Serbia vs Japan Live Stream & Tips – Japan to Extend Their Winning Run in the Volleyball Nations League 2026
Serbia has begun the new Volleyball Nations League (VNL) season on a positive note, marking one of their best starts in recent years. However, their long-term reliability is still in question. Recent history heavily favors Japan, who have defeated Serbia in their last four encounters, losing just a single set in the process. Based on these consistent outcomes, the article decisively recommends backing Japan to win, particularly when considering handicap betting.
- Serbia are having a good start but could struggle against big guns
- We are backing Japan to win this one in handicap
- Watch Serbia vs Japan live in the Nations League 2026
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Two of the early overachievers in the Volleyball Nations League 2026 meet in this round with both sides carrying plenty of confidence. Serbia exceeded expectations in the opening week, while Japan have looked like one of the most complete teams in the competition so far.
Serbia Hoping to Continue Their Strong Start
Serbia are one of the most pleasant surprise packages in the new Volleyball Nations League 2026 campaign, claiming three victories in four opening rounds despite facing some tough teams.
They were tagged underdogs in both of their first two matches against Argentina and Belgium, but both matches ended in their favor 3-1, followed by a 3-0 defeat against the table leaders Brazil.
Serbia returned to winning ways in the fourth round by taking down silver medal winners from the recent World Championship 2025 team Bulgaria 3-0.
Japan Unbeaten in 2026
Japan had a respectable run last year, finishing with an 8-4 record to reach the quarterfinals where they lost to Poland.
The Asian side is off to a fantastic start in the 2026 campaign, claiming three consecutive victories in the opening three rounds against Ukraine 3-0, reigning champions Poland 3-2 and China 3-1.
Their phenomenal streak was extended in the fourth match, outplaying Slovenia 3-1 after recovering from losing the opening set.
Verdict
Serbia are having a good start to the new VNL season, probably the best in the last couple of years, but I don’t think they can be trusted long term. Japan beat Serbia in their last four h2h meetings while dropping just one set, so stick to the Asian side to win in handicap.
Japan -1.5
Asian Handicap
@3/4 - 3 Units
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