Israel – Wales

Israel Wales betting previewIsrael and Wales will take the court in a massive clash, counting for the Euro 2016 qualifying group B. The two teams are currently topping the standings in Group B, with Bosnia, Belgium and Cyprus also involved in the qualification race.

Israel surprised everybody with 3 wins in 3 matches so far and especially with their 3-0 drubbing of Bosnia & Herzegovina in the last match. Without top players in the squad, chemistry seems to be the key to Israel’s success and this was confirmed by Charlton’s veteral Tal Ben Haim, who said that he never encountered such a close group at the National team before. Israel is the type of team that can hold the ball and play passing football – they haven’t been shy with goals in their wins over Andorra, Cyprus and Bosnia, finding the net a total of 9 times, but they also allowed some goals, even from Andorra, which obviously represents a handicap.

Wales have not reach a final tournament in over 50 years, but there is a lot of confidence and enthusiasm behind this team led by Gareth Bale. It`s really a golden generation with the top stars Bale and Ramsey surrounded by very capable Premier League players like Allen (Liverpool), Williams (Swansea), Collins (West Ham), Davies (Tottenham) and the list can go on and on. The visitors are undefeated in 4 matches – Wales defeated Andorra (2-1) and Cyprus (2-1) and got excellent 0-0 draws against Bosnia and away in Belgium. The visitors are virtually built for counterattacks and this might work very well against Israel. Bale will be keen to put on a solid performance after being disappointing for Real Madrid lately and that will also be the case of Aaron Ramsey.

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Team news & lineups:

Both teams can field more or less the best lineups, with Wales particularly being healthier than usual – they continue to miss players like Dummett, Williams, Richards, Matthews, Huws or Chester but they have all their best players (except maybe Matthews and Chester) available for the first time in this campaign – including Allen, Bale and Ramsey.

Israel: Martziano – Ben Harush, Ben Haim, Tibi, Gershon – Yeini, Rafaelov, Ben Haim II – Natcho, Zahavi – Damari

Wales: Hennessey – Gunter, Collins, Williams, Taylor – Allen, Ledley – Bale, Ramsey, Davies – Vokes

With Belgium and Bosnia sure to come back strong, this is an absolutely crucial game for Israel and Wales – whoever loses could well end up missing on the first three places. The two sides might both be satisfied with a draw in the end, but I would not be surprised if Wales snatches a crucial win, mainly because of their counterattacking game. The matchup is too good for the visitors here, Wales are virtually built to defeat a team like Israel away from home – a team that can keep possession but is not so good at the back and doesn’t scream individual quality.

Look for a few lighting fast breaks for Wales, which should earn the visitors at least a draw, if not a win. My tip is Wales +0,5 handicap. Prediction: Israel – Wales 1-2.

Pick: Wales +0,5
Odds: 1.78 @ Pinnacle
Stake: 9
Possible profit: 7.02
Event date: 28 March

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  1. both to score, 2-1 israel

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