Argentina will face off against Japan in the 3rd round of the group stage of the OI-2020. We analyze the form of the teams and give a forecast.
Argentina
The last opportunity for Argentina to win and make it to the playoffs after all. However, even a victory will not be able to guarantee an exit from the group, because the representative of South America will definitely not come out directly, and you will have to fight with two more opponents who took third places in their groups. The battle will not be on the court, but according to the performances at the group stage - at the moment, Argentina is in the last third place in the ranking of third teams, one point behind the Czech Republic and Germany.
Japan
The same situation is with Japan, which also remained without victories in the first two rounds. However, the situation of the hosts of the tournament is a little worse due to the fact that they lost more, so the difference between abandoned and conceded points is worse than that of Argentina, and also, with a high probability, it will be worse in the fight of the third teams. Therefore, Japan should not just win in the upcoming match, but do it as much as possible to improve the difference.
Statistics and figures:
- Argentina has two defeats in two rounds;
- Japan lost in the opening two matches;
- Argentina is the favorite of the match.
Forecast
I propose to put more than 162.5 on the total and watch how the teams will fight until the last second for a victory that can lead to the playoffs of the Olympic Games-2020.
