Lodz, Poland, June 25, 2016 - Last weekend Russia shut out Poland at home, at the FIVB Volleyball World League 2016 Group 1 tournament in Kaliningrad, and as the two sides meet again, this time on Polish territory, in Lodz, the Poles are sure to be seeking revenge.
Head-to-Head
• Poland and Russia have met each other at the World League 22 times. Poland have won eight times, Russia 14 times.
• Poland had won their last four World League matches with Russia before Russia beat them 3-0 last weekend (18 June).
• Russia can now beat Poland in consecutive World League meetings for the second time, after a streak of 10 wins from 1998-2001.
• Russia's Kostyantyn Bakun finished as top scorer in their match last weekend with 14 points. Poland's Dawid Konarski finished second with 13 points.
Poland
• Poland have won two and lost two of their 2016 World League matches.
• They can win two in a row for the first time since beating Iran and USA in June and July 2015.
• Poland have won 11 of their 16 competitive matches in 2016.
• Mateusz Bieniek has seven blocks and an average of 0.7 per set.
• Bartosz Bednorz has a 47% efficiency as receiver.
Russia
• Russia have suffered two straight-set defeats in the 2016 World League. They have also won one match by a 3-0 score, against Poland.
• Russia have already claimed more wins in the 2016 World League, two, than they had in the 2015 campaign, one win.
• They have won six of their nine competitive matches in 2016.
• Dmitriy Muserskiy has 67.3% success with his spikes, most of all players in Group 1. His teammate Kostyantyn Bakun is second with 58.3%.