On Thursday at the Stade de France, France will host League A newcomers Israel in Match Day 5 of the Nations League. France sits in second place, just one point behind Italy, while Israel has yet to earn a point. Here’s our prediction for the match.
France returns home for the first time since their 2-0 victory over Belgium in September. In their last two away matches during the October window, the French secured consecutive wins and come into this game unbeaten in their last three outings.
One of those victories was a commanding 4-1 win against Israel. In their most recent match, they achieved an important win away against Belgium.
In League A of the Nations League, no team has performed as poorly as Israel. They enter Match Day 5 without a single point and have conceded 13 goals in four matches, indicating that their brief stint in League A is likely coming to an end.
They are up against a team ranked second in the world, and it seems likely that Israel will face another tough defeat.