In the next meeting of the European Handball Championship, the players of the national teams of Russia and Spain will fight face to face. On whose side will the victory be in this duel? Our sports portal gives a forecast for this match.
Russia
The Russian national team suffered its first defeat at the European Handball Championship, losing almost without a chance to Sweden with a score of 23:29. It was difficult for our team without Sergey Mark Kosorotov. Dmitry Santalov was an excellent substitute at the beginning of the meeting, but one player could not drag the whole team to victory, and the strength of our team's handball player was not unlimited. After this defeat, the Russians rolled back beyond the potential playoff zone. Another defeat at the continental championship will put an end to the ambitions of the Russians to reach the semifinals of the tournament.
Spain
As for Spain, it deservedly leads in our group, as it was able to win four victories at the European Championship. In the last round, the "red fury" managed to beat the bloodless German national team (29:23), which had 11 handball players under the covid protocol at once. Nevertheless, the Germans looked quite decent, and in some segments it seemed that they were not inferior to their opponent in any way. Given the current form of the Spaniards, it can be assumed that they will play with Russia this evening exclusively to win.
Statistics and figures:
- Spain is the favorite of the meeting;
- Russia won 4 out of 5 previous matches;
- Spain has a 9-match winning streak;
- The last face-to-face meeting of the rivals ended with a score of 32:24.
Forecast
Russia cannot afford to lose in this meeting, but it will be difficult to count on success in the battle with Spain. In the last match against Sweden, our team did not keep a betting head start, but this time everything will be different. Our guys have to take risks, because otherwise they may be left without the playoffs.