Scotland – Israel

The World Cup Qualifiers return this week and will see Scotland host Israel in group F on Saturday at Hampden Park. Scotland have performed fairly well in their campaign so far. They have lost just once in six games, a 2-0 away defeat to Denmark last month and then beat Moldova and Austria 1-0 in their next games. They sit second in group F with 11 points from six games.

Israel have lost twice in their World Cup Qualifiers so far with both losses coming against first-placed Denmark. After losing 2-0 to Denmark in their opening qualification game, they went unbeaten in their next four games, including a three-game winning run. Their run, however, was ended by the Danes last month as they lost 5-0.

There have been nine meetings between the two nations in the past. Scotland have won five of those games while Israel have won just twice. The other two games ended in draws. The game on Saturday features two teams separated by one point on the table. Israel have scored the second-most goals in the group, only behind Denmark. Scotland on the other have conceded the second least goals behind the Danes as well. Points should be shared between the sides on Saturday.