Perugia Umbria Volley - Power Volley Milano predictions and free betting tips [26/12/2023]

For predictions, I have chosen another intriguing clash from the 11th round of the Italian SuperLega, featuring a well-defined favourite and an ambiguous underdog. "Perugia", having lost the top spot in the league table, will play against "Milan", who sits in 7th place, though gaining momentum after a poor start to the season.

Perugia

The stumble against "Trentino" revealed that "Perugia" isn't always efficient and can indeed be bested. The score (3:1) in favour of the current SuperLega leaders shows one thing – this game was Fabio Soli's men's revenge for the loss in the Italian Supercup. Basically, the whole battle was intense, although a loss for Perugia was expected. Regardless, I took a higher total points score and won, even with only 4 sets played instead of a logical 5.

The European campaign for Angelo Lorenzetti's team was strictly tied to the Club World Championship. The Italian team looked the best of all, not dropping even a single set in four consecutive matches. The Perugia squad also has another trophy to their name – the Italian Supercup, won through intense battles against Trentino and then Lube Civitanova. Lorenzetti's men only just managed to clinch the final.

Perugia has a good enough squad to compete for first place in the regular season and contend for the golden medals of SuperLega. Undoubtedly, we must acknowledge the two attackers from the Umbria region, namely Oleh Plotnytskyi and Kamil Semenyuk, who provide much value to "erugia. An added boost comes from another spiker, Wassim Ben Tara, who has hit form in the last three matches.

Milan is currently at full strength, so Angelo Lorenzetti's men need to gear up for an energy-intensive match, where "Perugia" definitely won't have it easy.

Milan

Milan faced problems at the start of the season, but the team picked up pace and are now winning more often than they lose. The only match from the last five SuperLega bouts that Roberto Piazza's men lost was against Verona (2:3).

Alongside the relatively good performances in the championship, "Milan" also passed two rounds in the CEV Cup, beating not-so-formidable opponents. Still, the Italians looked impressive – we'll see what happens next when Roberto Piazza's team faces the Polish "Zawiercie" in the 1/8 finals. The latter goes into the confrontation as a favourite against the Lombardy club.

"Milan" has an excellent squad and should aim to qualify for the SuperLega playoff. I'd single out Ferre Reggers, whose play at the start of the season didn't impress, but is now looking strong. Hernandez Osniel Mergarejo is in great shape, even though he also faltered at the start. Now he has become one of the team's key leaders.

The odds seem fairly placed, however, Milan are no pushovers and "Perugia" won't be able to have their way. The match should be engaging, and a straightforward (3:0) win for Angelo Lorenzetti's squad is not on the cards, given the current form of "Milan".

Match Prediction: Perugia - Milan

If Perugia is to win, they will do so with difficulty. Overcoming Milan convincingly will be quite a challenge, therefore I will venture to suggest that the visitors will definitely secure one set, and perhaps snatch the second if they don't lose their rhythm. My prediction will depend on the two starting sets of the match.