As part of one of the quarterfinal matches of the volleyball World Cup, the players of the national teams of Poland and the USA will come face to face. On whose side will the victory be in this meeting? Our sports portal gives a forecast for this game.
Poland
The Poles in the last League of Nations were able to take only the third place in the standings, winning bronze medals in the match against Italy (3-0). At the volleyball World Championship at home for themselves, the "red and white" are performing without failures so far. After the group stage victories over Bulgaria (3:0), Mexico (3:0) and the USA (3:0), as part of the 1/8 finals match, the Poles played against Tunisia, which they could easily beat with a score of 3:0. The match against the USA is a serious test for Poland, because it was the "stars and stripes" that the "red and white" lost in the semifinals of the last League of Nations tournament. And with a "dry" score of 0:3.
USA
The American squad in the last tournament of the League of Nations was able to reach the final stage. She defeated Poland 3-0 in the semifinals of the Final Four, and in the decisive match against France she was weaker only in the tie-break (2:3). As part of the volleyball World Cup matches, the Americans were able to defeat Mexico (3:0) and Bulgaria (3:0), but lost to Poland – 1:3. In the 1/8 finals, the "stars and stripes" played against Turkey, which they could only beat on a tie-break - 3:2.
Statistics and figures:
- Poland is the favorite of the meeting;
- Poles have won 10 matches in a row;
- The Stars and Stripes won 4 out of 5 meetings;
- Poland won the last face-to-face meeting with a score of 3:1.
Forecast
In this meeting, our bet will be aimed at passing the base total of 182.5 points. As it seems, the quotation for this event will play without much difficulty, because teams rarely manage to play three sets.