Lausanne, Switzerlans, June 1, 2018 - Poland host China Saturday in Lodz, looking at extending their winning streak in the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Nations League to four matches and to retaining the top position in the standings. In 17 previous encounters, Poland have beaten the Chinese 15 times.
Head-to-Head
• Of 17 world level major competition encounters between these teams, Poland won 15, China two.
• World level major competitions are: the VNL, Olympic Games, World Championships, World Cup, World League and Grand Champions Cup.
• The two China wins in world level major competitions came at the 1978 World Championship (3-2) and at the 2008 World League (3-1).
• Poland have won the last four world level major competition matches against China, most recently in the 2011 World Cup (3-1).
• None of the last eight matches between these teams ended in straight sets, since a 3-0 Poland win at the 2007 World League.
Poland
• With a straight-set win over France, Poland are the only team with 12 points after four matches in the Nations League.
• Poland have won three of their four matches in straight sets (versus Korea, Russia and France). Only Canada won one set.
• The last world level major competition Poland recorded at least four straight-sets wins was the 2014 World Championship (4) when they claimed the title on home soil.
• Captain Michal Kubiak is Poland's top scorer this VNL thus far with 45 points.
China
• China have lost three of their first four Nations League matches, with a straight-set victory over Argentina as the only exception.
• The last major world level competition in which China won only one of their first five matches was the 2016 World League.
• China have recorded four wins in Poland in major world level competitions, but only one of these came against European opposition. At the 2014 World Championships they won in five sets against Finland.
• Chuan Jiang became the match top scorer against Germany with 24 points, lifting his total tally to 80 points in the VNL.