Italy will take on France in the FIVB Volleyball Men’s Nations League 2022 semifinals. The game will be played in Bologna, Italy and will kick off at 21:00 local time on Saturday, July 23rd. Check out the latest results, h2h, and our Italy vs France prediction for the same.
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Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction One – Italy to win – 2.05.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction Two – Second sets points over 45.5 – 1.55.
The match will be played in Italy, so home advantage is also important for this match.
Despite that, according to bookies, the French side are slight favorites in this matchup. However. both teams have players who can make a difference even when their team is not in a good moment.
We think home advantage will be decisive in favour of the home side.
In the last h2h meetings between those teams, the average points of the second set were 47.
We think that trend will continue in this matchup.
Italy suffered but beat the Netherlands in four sets, coming from behind on the way to a 3-1 (21-25, 25-22, 25-13, 25-22) win to reach their first VNL semifinal.
Meanwhile, on Thursday, the Olympic champions France thrashed 3-0 (26-24, 25-16, 25-20) Japan. The French side have reached their third VNL semifinals. In 2018, they reached the final and settled for silver. In 2021, they took the bronze.
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Azzurri finished the group stage on a 10-2 win-loss record and 31 points to secure first place, while France were fourth on 9-3 and 28 points.
Their semifinal match on Saturday will be the 57th between Italy and France rivalry.
The Italians lead the way with 35 wins, against 22 for France. Meanwhile, this will be the first time they meet at a Nations League Finals.
The last h2h encounter between those teams was on June 9. The Olympic champions hammered out a 3-0 (25-22, 26-24, 25-19) shutout.
Italy – W W W W W
France – W W L W L
The last match between these teams ended in a 3:0 win for France (09/06/2022)
This fixture will be played in Bologna, Italy
We recommend checking out the odds at Helabet for Italy vs France