Kosovo VS Israel

Kosovo currently occupies the second spot in the group, holding solid home advantage with key first-team players Zhegrova and Muric in the squad. However, a number of key absences including Demaku and Hajdari due to injuries and suspensions have forced unplanned rotations across their midfield and defensive lines. They played to a draw against Austria in their last group match, with underwhelming finishing in the final third, so their top priority for this fixture is to stabilize their game rhythm and lock in valuable points. Israel, by contrast, sits at the very bottom of the group, winless across four outings with only 2 points collected total. They have prominent flaws on both attacking and defensive ends, scoring very few goals while conceding at a high rate. When playing away from home, they tend to adopt a deep, compact defensive setup, hunting for opportunities only through interceptions and fast counterattacks, as they lack sufficient quality to pull off effective sustained attacking play.