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Elitzur Kiryat Ata have played one game less than Maccabi Ramat Gan and are one place above them in the table. Maccabi Ramat Gan have lost on their last three visits to Elitzur Kiryat Ata.

Alba Berlin put in a poor performance in the first leg of this tie when they lost at home by fourteen points. Prior to that game, they had won the previous eight meetings when hosting Vechta. Expect them to return to winning ways against Vechta.

Bayern Munich were comfortable winners of the first leg. After they lost the first quarter by six points, they powered back to win each of the three remaining quarters to win by a 21-point margin. Bayern Munich have never lost to Trier when playing at home.

The first leg of this semi-final could be a win for the home side, NY Knicks, who have won eight of their last ten home games. They have won the last two meetings between these two sides when playing at home.

As one of the hosts of this tournament Mexico play in the opening game of the 2026 World Cup. Their last two friendlies saw them draw with Belgium and Portugal. They have ranked forty-five places higher than their opponents. With tougher opponents to come, the hosts will be wanting to collect all three points from their opening game.

England return to competitive football, and with a full-strength team they should do much better than their last game, which was a friendly at home against Japan where they lost. England are ranked seven places higher than Croatia in the FIFA rankings. The last two times England have played Croatia they have won by a single goal. This could be another closely fought game. In qualifying, England won all eight games, while Croatia won seven and drew one. Another England win by a single-goal margin could once again be the outcome of this game.