Ireland VS Israel

Ireland’s recent defensive solidity has been the core driver of their sharp uptick in form across their last 10 outings, where they have notched 5 wins, 4 draws and only 1 loss. Their overall stability has improved drastically, making them far harder to break down than earlier in the campaign. By contrast, Israel have posted a mediocre 2 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses in their past 10 matches. Their recent run of underwhelming results does not stem from a total lack of quality, but a clear lack of consistent match execution, and their away performance has been particularly poor of late. While Ireland have delivered strong attacking output lately, their backline still has noticeable gaps that have kept them from hitting peak performance, but their overall points-grabbing ability is clearly far superior to their visitors. The hosts are fully motivated to chase all three points here, as we evaluate if they can secure another winning result in this tie.