Israel host Austria at the Nagyerdei Stadion in Debrecen on Tuesday 17 November, a 7.45pm (UK time) kick-off in the Nations League, with Israel staging their home fixture at a neutral venue in Hungary.
Austria have already sealed top spot in League B, Group 3 and promotion back to League A, so Ralf Rangnick‘s side arrive with the pressure off, chasing only the chance to finish the group unbeaten. Israel, by contrast, still have plenty riding on the night: Ran Ben Shimon‘s side sit bottom and need a first win of the campaign to have any hope of climbing out of the relegation play-off place. We have worked through the Israel vs Austria odds for our best bets, two premium picks and a score prediction below.
Premium Tips
Anthony Eadson makes Austria clear favourites even with promotion already in the bag, and with Israel having scored just twice all campaign we have leaned into a controlled away win rather than a goal-fest.
| Premium Tip | Odds | Why we’re backing it |
|---|---|---|
| Austria to win | 8/11 (bet365) | Austria have been comfortably the best side in the group, winning promotion with a game to spare and going unbeaten across their five matches, a run that includes a 3-1 success over this same Israel side in the reverse fixture back in September. They warmed up for this with a 1-0 win over the Republic of Ireland last time out, while Israel are still searching for a first win of the campaign. At 8/11 with bet365, Rangnick’s side look the solid starting point for our best bets. |
| Austria to win to nil | 2/1 (BoyleSports) | Israel have been toothless in front of goal, managing just two goals in their five group games and failing to score in three of their last four. Austria, meanwhile, kept a clean sheet against Ireland on Saturday and have the quality to shut out a blunt home attack that will have to take risks chasing the win it needs. At 2/1 with BoyleSports, Austria to win to nil is a far bigger price than the short outright and fits our clean away-win score prediction. |
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How Israel go into the game
Israel head into the final round rooted to the bottom of League B, Group 3 and still without a win, having taken just three points from their five matches. Ran Ben Shimon’s side have tightened up of late, drawing their last three games, but the goals have dried up badly at the other end.
Three successive draws against Kosovo (0-0 twice) and the Republic of Ireland (1-1) have steadied the ship defensively, yet Israel have found the net only twice all campaign. They sit in the relegation play-off place and the maths are simple: beat Austria and hope the Republic of Ireland slip up against Kosovo, and they can still climb to the safety of third. A first win of the group is the bare minimum they need.
How Austria go into the game
Austria come into this one having already wrapped up top spot in League B, Group 3 and promotion to League A, the reward for an unbeaten campaign under Ralf Rangnick that reads three wins and two draws. They have scored 10 goals across the group and conceded only five.
A 1-0 win over the Republic of Ireland on Saturday confirmed them as group winners, following earlier 3-1 wins over both Israel and Kosovo and hard-earned draws away in Dublin and Pristina. With the job done, Rangnick may freshen things up, but the manager will still want his side to round off the section without defeat and carry that momentum into the League A draw.
Israel vs Austria head-to-head
The only meeting between these sides this cycle came in September, when Austria ran out 3-1 winners on home soil in the reverse fixture. Austria have generally held the upper hand in encounters down the years and go into this one as the group winners and far the higher-ranked nation, so rather than lean on a longer and less certain all-time record we have kept this to prose: the recent evidence points firmly towards the visitors.
Israel vs Austria predictions & betting tips
| Our Prediction | Odds & Bookmaker | Confidence | Why We’re Backing It |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria to win | 8/11 (bet365) | ⭐⭐⭐ | Austria won promotion unbeaten and beat this Israel side 3-1 in the reverse fixture. |
| Both teams to score – No | 5/4 (Paddy Power) | ⭐⭐⭐ | Israel have scored only twice all campaign and failed to score in three of their last four. |
| Under 2.5 goals | 11/8 (Sky Bet) | ⭐⭐ | Israel’s last three games have all been low-scoring draws, two of them goalless. |
| Israel 0-2 Austria | 8/1 (bet365) | ⭐⭐ | A clean away win matches a group in which Austria have the firepower and Israel the drought. |
Israel vs Austria score prediction
Austria have little left to play for with promotion secured, but Rangnick’s side have been a class apart in this group and should have far too much for a struggling Israel. The hosts have steadied themselves with three draws, yet their lack of a cutting edge, just two goals all campaign, means they will struggle to hurt a defence that shut out Ireland on Saturday. With Israel forced to chase the win they need, we expect Austria to pick them off and see the game out without conceding. Anthony Eadson is backing a 2-0 away win. Score prediction: Israel 0-2 Austria. Score prediction: Israel 0-2 Austria.
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