As part of one of the matches of the men's Volleyball League of Nations, the players of the national teams of Japan and Slovenia will come face to face. On whose side will the victory be in this duel? Our sports portal evaluates the chances of rivals for success.
Japan
The Japanese team is performing very solidly in the current season of the League of Nations. It is worth noting the fact that the Asian team lost only twice. The team from Japan lost to the USA (2:3), and also in the last round was weaker than France (0:3). It is worth noting that Japan was stronger than such teams as the Netherlands, China, Iran, Argentina and Italy. At the moment, the Japanese team is in the playoff zone. She is on the 5th line in the standings and can perform even better.
Slovenia
The Slovenian national team cannot find its game in the current League of Nations. It is worth noting the fact that at the moment the guest team has played 7 matches in the tournament, and only in 3 of them celebrated success. Slovenia managed to defeat China, Australia and Argentina in face-to-face matches. The tricolor were weaker in the matches against the USA, Brazil, Holland and Italy. Such unsuccessful performances in the world tournament sent Slovenia to the 9th place in the standings. So far, the guests do not even get into the playoffs.
Statistics and figures:
- Japan is the favorite of the meeting;
- Japan lost twice in 5 matches;
- Slovenia has 3 wins in 5 games;
- The last face-to-face meeting of the rivals ended with a score of 3:0 in favor of Slovenia.
Forecast
I believe that Japan will be able to win a landslide victory over its rival. After all, Slovenia is much weaker than the opponent, which it has repeatedly shown in games with serious opponents. Our bet will be on the Asian team.
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