Israel vs Poland Predictions

Can Poland secure their place at the top of Group G? A win in Israel would see them wrap up top spot in their qualifying campaign, while the hosts are merely warming up for their big playoff push in March. This group is almost wrapped up, with this weekend set to finish off any competition for places in Group G. Despite that, Poland will be aiming for another three points to wrap things up in this visit to Jerusalem.

The hosts have fallen five points shy of second, with just two games left for them to get into the automatic qualification spots. They’re unlikely to catch up with Austria with so little time left, which has condemned Israel to the playoffs as things stand. They’re heading for a March showdown in their bid for Euro 2020, with the playoffs looming. While their opponents are yet to be determined, it seems like Israel’s fate will be settled in the playoffs.

The visitors have been nearly perfect in this qualifying campaign, as they have dropped only five points on their way to booking their place at next summer’s tournament. Having assembled an impressive squad, the last few years have seen Poland become regulars at major tournaments, while they have the world’s top striker in Robert Lewandowski. The Bayern Munich forward has scored in every Bundesliga game this term, while he already has five goals in this qualifying campaign.

Poland’s fine scoring record coming into this clash is a major boost, especially given how poor Israel are at the back. The hosts have conceded 15 times in eight matches in their bid to make Euro 2020. That includes a 4-0 loss to Poland, while they have conceded seven in their last three. With Poland in good form we expect them to add to Israel’s problems here.

Meanwhile, Poland have a brilliant defensive record which has carried them this far. The visitors have conceded in only one of their games in this group, while Israel have failed to keep a clean sheet in five. Those contrasting records leave us backing the visitors to secure a win on Saturday night, with Poland well priced to take the points back home.

On top of that, we’re also backing a 2-0 victory for the visitors in this clash. Poland’s fine defensive record and Israel conceding far too many goals, we think that the group leaders will claim a comfortable win here. Poland have scored twice in four of their last five clashes with Israel, so a 2-0 away win is our correct score prediction.