Japan will take on Italy in the FIVB Volleyball Men’s Nations League 2022 (Matchday 7). The game will be played in Quezon City, Philippines and will kick off at 15:00 local time on Friday, June 24th. Check out the latest results, h2h, and our Japan vs Italy prediction for the same.
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Bookmaker Ratings prediction one – Total sets over 3.5 – 1.58
Bookmaker Ratings prediction two – Italy to win first set – 1.48
Azzurri are clear favorites to win this match with the bookies. However, considering both teams’ similar forms, we expect a tough match with more than just 3.5 sets.
In the previous 10 h2h meetings between those teams, Italy won the first set 8 times.
On the first day of VNL’s second week, Japan’s men’s team earned their fourth win in five games and moved 3rd place in the current standings.
Philippe Blain’s men servers contributed nine aces in their side’s 3-1 (27-25, 25-18, 17-25, 25-16) victory over Argentina on Tuesday.
On the other hand, Italy started a new game week with a thrash (25-16, 25-21, 25-22) of Germany to register their fourth win in five matches in this VNL campaign.
Moreover, the reigning European champions are back with their star players for this week’s encounters, including Michieletto, Lavia, Balaso and Anzani.
Japan – W W L W W
Italy – W W W W L
If you are looking for safe bets, you can try “Italy to win the match” outcome. This bet has odds of 1.26 at VBET.
The last match between these teams ended in a 3:1 win for Italy (28/07/2021)
This fixture will be played in Quezon City, Philippines
We recommend checking out the odds at VBET for Japan vs Italy