As part of one of the matches of the second round of the Volleyball World Cup, the volleyball players of the national teams of Italy and Brazil will come face to face. On whose side will the victory be in this confrontation? Our sports portal gives a forecast for this meeting.
Italy (w)The Italian national team shows 100% results at the tournament in Holland – Poland.
"Squadra Azzurra" has held 5 meetings at the moment, in which it was able to win 5 victories. The Italians were able to beat Cameroon (3:0), Puerto Rico (3:0), Belgium (3:1), Kenya (3:0) and the Netherlands (3:1) in turn. In their group E, the Italians are on the first line, with 15 points scored, but they have a gap of only 3 points from 5th Brazil, which does not yet get into the playoff zone. So the Italian team cannot lose today if it wants to get to the quarterfinals of the tournament.Brazil (w)
The Brazilian national team is holding a very good tournament in Holland – Poland.
It is worth noting the fact that the South American national team was able to win 4 out of 5 meetings. It should be noted that the Brazilian team was able to beat the Czech Republic (3:1), Argentina (3:0), Colombia (3:0) and China (3:1) in turn. The only setback happened in the game with Japan (1:3), where the Brazilian team did not look as active as usual. It is worth noting that so far even 4 wins in 5 games do not provide Selesao with a place in the playoffs, since the Brazilians are in fifth place in their group, losing to a number of rivals by additional indicators.Statistics and figures:
- Italy is the favorite of the meeting;
- Italy has a 7-match winning streak;
- Brazil has lost only once in 5 previous meetings;
- The last face-to-face meeting of the opponents ended with a score of 3:0 in favor of Italy.
Forecast In this match, the opponents will be able to play a total of 179.5 points.
After all, both teams will be able to show decent volleyball, and in three sets they will not be able to determine the winner in the upcoming duel.