Israël – Irlande

Recent form · Written before the match

The documented Israeli results are Albania-Israel 0-1 on 3 June 2026, Israel-Georgia 2-2 on 26 March 2026, and Lithuania-Israel 0-0 on 13 November 2025, according to the Israeli federation, but this sequence is incomplete. Israel must play Austria in Linz on 24 September before heading to Debrecen.

Ireland must play Kosovo in Pristina on 24 September before traveling to Hungary. The last five complete matches, chance quality, shots, xG, pressing, exact rest, and rotations have not been established consistently.

Head-to-head · Written before the match

The sources consulted do not provide verified recent encounters between the Israel and Republic of Ireland senior teams with usable dates and scores. This does not allow us to conclude that there have been no previous meetings.

Any older encounters would have limited prédictive valeur if the squads and coaches have changed.

Absences and returns

Nathan Collins is ruled out of all four matches in the window due to an injury, according to the FAI; Liam Kitching has been called up to strengthen the défense. Rocco Vata returns after a long-term injury, without this confirming a starting role.

For Israel, no specific suspension or medical absence is confirmed in the sources consulted. Other medical statuses are information unavailable.

Context & news

The match belongs to Group B3 with Austria and Kosovo. As of September 22, 2026, all four teams have zero matches and zero points; therefore, there is no meaningful standings table, first-leg score, or already quantifiable qualification stake.

The match will take place at Nagyerdei Stadion in Debrecen, Hungary, on neutral ground. Favorable scenario for Israel: its creative and attacking profiles called up, notably Manor Solomon, Oscar Gloukh, Dor Peretz, Liel Abada and Tai Baribo, can exploit the absence of home advantage, provided the workload from the match in Linz and rotations remain under control.

Favorable scenario for Ireland: the defensive group offers several options after Collins’ withdrawal, but the defensive transition and starting goalkeeper remain unknown after the trip to Pristina. The exact time still needs to be rechecked, as the federation and UEFA indications are not perfectly aligned.