Israel boss Willi Ruttensteiner has revealed Celtic pair Nir Bitton and Hatem Elhamed gave a tactical briefing ahead of Friday's clash with Scotland.
The pair, along with Hibs goalkeeper Ofir Marciano, are intimately familiar with Steve Clarke 's squad.
And the Premiership trio have been putting that knowledge to good use ahead of Friday's Nations League game.
Ruttensteiner revealed: "The Scottish-based players held the team meeting today because they know the opposition much better than me.
"They have all the information so that is much better than watching a video.
"We have spoken a lot about the Scotland team as they have a lot of players who play in the top league here.
"There are eight or nine who play in the Premier League and the Championship in England too. We have a great deal of motivation to go and beat them.
"It is difficult to say if Scotland are better than 2018 because there have been no games for almost a year.
"But I do think having no crowd is a small advantage for us. I've been here with Austria before and if Hampden is full the fans are like the 12th player on the pitch."
