Israel vs Romania Prediction & Betting Tips - Euro

Prediction published on 18/11/2023, 06:37  by Devesh Jaganath in Euro Predictions

Israel and Romania will face off in Group I of the UEFA European Championship Qualifiers this Saturday. The hosts are currently third in the group standing, while the visitors are a spot above them. Switzerland and Romania occupy the top two spots and are tied on 16 points each. Therefore, this is a must-win game for Israel as a loss will mean they will not be able to qualify from this group. However, they would still have one more chance since they earned a guaranteed playoff spot by winning their group during the Nations League. The Skyblue and Whites played out a 1-1 draw against Switzerland in midweek but lost 1-0 to Kosovo a few days earlier. They have not lost at home in this competition and will need to deliver another solid home performance here. Israel have also scored in every home game, and you would expect them to throw everything into this one.

Meanwhile, Romania have got themselves into a very strong position to qualify for the European Championships. They have won four and drawn four of their eight matches in this competition and need just one point from their final two matches to guarantee themselves a spot in the top two. The visitors claimed a commanding 4-0 win over Andorra in their last match. That result extended their record to nine games unbeaten. The Tricolours have also kept clean sheets in each of their last three matches ahead of this one. The reverse fixture ended 1-1, and Romania are now unbeaten in their last three against this opponent. Can they secure qualification for the Euros in this match?