As part of one of the group stage matches of the Volleyball World Cup, the players of the USA and Bulgaria national teams will come face to face. On whose side will the victory be in this duel? Our sports portal gives a forecast for the upcoming match. The USA national team, as befits one of the favorites of the tournament, confidently slammed the Mexican national team in the opening meeting at the World Cup – 3:0. There were no problems in the game with the Aztecs, but the match with Bulgaria is a meeting of a completely different level.
Before the world Championship, the Stars and Stripes performed solidly in the League of Nations, where they reached the final, losing in the decisive match on a tie-break to France (2:3). After that, at the Pan American Games, the team finished on the third line, defeating Chile in the consolation final (3:1). Before the tournament, the Americans won Italy in a friendly match (3:1), proving that they are in excellent playing shape and claim victory at the world forum.
Bulgaria Bulgaria has been playing out of hand badly lately and sooner or later may be relegated to the league below the level.
The thing is that in the last League of Nations "tricolor" performed terribly, taking 14th place out of 16. Only the worst game of Australia, relegated from the elite volleyball division, saved the guests from a bad fate. Bulgaria played 4 friendly matches before the tournament, in which it defeated Canada only twice. In the first match at the world forum, Bulgaria did not play in the best way, losing to Poland without a chance – 0:3.Statistics and figures:
- The USA is the favorite of the meeting; The Americans won 3 matches in a row; Bulgaria won twice in 5 matches; The last face–to-face meeting of the rivals ended with a score of 3:1 in favor of the Americans.
Forecast
In this match, it seems to me that Bulgaria will be able to win at least one set. In the first meeting with Poland, the "tricolor" struck with a catastrophic percentage of marriage. The work on the mistakes should bring results, and in the second round the Bulgarians will play another volleyball.
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