Welcome to our Portugal vs Israel betting tips, prediction and odds analysis ahead of their friendly international on Wednesday.
Portugal will be looking to fine-tune their squad as they look to successfully defend their 2016 European Championship crown. Israel will be looking to test themselves against one of the best teams in the world.
Head To Head
The teams last met in a 2014 World Cup qualifier back in October 2013 and it resulted in a 1-1 draw.
The last two games between the teams have ended in draws.
Portugal have lost once against Israel and beaten them three times.
Latest Portugal results
Portugal’s last game was a 0-0 stalemate with Spain.
Portugal have won three out of their last five games (against Luxembourg, Azerbaijan and Croatia).
Portugal’s last loss was a 1-0 defeat against France in a Nations League clash last November.
Latest Israel results
Israel’s last game was a 3-1 win over Montenegro
Israel have won their last two consecutive games (against Montenegro and Moldova)
Israel’s last defeat was a 2-0 loss to Denmark in March.
Prediction
Israel may have drawn their last two games against Portugal but they face a stronger Portugal team this time. I expect Portugal to overcome them 3-0 this time around.
Anytime Goal Scorers
Portugal-Cristiano Ronaldo- The Portugal captain will be looking to add to his goals tally and set the tone for the European Championships by scoring in this game.
Israel- Eran Zahavi- With 26 international goals to his name, the 33-year-old is capable of scoring against any side in the world. He is the one player from the Israel team whom Portugal will have to be on the lookout for.
Our Odds And Tips In Detail
Portugal are stronger than Israel in every department. Fernando Santos’ team should win this game by getting the basics correct.
Best bet- bet on Portugal to win- Betway-odd-1.34
Odds Comparison for this bet
Sunbet-odd-1.30
Playabets-odd-0.29
Eshlin Vedan is a professional sports Journalist from South Africa. He has a degree in Journalism from Rhodes University and has vast experience writing articles for national media and viral websites.
