France v Israel

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France will also be looking to book their place in the quarter-finals of this season's Nations League on Thursday night when they play host to Israel who sit bottom of the Group 2 table and now battling against almost certain relegation from League A.

The hosts had previously produced a terrible start to this Nations League campaign as Les Bleus had been handed a heavy and comprehensive 3-1 defeat on home soil to the current group leaders, Italy, but despite that early setback, Didier Deschamps' side have managed to bounce back in impressive fashion.

Home and away wins against close neighbours, Belgium, in 2-0 and 2-1 victories respectively along with a 4-1 thumping of upcoming opponents Israel (in Israel), should still give France plenty of reasons to feel upbeat about their chances of sealing a decisive win here at their Stade de France on Thursday night.

Results overall have been pretty consistent for France despite an additional loss in the Euro 2024 finals to Spain, as Didier Deschamps' side have been dealt just these two defeats in their last 13 internationals in all competitions.

Having already put four goals past Israel earlier in this group stage away from home, France should be set to score a few more goals on home soil in this encounter as well.

Israel look to have a mountain to climb as they not only seek a result of some sort against France here on Thursday night, but to also find a way to escape almost certain relegation from League A in this current edition of the Nations League competition.

Israel had looked to be on course for achieving a place in the Euro 2024 finals earlier this year as they had suffered just one defeat in their opening six games of the group phase but disaster struck in the second half of the group phase as Israel could only produce one further win from their final four games, thus placing them in the play-off semi-finals.

A heavy 4-1 thrashing at the hands of Iceland once again denied the Israeli's from appearing in a major tournament and indeed, results overall have generally suffered since the start of their decline.

Indeed, Israel have managed to collect just two wins in their last 11 internationals in all competitions and having also slipped to a total of eight defeats within this period as well, the visitors face a tough night at the office on Thursday evening.

France v Israel Verdict

France laid down a marker earlier in this group campaign where Israel have been concerned with that 4-1 rout of their opponents and a home win plus a few more goals looks to be on the cards here.

Therefore, our main bet will be France win & Over 3 goals @ 2.00

Other side bets worth considering:

BTTS Yes & Over 2.5 goals @ 2.60

Correct Score: France 3-1 @ 11.00