Italy will take on Poland in the FIVB Volleyball Men’s Nations League 2022 3rd place match. The game will be played in Bologna, Italy and will kick off at 21:00 local time on Sunday, July 24th. Check out the latest results, h2h, and our Italy vs Poland prediction for the same.
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Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction One – Poland to win – 1.61.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction Two – Total sets over 3.5 – 1.42.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction Three – Poland to win first set – 1.73.
Local fans’ support wasn’t enough for Italy to reach their first VNL final.
Both qualified teams finished with a 10-2 win-loss record in the Preliminary Phase, with Poland placing second on 31 points and Italy
first.
In the previous five h2h meetings, Italy just won once, while the Polish team secured four consecutive victories. We think Poland are slight favorite in this matchup, and Italy’s home advantage will likely not be enough to overcome opponents.
We expect tough and high-scoring encounters. So there is high probability of seeing more than 3.5 sets.
In 6 of the 7 previous meetings, the first set ended in favour of the Polish side.
Italy’s men’s team’s dream to win the Nations League gold medals in front of their fans was turned down after 0:3 loss against France in the semifinal.
The French team completely dominated on the court and secured confident victory.
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On the other hand, Poland, who are the top of the World Rankings, failed to reach the final for the second consecutive year.
The US men’s team took full control of the game and thrashed the opponents in straight sets.
Italy – L W W W W
Poland – L W W W W
Alessandro Michieletto is Italy’s top scorer with 22 points in the Finals.
Kurek Bartosz is Poland’s men’s team-leading top scorer with 26 points.
The last match between these teams ended in a 3:1 win for the USA (10/06/2022)
This fixture will be played in Bologna, Italy
We recommend checking out the odds at Helabet for Italy vs Poland