Lausanne, Switzerland, June 15, 2017 - USA and Russia clash for the second timee this season, Saturday in Lodz, after the Americans' straight-set win last week in France. Overall the two sides are tied 15-15 in their FIVB World League head-to-head series. The game is also a rematch of the Rio 2016 Olympics bronze medal match, which USA came back from two sets down to win 3-2.
Head-to-Head• United States and Russia (including CIS and USSR) have met 30 times in the World League, with both sides winning 15 matches each.
• United States have won the last six of those matches in the World League, the longest streak for one team against each other between these two.
• Four of these six wins were straight set wins for United States, the other two encounters were both 3-1 victories.
• Russia's last World League win against United States came in straight sets on 28 June 2014.
• In 2007, these teams met in the World League semifinals when Russia won 3-1.
United States• United States have lost four of their seven 2017 World League matches. They lost only three fixtures in last year's tournament.
• United States' last five World League victories have all been in straight sets.
• United States have lost six of their last nine World League fixtures, having lost six of their 28 matches in the tournament prior to this run.
• United States have won at least one set in each of their last 25 World League matches, since the 3-0 loss versus Iran on 21 June 2015.
• Benjamin Patch (112) is United States' leading scorer in Group 1, with 99 of those points won with spikes.
Russia• Russia could win three consecutive World League matches for the first time since a run of four in a row in 2014. That streak included their last victory in the tournament against United States.
• Russia have lost four of their seven fixtures in the 2017 World League. They lost four matches in last year's tournament.
• On this exact day last year, Russia were beaten in straight sets by Serbia while United States won 3-1 against Iran.