As part of one of the group stage matches of the Volleyball World Cup, the players of the Canadian and Chinese national teams will come face to face. On whose side will the victory be in this meeting? Our sports portal gives a forecast for this game.
The Canadian national team has recently been playing extremely poorly in all the tournaments in which it participates.
So, the Maple Leafs failed at the last League of Nations, failing to reach the playoffs of the tournament, and also lost in the final of the Pan American Games to Cuba with a result (0:3). As for the first match held within the framework of the world forum, here the Canadian team lost to Italy, without showing their best game. The meeting ended with a "dry" score of 0:3. In the match with China, the hosts have a chance to rehabilitate themselves.
The Chinese Chinese squad also performed poorly in the framework of the League of Nations and failed to reach the playoffs of the tournament.
However, after the Asians performed at the Asian Cup, where they were able to show excellent results. China reached the final and won the decisive match against Japan with a score of 3:0. It seemed that the visiting team would be able to keep in shape at the World Championship, but in the opening meeting at the tournament, the Chinese lost to Turkey without a chance – 0:3. In this game, the possibility of the team's participation in the World Cup playoffs will be decided.
Statistics and figures:
- Canada is the clear favorite of the meeting;The Canadians lost 4 meetings in a row; China won 4 matches from the previous 5;The last face–to-face meeting of the opponents ended with a score of 3:2 in favor of Canada.
Forecast
I am sure that in this match the opponents will be able to break the total of 178.5 points. They have nothing to lose, because each of the teams has lost one match, and another failure may mean the end of the performance at the world forum.