France vs. Poland Prediction on August 10, 2024

Match info

The men’s volleyball competition at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games lasted nearly 15 days, with the South Paris Arena 1 hosting the grand final on Saturday, August 10 at 1 p.m. local time. The world’s top team, as per the FIVB (the governing body for international volleyball) world rankings, takes against the reigning Olympic champions. Who’ll triumph in the much-anticipated encounter, France or Poland? Preliminary odds from top mobile betting sites favor the latter.

Meeting statistics

After defeating the reigning world champion Italy 3-0 in the semifinals, host France will look to win Olympic gold medals twice in a row. In the other final-four match, Poland had to fight back to defeat the USA 3-2 on Wednesday. France has the opportunity to become just the third nation to win the back-to-back men’s Olympic gold medal—the first since the US did so in 1984 and 1988—in 36 years. “Les Bleus” defeated the “Azzurri” 25-20, 25-21, and 25-21. It appeared as though Italy had run out of steam to make it to the final after it rallied from a 0-2 deficit against Japan and saved three match balls in their quarterfinal encounter. France was led by Trévor Clévenot, who finished with 17 points from 15 kills and 2 blocks.

Poland had lost to the United States in the quarterfinals of the previous five Summer Games, but it had overcome a 48-year drought by defeating the Americans in the previous round, 25-23, 25-27, 14-25, 25-23, and 15-13, to advance to the gold medal match. Wilfredo León was Poland’s hero with 26 points.

In the semifinal match of the FIVB Men’s Volleyball Nations League between Poland and France last month, the French emerged victorious; yet they are underdogs here by bookies.

Match analytics

The two finalists were among the top four favorites to win the gold medal, thus it was difficult to anticipate any surprises even before the tournament began. Poland currently holds the first spot in the world rankings. After winning the Nations League and CEV EuroVolley 2023, its national team that exudes confidence even now. Why not hold the Olympics trophy again in 2024 after that? However, France is determined to save its title, especially with the backing of the supporters in Paris. You should choose the total points market rather than the moneyline betting option because the two teams are nearly equal in quality. Given that tie-break is very likely to occur…

Tip: Total points over 183.5, with odds of 1.87 at TonyBet.