Israel vs Switzerland Prediction and Betting Tips: Amdouni to net second EURO 2024 qualifying brace

Wednesday's solitary EURO 2024 qualifier sees 3rd placed Israel meet 2nd in Group I Switzerland at 7:45pm.

Israel have suffered just one defeat from their last five matches, coming against Kosovo in their latest outing last weekend. Before that, The Chosen Team had won three and drawn one after suffering a 3-0 defeat to Switzerland in March 2023. They can still qualify for next year's tournament but nothing but a win on Wednesday will continue them on this hopeful path.

Switzerland are four points better off than their opponents, winning four of their seven EURO 2024 qualifiers and are one of just seven teams who boast an unbeaten record during this stage. Group I leaders Romania are one of the magnificent seven, who dangle just a point above the Swiss, who will be setting their sights on topping the group, first by convincingly defeating Israel this week.

Switzerland may have drawn three of their last four matches but there are a number of different factors that have convinced us Murat Yakin's side will grab all three points at the Pancho Arena in Hungary. First of all, they're a goal machine. Only Portugal (32) have struck more goals than the Swiss' 20, blowing France out of the water by seven, double the Netherlands' tally, three better than Belgium and one more than both Spain and England.

With things so tight at the top between themselves and Romania, goal difference could be a decisive factor for who finishes on top. That's why we believe they'll go for the jugular against Israel, a team who've shipped one more goal than they've conceded.

Switzerland have hit this goals line in every single one of their seven EURO 2024 qualifiers, with recent results containing 4, 4, 3 and 6 goals in them. The previous head-to-head between these two was one-way traffic on match day 2, with this exact bet landing in a 3-0 victory for the hosts. Given Israel's need for a win in this fixture, we can't see anything but the conditions suiting the visitors, who will run away with the game and post another healthy scoreline in their bid for 1st place.

EURO 2024 qualifiers' fifth-joint top scorer Zeki Amdouni can pull clear of the likes of Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe by posting more notches on his record against Israel on Wednesday. The Swiss frontman has six goals in seven games for the national side, scoring just twice for his new club Burnley since joining in the summer.

"Switzerland's Lionel Messi" already has a brace to his name during qualifying in the 2-2 draw with leaders Romania, also putting a strike past this very opposition in March and only failing to net against Kosovo so far. Amdouni has struck the most shots (19) and the most shots on target (8) for Burnley this term, which given their position might not seem like it's saying much, however, he clearly suits playing in a Switzerland team who are having a lot of joy in Group I.

At such a short price for him to score anytime and the fact that Star Sports have a brace at almost double the price of other competitors in the market, we're backing a second success for this selection when Amdouni faces Israel on Wednesday evening.