France will take on USA in the FIVB Volleyball Men’s Nations League 2022 FINAL. The game will be played in Bologna, Italy and will kick off at 23:00 local time on Sunday, July 24th. Check out the latest results, h2h, and our France vs USA prediction for the same.
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Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction One – France to win – 1.61.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction Two – Total sets over 3.5 – 1.42.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction Three – France to win first set – 1.73.
On this day, one year ago, the US men claimed massive victory over France (3:0) in the Tokyo Olympic Games first round. However, the North Americans failed to keep their winning run and were eliminated from the group stage.
Meanwhile, the French team had poor start and secured only two wins in the 5 group games. However, that was enough to reach the quarter-finals and win it all.
Both teams had difficult path before reaching the final. The US men’s team eliminated the defending champions Brazil and the runners-up Poland of the Nations League 2021. Meanwhile, France dominated against Japan and the hosts Italy without losing a set.
The Olympic champions lost recent two encounters against the North Americans. We expect that they will probably aim to take revenge.
In addition, the bookies consider them favorites for this matchup.
In the 7 of the 10 previous h2h meetings between those teams, there were more than 3.5 sets.
In 6 of the 8 previous meetings, the first set ended in favour of the French team.
The US men’s team defeated Poland in straight sets, 25-22, 25-23, 25-13, and advanced to the Nations League final for the second time in their history.
USA team outside hitter Torey Defalco was the most prolific player with 13 points; he delivered six aces, five of them in set three alone.
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On the other hand, France outplayed the hosts Italy’s men’s team on all counts.
The Olympic champions thrashed their opponents in straight sets, 3-0 (25-22, 25-20, 25-15), to advance to their second final in the competition’s history.
The French team, opposite player Jean Patry led the scorers on 16 points.
Their FINAL encounter on Sunday will be the 28th time the two teams meet at a major international competition. The US team lead the head-to-head series by 15 to 12. They increased the gap by winning the two most recent meetings, by 3-0 at the Tokyo Olympic games 2020 and 3-2 earlier in this year’s competition.
France – W W W L W
USA – W W W W W
Jean Patry is the French team’s top scorer with 35 points. He is also leading the Finals top scorer’s standings.
Torey Defalco is the US men’s team-leading top scorer with 30 points.
The last match between these teams ended in a 3:2 win for the USA (07/07/2022)
This fixture will be played in Bologna, Italy
We recommend checking out the odds at Helabet for France vs USA