Match Report
The table read 1st (France, 13 pts) against 4th (Israel, 4 pts), 9 points apart. Israel's recent output lagged their position: 35th on form over five rounds while 4th in the table. Against a league average of 1.3 goals per team per game, France ran at 2 scored and 1 conceded, Israel at 0.83 and 2.17.
Three consecutive wins preceded this game for France. Israel had lost four in a row. Recent form was uneven: 9/15 points for France, 3/15 for Israel.
The venue was Stade de France in Paris, with room for 81,338 spectators. It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.




