Match report
Israel and Kosovo play out goalless draw in Nations League clash
Israel and Kosovo could not find a breakthrough at Nagyerdei Stadion, settling for a goalless draw in matchday three of UEFA Nations League League B Group 3. With no goals in either half, the game finished scoreless, leaving both sides without the win they had come looking for.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Kosovo had the greater share of possession and territory, dominating with 55% of the ball and firing 18 shots compared to Israel's 10, yet only three of those efforts from each side tested the target. The chances created were not converted, and the sides went in level at half-time before the pattern continued into the closing stages.
The match was free of cards and dismissals, with both managers, R. Ben Shimon and F. Foda, watching their teams play out a cagey, goalless affair that never swung decisively either way despite Kosovo's territorial edge.
Amir Saipi was the highest-rated player on the pitch with a 7.48 mark, though he did not register a goal or an assist in the stalemate.
Kosovo's 18 shots to Israel's 10 underlined their greater attacking threat, even though neither side managed to turn that pressure into a goal.
Israel and Kosovo drew 0–0 (half-time 0–0).
Israel met Kosovo in the UEFA Nations League (League B - 3). Kick-off was Thursday, 1 October 2026, 18:45 UTC at Nagyerdei Stadion. Referee: Radu Marian Petrescu.
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Starting line-ups
Israel (3-4-2-1)
- 23 Assaf Tzur
- 13 Nikita Stoioanov
- 4 Raz Shlomo
- 5 Idan Nachmias
- 20 Liel Abada
- 21 Ethane Azoulay
- 15 Eliel Peretz
- 17 Anan Khalaili
- 10 Manor Solomon
- 8 Dor Peretz (c)
- 9 Tai Baribo
Kosovo (3-4-2-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Israel 44%, the draw 26%, Kosovo 30%. It finished Israel 0–0 Kosovo.
Home ground outweighs Kosovo's rating edge — Kosovo are the stronger side on our strength rating, but home ground plus Israel's control of the ball give Israel the lean. The draw at 26% is held down by a high-scoring environment.
Why Israel at 44%?
Home ground, against the rating. Kosovo sit 50 points higher on our strength rating — 1567 to 1618. Sides with a 40–80-point rating edge on the road won 32.4% of 10,290 such games. Israel hold 12 more possession points (55 to 43 in recent games) — and between equals, control has been worth something. Between evenly-matched sides, home teams with this control edge won 48.2% of 5,117 games, vs 43.9% when styles were level.
Why only 44%?
Because Kosovo are the stronger side on our strength rating. The rest is the draw at 26% and Kosovo at 30%.
Why the draw at 26%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 29.1%. These teams' recent games average 3.5 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 23.2% of 16,776. The goals environment takes 2.5 points off the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Kosovo have gained 118 strength-rating points over their last 10 games. Momentum is measured but not yet proven: climbing sides won 40.0% of 11,137 such games vs 40.4% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it stays at 0 points until the receipt clears its evidence bar. Israel (10 fully-tracked matches with us) and Kosovo (10) carry strength ratings anchored to the official international ratings list, so the class read stands on far more than our own short records. National sides play too few games for a record built from scratch, so their rating chain starts from the published international ratings instead of a blind first guess.
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About this match
On this page: the Israel vs Kosovo final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this UEFA Nations League fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Israel 0–0 Kosovo. Explore more on the Israel and Kosovo team pages or the UEFA Nations League page.