Israel vs Italy Tips & Preview - Italians to show superior quality

By Tolu Shotade

07 Sep 2025

Tolu Shotade 07 Sep 2025

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Israel and Italy both won big in their previous fixtures.
Israel impressed at home in Hungary, but struggle vs stronger teams.
Italy unbeaten in their last 7 matches vs Israel; expect goals on both sides.

Israel vs Italy

Israel face Italy in a Group I fixture of the UEFA World Cup qualifiers, with both teams looking to build on big wins last time out.

The hosts have made good use of their adopted home in Hungary, but seem to always struggle against the big sides. The Italians have a solid record in this fixture, and given their fine showings on their travels, they should have the upper hand here.

Israel News

Israel eased to a 4-0 away victory over Moldova in their previous fixture, with Manor Solomon and Oscar Gloukh among the goals. That was the third win in four qualifying matches for Ran Ben Shimon’s team, who are second in the table, three points behind leaders Norway.

The Israelis have done some good work in their adopted home in Hungary, winning three of their last four matches. However, they seem to struggle against the big teams, losing 4-2 against Norway in these qualifiers, with a 4-1 UEFA Nations League defeat to France also among their recent results.

Israel often look sharp going forward and have found the net in their last 10 matches at their adopted ground. However, they have failed to keep a clean sheet seven times on this run, while six of the last eight home fixtures have produced over 2.5 goals.

Italy News

Italy were also rampant in their previous fixture, easing to a 5-0 home victory over Estonia, with Mateo Retegui netting a brace. That was their second straight win following 2-0 victory over Moldova, and it leaves them six points off the pace with a game in hand.

The Italians will be keen to maintain that momentum and will head into Monday's clash feeling confiden,t having done some good work on their recent travels. Gennaro Gattuso’s team are unbeaten in four of their last five matches, with a 3-1 Nations League victory over France among their results on this run.

Scoring goals has not been a problem for Italy, who have found the net in nine of their last 10 matches across all competitions. Eight of those fixtures have produced over 2.5 goals, while they have failed to keep a clean sheet seven times on this run.

Head to Head

Italy often get the better of Israel and are unbeaten in the last seven matches. The Italians did the double in last year's Nations League, earning a 2-1 away win in the first meeting before a 4-1 home victory in the reverse fixture.

Verdict

Israel v Italy

Israel are playing with confidence at the moment and their quality could make for a thrilling contest on Monday. However, Italy often claim the upper hand in this fixture and having earned a win and over 2.5 goals in the last two meetings, a repeat could be considered here.

Italy have scored the first goal in the first half in the last two matches against Israel, and a similar pattern could be on the cards. Both teams scored in last year's Nations League meetings and could be set for a repeat.

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