Poland vs Czechia Prediction & Betting Tips - Euro Volley

Prediction published on 30/08/2023, 06:00  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 30/08/2023 at 15:35 in Euro Volley Predictions

Poland are the top ranked volleyball team in the world and favorites to win the 2023 Men's Volleyball European Championships. They are in Pool C and begin their campaign with a match against the Czech Republic. Also in the pool are Denmark, Montenegro, the Netherlands and North Macedonia. The top four go into the next round and both of these countries are fully expected to be among those places. Poland won the Nations League this year and lost in the 2022 World Cup final. In the European Championships, the Poles have lost in the last four in both of the last two tournaments. Current form saw then come third in the Wagner Memorial Shield earlier this month losing to Italy and Slovenia (both ranked in the top ten) but losing to France. Their most recent match was a 3-2 win over Ukraine in a friendly.

The Czechs are ranked 21st in the world and expected to fill third spot in this pool. They finished eighth in the last European Championships held two years ago and that qualified them for this year's tournament. Recent form has seen them lose three of their last four matches. Not quite the preparation when you want when your next match is against Poland. Defeats have been inflicted on them by Romania and twice by Serbia. Two of those losses came without them winning a set. Their only recent win was over Romania without a set being dropped. Poland are our tip to win this match and do so without dropping a set.