Sir Sicoma Monini Perugia vs. Halkbank Ankara Prediction on May 16, 2025

Match info

The Men’s CEV Champions League Volley 2025 – Final Four is making volleyball fans more and more excited as its start approaches. The event is slated to begin on May 16 at the Atlas Arena in Łódź, Poland, and conclude on May 18. The first of the two Semifinals of the European men’s volleyball clubs’ premier official competition will be held on Friday at 8 p.m. local time. The Italian club Sir Sicoma Monini Perugia, which made it to the top 4 for the sixth time, will play Halkbank Ankara from Turkey on Friday in an attempt to earn a trip to the Final. The latter has made it to the last four teams for the third time in its history.

Meeting statistics

The current form of Sir Sicoma Monini Perugia

Since they had faced each other twice in the 4th Round, or group stage, “The Block Devils” don’t need to analyze their opponent too much.

The Turkish team, however, isn’t the same as it was during that stage of the season. Perugia had won 3-0 at home in the first Pool D match, but the Turkish team had already made roster changes for the rematch at PalaBarton Energy. Yoandy Leal, a Brazilian outside hitter who was born in Cuba and is a well-known face of the Italian championship, joined the team to bolster their attack. Additionally, coach Radostin Stoytchev, who replaced Igor Kolaković at the beginning of April and is well-versed in Italian volleyball, will be on the bench when the Turkish capital team arrives at the Łódź meeting.

Arriving at this European event, Perugia have just defeated Piacenza in two games to end the best-of-three series, which has guaranteed them a spot in the Champions League for the upcoming season. The team is now fully focused on the upcoming Final Four, as the Italian league has been put in the archives. Despite playing in the Final Four of the Champions League numerous times, Perugia, which has won the gold medal in the Club World Championship for the past two years, has never been able to win it. Among the tournament favorites by sites for European sports betting is, exactly, the Italian squad.

The current form of Halkbank Ankara

Stoytchev returned to command the Turkish squad he had previously commanded in the 2013–14 season, leading it to win the league, Turkish Cup, and Super Cup, and lost the Champions League final to the Russians of Belgorod. The Ankara-based team enters this Final Four following a challenging season, finishing fifth in the AXA Sigorta Efeler Ligi after winning the championship the year before and finishing in eighth place following a Playoff 5-8 finish. Additionally, they just lost to Fenerbahçe 0-3 in the Turkish Cup final.

The Final Four came out of the hat for Halkbank. “The Blue-Whites” won their last two away games in France and Italy and earned the Play Offs ticket, even though their chances of moving past the group in the Champions League were slim. At the start of the season, Halkbnak had good momentum, but they were having trouble staying consistent due to injuries.

Head-to-head

Halkbank won the last mutual encounter against Perugia 3-2, but the Italians lead 7-2 head-to-head.

Match analytics

Logically, if Perugia are favorites to win the Champions League, they are favorites to beat Halkbank in the semis. The Turkish team, however, won’t surrender without a fight, and we think one set is guaranteed for them to take.

Tip: Correct Score: 3:1, with odds of 3.25 on FRESH Casino.