On Thursday, starting at 19:45, the Israel-Slovenia match will be held in round 1 of the EURO 2020 preliminaries.
The two representatives have not fought since 2006, when the friendly in Slovenia ended, 1-1.
The Israelis start enthusiastically in the new campaign, for EURO 2020, having 3 active victories in the last three games played on their own. Andi Herzog’s selected team defeated Scotland (score 2-1) and Albania (2-0 score) in the League of Nations, with a 7-0 win over the “maidan”, in front of Guatemala, in an international friendly . The last defeat on home ground dates back to March last year, 1-2 with Romania to Cosmin Contra. From the group announced for matches with Slovenia and Austria, there are no scorers Zahavi (Guangzhou), Hemed (QPR) or Dabour (RB Salzburg).
Slovenia has a series of 3 consecutive games with the same score, 1-1. The recent match is a disastrous one, with the Slovenians ending the League of Nations with three defeats and three draws in the six clashes. They have not won an official match since September 2017, 4-0 with Lithuania in the World Championship preliminaries of 2018. Slovenia, coached by Matjaz Kek, proposes a poor, defensive football in which the only “flashes” are the star Jan Oblak, the goalkeeper of Atletico Madrid.
It’s hard to think of an attractive duel for the public at the same time that Israel is losing hard on its own.
PREDICTION: Under 2,5 goals @ 1,56
