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UEFA Nations League · League B, Matchday 6

Israel vs Austria: Match Preview & Stats

Israel crest Israel
vs
Austria crest Austria
Nagyerdei Stadion, Debrecen

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Match facts

Competition
UEFA Nations League, League B, Matchday 6
Kick-off
Venue
Nagyerdei Stadion, Debrecen (neutral venue)
Since last match
Israel: 3 days (UEFA Nations League) · Kosovo Austria: 3 days (UEFA Nations League) · Ireland
Next match
Israel: not scheduled yet Austria: not scheduled yet

Last starting XI

Israel 5-4-1

  1. 23 Tzur
  2. 17 Feingold
  3. 5 Nachmias
  4. 13 Stoinov
  5. 20 Abada
  6. 3 Revivo
  7. 8 Peretz
  8. 15 Peretz
  9. 21 Azoulay
  10. 11 Gloukh
  11. 19 Turgeman

Coach: Ran Ben Shimon at Ireland, 1-1 · UEFA Nations League B · 4 Oct

Austria 4-2-3-1

  1. 1 Schlager
  2. 5 Posch
  3. 18 Bacher
  4. 3 Danso
  5. 20 Laimer
  6. 6 Seiwald
  7. 4 Schlager
  8. 21 Wimmer
  9. 10 Schmid
  10. 22 Prass
  11. 11 Gregoritsch

Coach: Ralf Rangnick at Kosovo, 1-1 · UEFA Nations League B · 4 Oct

Our predicted line-ups come with our picks, 48 hours before kick-off. Until then: each club's last starting XI.

Injuries and suspensions

Israel

  • MF Eliel PeretzInjured · Late November 2026
  • FW Tai BariboInjured · Doubtful

Austria

  • DF Maximilian WöberInjured · Early January 2027
  • DF Nikolas VeratschnigInjured · Mid December 2026
  • MF Patrick WimmerInjured · Mid November 2026
  • MF Paul WannerInjured · Day to day

Players listed as injured, suspended or away with their national team, with their expected return.

Missing Players Impact

Israel

Moderate impact
Missing attack share 15.0%
Missing minutes share 11.0%
2 players out 1 regular starter out
Key absences:
  • MF Eliel Peretz 13% attack · 8% mins
  • FW Tai Baribo 3% attack · 3% mins

Austria

Moderate impact
Missing attack share 13.0%
Missing minutes share 10.0%
4 players out 1 regular starter out
Key absences:
  • MF Patrick Wimmer 8% attack · 4% mins
  • MF Paul Wanner 4% attack · 4% mins

Share of team playing time and attacking output over the last 8 matches accounted for by unavailable players.

Tactical Profile & Play Quality (0–100)

Israel Austria
Box & Territory Pressure 35 50
Set-Piece & Corner Threat 35 34
Finishing Efficiency 52 89
Defensive & Goalkeeper Wall 15 34
Underlying Play Power 28 45
Israel Playing above results (positive regression candidate)
Austria Results above play quality (running hot)

OptimaGoal 0–100 performance indices built from the last 8 matches before kick-off.

Game-State Scenarios & Goal Timing

Israel

When scoring first 75% won · 75% unbeaten (4 matches)
When conceding first 33% points rescued · 22% won (9 matches)
1st Half: 26% 2nd Half: 74%
First 15': 4% Last 15' (76-90'): 35%

Austria

When scoring first 89% won · 100% unbeaten (9 matches)
When conceding first 50% points rescued · 0% won (6 matches)
1st Half: 46% 2nd Half: 54%
First 15': 14% Last 15' (76-90'): 31%

Reaction to scoring or conceding first and goal distribution across the last 15 matches.

Key Attacking Threats

Israel

  1. 1. MF Dor Peretz 3G · 0A
    Team attack 15.0% Team shots 13.0%
  2. 2. MF Oscar Gloukh 0G · 0A
    Team attack 13.0% Team shots 14.0%
  3. 3. FW Dan Biton 0G · 0A
    Team attack 8.0% Team shots 7.0%

Austria

  1. 1. MF Romano Schmid 2G · 1A
    Team attack 12.0% Team shots 8.0%
  2. 2. FW Saša Kalajdžić 2G · 1A
    Team attack 11.0% Team shots 11.0%
  3. 3. FW Marko Arnautovic 2G · 0A
    Team attack 7.0% Team shots 3.0%

Top available players by share of team attacking production and shot volume over the last 10 matches.

Israel Austria
Over 1.5 goals 8/10 8/10
Over 2.5 goals 7/10 6/10
Over 3.5 goals 5/10 5/10
Both teams scored 5/10 6/10
Clean sheet 2/10 2/10
Failed to score 4/10 2/10
Goals per match (scored / conceded) 1.3 / 2.3 1.7 / 1.4

Last 10 matches, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.

Form guide

Israel

  • D 1-1 vs Ireland (N) UEFA Nations League · 4 Oct
  • D 0-0 vs Kosovo (N) UEFA Nations League · 1 Oct
  • L 0-3 vs Ireland (N) UEFA Nations League · 27 Sep
  • L 1-3 at Austria (A) UEFA Nations League · 24 Sep
  • W 1-0 at Albania (A) Friendlies · 3 Jun

Austria

  • D 1-1 at Kosovo (A) UEFA Nations League · 4 Oct
  • D 2-2 at Ireland (A) UEFA Nations League · 1 Oct
  • W 3-1 vs Kosovo (H) UEFA Nations League · 27 Sep
  • W 3-1 vs Israel (H) UEFA Nations League · 24 Sep
  • L 0-3 vs Spain (N) World Cup · 2 Jul

Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.

When the goals come

ScoredConceded

Israel

Austria

Goals in each 15-minute period, UEFA Nations League this season. Stoppage time counts with its half.

Top scorers

Israel

Player G A
Dor Peretz 1 0
Sayed Abu Farkhi 1 0

Austria

Player G A
Christoph Lang 1 1
Romano Schmid (1 pen) 1 1
Saša Kalajdžić 1 1
Alexander Prass 1 0
Carney Chukwuemeka 1 0

Goals and assists in the UEFA Nations League this season.

Corners and yellow cards

Israel Austria
  • 2.8 Corners won 4.8
  • 4.0 Corners conceded 2.2
  • 1.5 Yellow cards 1.5
  • 1.5 Opponents' yellow cards 1.8

Per match in the UEFA Nations League this season. Average per club and match: 3.7 corners, 2.0 yellow cards.

Attack and defence ratings

IsraelAustria
Attack 62 77
Defence 40 74

0 to 100 against this season's UEFA Nations League clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.

1771Elo #47 Elo rating 1971Elo #15

Head-to-head

2Israel wins
0draws
3Austria wins

5 meetings since 2010, results after 90 minutes.

  • 24 Sep 2026 · UEFA Nations League Austria 3-1 Israel
  • 12 Nov 2021 · World Cup Qualification UEFA Austria 4-2 Israel
  • 4 Sep 2021 · World Cup Qualification UEFA Israel 5-2 Austria
  • 10 Oct 2019 · EURO Qualification Austria 3-1 Israel
  • 24 Mar 2019 · EURO Qualification Israel 4-2 Austria

Table

League B - Group 3

#Team PWDLGoalsGDPts
1 Austria 4 220 9:5 +4 8
2 Ireland 4 121 6:4 +2 5
3 Kosovo 4 121 3:4 -1 5
4 Israel 4 022 2:7 -5 2

Our table from the results; the two clubs of this match are highlighted. Full table

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