Australia will take on Bulgaria in the FIVB Volleyball Men’s Nations League 2022 (Matchday 7). The game will be played in Sofia, Bulgaria and will kick off at 21:00 local time on Friday, June 24th. Check out the latest results, h2h, and our Australia vs Bulgaria prediction for the same.
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Bookmaker Ratings prediction one – Total points over 148.5 – 1.83
Bookmaker Ratings prediction two – Bulgaria Total points over 79.5 – 1.63
Both teams need to put on a fight and grab the points. To clarify, Australia hope to register their first win in the VNL, while Bulgaria to extend their undefeated streak.
Currently, there is not much difference between those teams.
However, the fact that Bulgaria will play on home soil that’s a big advantage for them.
Australia men’s team suffered their fifth Nations League defeat in a row. David Preston’s side started strongly going first set up (25:18) before Canada fought back to triumph 26-28, 19-25, 22-25.
The recent defeat will keep the Australian team at the bottom of the standings, with o points.
On the other hand, Bulgaria come into this game after earning their first victory in VNL 2022 campaign, starting the second week with a positive result. Playing on home soil, in front of thousands of fans, Bulgaria dominated Iran in a three-set (25-19, 25-23, 26-24).
It should be noted that Nikolay Jeliazkov’s side also benefited from the solid performance of Aleksandr Nikolov. The 18-year-old was unstoppable in that fixture, scoring 20 points and hitting an efficiency rate of 51.61%.
To point out, Novikov currently ranks third in points scored in the VNL with 82.
Australia – L L L L L
Bulgaria – W L L L L
If you are looking for safe bets, you can try “the hosts to win the first set” outcome. This bet has odds of 1.17 at VBET.
The last match between these teams ended in a 3:0 win for Bulgaria (29/05/2021)
This fixture will be played in Sofia, Bulgaria
We recommend checking out the odds at VBET for Australia vs Bulgaria