Norway vs Israel prediction: EUROPE: World Cup – Qualification betting tips on match 2025-10-10 16:00.
[p]World Cup qualification (WCQ) has been going well so far for Norway, who sit atop Group I ahead of the visit of Israel. [/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Things couldnât have gone much better so far for Norway, who have won all five of their WCQ games in this cycle, impressively doing so by a 24-3 aggregate scoreline. Almost half of their goals came in their last outing as they downed Moldova 11-1 on home soil, although that incredibly didnât serve as their biggest-ever international win! It did stretch their winning run to eight matches though, affording them a shot at history here, as victory would equal their longest-ever winning run on the international stage. Seven successive victories on Norwegian soil dating back to June 2024 certainly marks this current crop out as potential history makers. [/p]
[p]Against the backdrop of the ongoing conflict in Gaza, WCQ is potentially the last thing on the mind of some Israelis. Reaching a first World Cup finals since 1970 could bring joy at a time of much tension though, and theyâve certainly given a solid account of themselves so far in Group I (W3, L2) as they sit just outside the top two. Avoiding defeat here would move them inside the top two, at least only temporarily, before Italy play later on in the day, and they certainly canât be discounted considering they boast a 100% winning record on the road in this WCQ cycle so far (W2). [/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Norway edge the shallow H2H history between these two nations (W2, L1) after winning the reverse fixture 4-2 back in March.[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Norway have scored before half-time in seven of their last eight internationals.[/p]
[p]Seven of the last eight goals Norway have conceded came after the break. [/p]
[p]Five of Israelâs six internationals in 2025 saw over 2.5 goals. [/p]
[p]Israel have scored after half-time in seven successive games. [/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Erling Haaland has scored in nine consecutive appearances for club and country, and after netting five goals against Moldova last time out, is just two shy of bringing up the 50 mark for Norway. Dor Peretz scored in both of Israelâs September internationals, with seven of his nine goals for Israel arriving after half-time. [/p]
[p]Martin Ădegaard is the biggest-name absentee from the Norway squad, while Leo Skiri ĂstigĂ„rd has also withdrawn through injury. Sagiv Yehezkel will be missing for Israel. [/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Israel have a tendency to get on the scoresheet, but itâs hard to look past the rampant hosts, so backing Norway to win and both teams to score could prove profitable.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Chris Wilson[/i][/p]