China vs South Korea Prediction 14 May 2024

The women's national teams of China and South Korea will start the Volleyball Nations League in Brazil. Here, a whole group of teams will play the first week of matches. South Korea is considered an outsider in the tournament, while China is one of the favorites. The nominal hosts have won six head-to-head matches in a row, losing only three sets. Therefore, the favorite in this pair is clear.

China's national team finished fifth in the preliminary stage of the Nations League last year. However, in the playoffs, they improved and even reached the final, where they lost to Turkey. After that, the team repeated this result at the Asian Championship. In the Olympic qualification, China finished fourth in the group, missing just one point to secure one of the two spots. In October, the team finally won a trophy, albeit a continental one. In the final of the Asian Games, they were stronger than Japan.

South Korea has been an outsider in the Nations League year after year. In the last edition, they didn't win a single match. In 12 games, the team won only three sets. They also had a poor performance at the Asian Championship, finishing only sixth. It's not surprising that South Korea did not qualify for the Olympic tournament, losing all matches again. Last autumn, the team participated in the Asian Games and made progress compared to the previous continental tournament, finishing fifth.