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by Devesh Jaganath | in Volleyball World Championship Predictions
The Czech Republic and Bulgaria will face off in the first semi-final of the 2025 FIVB Volleyball World Championship on Saturday afternoon. The winner of this match between the Czechs and Team Bulgaria will meet either Poland or Italy in the final. Let’s get into the match prediction.
The Czech Republic have enjoyed a dream campaign and are hoping to reach the final of the World Championship for the first time since winning the competition way back in 1966.
After finishing second in their group, the Czechs have taken their performance up a notch, beating Tunisia 3-0 in the round of 16 before downing Iran 3-1 in the quarter-finals.
Against the Iranians, Patrik Indra and Lukas Vasina were responsible for 43 points combined. Indra now has 85 points in the competition, which is the fifth-most of any player.
Meanwhile, Bulgaria are back in the final four of the World Championship for the first time since 2006, when they went on to clinch the bronze medal against Serbia.
The Bulgarian’s have yet to lose a match in this competition. They only dropped two sets in the group stage before knocking out Portugal (3-1) and the US (3-2) in the last 16 and quarter-finals, respectively.
Aleksandar Nikolov has been sensational this year, and extended his lead atop the scorer standings to 15 points with a 29-point showing against the Americans last time out.
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The Best Betting Odds for Czechia v Bulgaria Match
| Bookmaker | 1 | 2 | Bonus up to |
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3.4 | 1.3 |
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3.45 | 1.27 |
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3.2 | 1.16 |
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3.44 | 1.25 |
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3.53 | 1.31 |
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Czechia vs Bulgaria Form
Czechia and Bulgaria Last Matches
5/6 (83%)
1/6 (17%)
25 Sep 2025 - Volleyball World Championship
23 Sep 2025 - Volleyball World Championship
18 Sep 2025 - Volleyball World Championship
16 Sep 2025 - Volleyball World Championship
14 Sep 2025 - Volleyball World Championship
13 Aug 2025 - European Championship Qualification, Pool A
5/6 (83%)
1/6 (17%)
25 Sep 2025 - Volleyball World Championship
18 Sep 2025 - Volleyball World Championship
13 Aug 2025 - European Championship Qualification, Pool A
21 Jun 2025 - European League, Pool A
13 Jun 2025 - European League, Pool A
7 Jun 2025 - European League, Pool A
4/6 (67%)
2/6 (33%)
23 Sep 2025 - Volleyball World Championship
16 Sep 2025 - Volleyball World Championship
14 Sep 2025 - Volleyball World Championship
9 Aug 2025 - European Championship Qualification, Pool A
6 Jul 2025 - European League, Pool A
5 Jul 2025 - European League, Pool A
5/6 (83%)
1/6 (17%)
25 Sep 2025 - Volleyball World Championship
22 Sep 2025 - Volleyball World Championship
17 Sep 2025 - Volleyball World Championship
15 Sep 2025 - Volleyball World Championship
13 Sep 2025 - Volleyball World Championship
20 Jul 2025 - Nations League
3/6 (50%)
3/6 (50%)
22 Sep 2025 - Volleyball World Championship
17 Sep 2025 - Volleyball World Championship
20 Jul 2025 - Nations League
19 Jul 2025 - Nations League
16 Jul 2025 - Nations League
29 Jun 2025 - Nations League
5/6 (83%)
1/6 (17%)
25 Sep 2025 - Volleyball World Championship
15 Sep 2025 - Volleyball World Championship
13 Sep 2025 - Volleyball World Championship
18 Jul 2025 - Nations League
4 Jun 2024 - Nations League
8 Oct 2023 - Olympic Games, Qual., Intercontinental Gr. B
Czechia - Bulgaria Key Points
- The Czech Republic’s quarter-final match ended with over 175.5 points.
- Bulgaria’s quarter-final match ended with over 175.5 points.
- Each of the last five matches between these sides have ended with over 175.5 points.
- The last three matches between these teams have gone to a deciding set.
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Our Czechia vs Bulgaria Prediction
The Czech Republic have enjoyed an incredible return to the World Championships and being installed as underdogs here will not faze them, as they’ve carried that title for the majority of the competition this year.
Bulgaria pulled off one of the shocks of the competition by sending the United States packing in the quarter-final, and they now have to overcome another higher-seeded opponent. Matches between these sides have been closely contested over the years, and we’re expecting that to be the case in this one as well. Our Czech Republic vs Bulgaria prediction is over 175.5.
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