Belarus vs Israel Prediction & Betting Tips - Euro

Prediction published on 14/06/2023, 09:26  by Sridhar | Modified on 16/06/2023 at 06:45

It’s a basement battle between sixth-placed Belarus and fifth-placed Israel at the bottom of Group I of the Euro qualifiers on Friday. This match will be played at the neutral location of Budapest at the Szusza Ferenc stadium. Belarus start matchday three zero points after losing 5-0 to Switzerland and 2-1 to Romania in their first two rounds. These results extend what has been a poor recent run. Belarus have won just one of their last ten matches in all competitions, drawing three and losing six. With the top two teams in the group surging ahead with six points after two matches, Belarus can’t afford a loss here. On that count, they would be happy to play Israel, whom they have defeated twice in their last three head-to-heads. That gives hope of halting what otherwise has been a poor record in the Euro qualifiers. Belarus have lost nine of their last 11 qualifiers, including five in a row.

Israel are only one point better off than Belarus thanks to a 1-1 draw against Kosovo on matchday one. They were then beaten 3-0 by Switzerland. That made it three defeats across their last five matches, but Israel need to be wary of their record in this competition. They are winless across five Euro qualifiers, with only one draw and five defeats. One of those losses came via penalties to Scotland in the 2020 qualification semi-finals. The Blue and Whites are looking to recreate some of the old magic as they have never qualified for the finals of a major tournament since 1970 World Cup. That would need them to address their poor away run. Israel have now lost their last six away Euro qualifiers and have won just once from their last ten such games.