Ukraine vs Finland Prediction & Betting Tips - Euro Volley

Prediction published on 03/09/2023, 13:00  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 03/09/2023 at 18:24 in Euro Volley Predictions

The bottom two in Pool B meet in the 2023 European Men's Volleyball Championships. Ukraine are bottom and a place behind opponents Finland but do have a game in hand. They have one point from three games which is two behind Finland but most importantly five adrift of fourth placed Spain. The top four go into the next round and if Ukraine can beat Finland, then another win over Spain in their last match would take them into the final round. They have reached the last 16 in the two most recent European Championships but have it all to do to get out of this pool. Ukraine began these championships with a 3-1 loss to Slovenia after winning the first set. They led 1-0 and 2-1 against Croatia but ended up losing that match too. Their most recent match saw them again get the lead but eventually lost 3-1 to Bulgaria. If they get the lead in this match then they have to hold onto it or their qualification hopes are over.

Finland are playing their last round and need a win to give them any hope of making it into the final round. Their campaign got off to a good start with a 3-1 win over Croatia but they have struggled since then. They next lost to Bulgaria 3-1 and then Slovenia 3-1 to put them in real danger of not making the final round.  That's six losses in their last eight matches and a seventh looks on the way here. We go for Ukraine to get the win here.