches Israel played, both teams scored
• Israel have conceded in 25 of the last 27 matches
• Israel have conceded in 19 of the last 21 home matches

• In the last 8 Switzerland matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
• In 9 of the last 10 Switzerland away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
• Switzerland have scored in 12 of the last 14 matches
• Switzerland have conceded in 10 of the last 11 away matches
• Switzerland have not lost the last 6 matches in a row

Israel vs Switzerland Team News

Switzerland have just one player unavailable for selection, when visiting Israel at Bloomfield Stadium.

Nico Elvedi is too injured to face Switzerland.

Israel vs Switzerland H2H

The last time the two nations squared up against each other, Switzerland ran away with a 3-0 victory. Israel have a 0% win rate in the against Switzerland, who won one of these matches. The total record reads 0-4-1, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Israel vs Switzerland Results

The scenario of both teams to score came out three times in the last five matches between Israel and Switzerland.

Israel vs Switzerland Betting Tips

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Oscar Gloukh, who is performing well for Israel. He found the back of the net two times in his most recent European Championship outings. He'll be out to add more goals against Switzerland. The visitors will be looking to Zeki Amdouni to find the net once again, after managing five European Championship goals for Switzerland in recent matches.

Israel won six of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing three and losing one as well. Switzerland won four from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew one and lost five in this run. One might consider a punt on Israel to draw first blood this coming Thursday against Switzerland. The home side scored the first goal of the game in seven of their last 10 home matches. Their visitors scored the first goal in seven of their last 10 away games.

Over 2.5 goals happened three times in the past five encounters between Israel and Switzerland, with Israel scoring one goal on average per game. Switzerland averaged 1.6 goals, while both teams scored three times. In their last ten matches across all tournaments, Israel saw seven of them finish with more than 2.5 goals, with themselves scoring an average of 1.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of the last ten outings for Switzerland, who managed to score 2.2 times in those matches.