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- We don't need any special motivation for the matches against Germany because no matter where we face them, these games against them are 'different'. We have faced them in the qualifications and we didn't allow them much. I hope we will demolish Germany - said Polish opposite Ziobowski. This statement shows that the Poles will give their max today, and they will probably be motivated more than ever. The rivalry between Germany and Poland is well known, but the Poles are holding the 'keys' to the game in their hands. They already faced each other this year, in Frankfurt, and it was 25-17, 25-17 and 25-12 for Poland, who were at their max the entire time and they did not hold back, so I think it will be the same today, they might try even harder. So they will be motivated both because of the rivalry and because of the battle for the semi-final. Germany played an exhausting game yesterday, they won and that will lift their confidence, but quality-wise they are not as good as their opponents. Everything here will depend solely on Poland, and the way they approach the game. The lineups are the same as in the qualifications, the only exception are the German libero and Polish setter Droszynski, so that result can be taken into account here. We should add that in that game Polish setter was Kozub instead of Droszynski. Germany are not known as a team with good reception and Poland will have superiority there, and when we add to that the fact that they have enough reserve when it comes to serving, I expect them to gain an advantage there. Kwolek, Fornal and Zlobrowski are players for whom Germany won't have any solutions and I believe that Pawlik's team will win in straight sets. Details

The goal margin is too low. Everybody knows how Haslum play, and considering the arsenal they have in the back line and the killer wings, they won't stay under 30 goals today. I expect a match similar to the one against Halden in the pre-season period, but with a bigger goal-difference in favor of Haslum. Falk are also quite fast and they're efficient. With Boysen, Fredriksen and Lokkebo, they will have the strength to keep up with Halsum and the tempo, but not the entire match. In any case, this is closer to 55.5, probably even over that, just like the friendly looked like. Both teams have a similar game style and there will be a lot of footwork, a lot of running. Of course, it all depends on efficiency, but I believe that Haslum this season won't have problems. I see them over 30 and that's also a good option for the bet if it will be available. Details

New season of the Russian CUp is starting in Ufa, and Ural, Dynamo Moscow, Neftyanik and two second division sides, MGTU and Gazprom Stavropol, are in Group B. Ural are starting this season with great ambitions, they are financially stable, they acquired great players and Bashkoristan's governor expects them to reach the Top and a good performance in the Cup. Acquired players worth mentioning are opposite Moroz, Kritskiy, Getman, receiver Shipotko, and they have kept their best players, receivers Kutsmus, Feoktistov, setter Kovalev. In the pre-season, coach Grebennikov only couldn't count on Volkov who was in Rio, and the most important thing is that Kovalev went through the entire pre-season and that he is not 'spent' from national team obligations. The situation at Stavropol is different. They lost all key players from last season (Kobilev, Aksyutin, Zhos, Pyatirkin, Susanin, Svidlov, Klyapnev...). The reason for that are finances, and they haven't even completed the roster. They came to Ufa with only nine players, only two setters and one libero Vishnevetskiy, who is, with Atanashenkov, the only one who 'survived' the sell out. Looking at the results in the Russian second division last season, Stavropol were horrible away with a 7-15 record, and most of those wins came while Kobilev, Aksyutin and Zhos were on the team. With that, Ufa have a rather young team, only setter Ivanov is over 24 years of age. Their championship will start in a month, while Ural's will start a week earlier, so there is difference in fitness. On one side we have ambitious home team with several world class players and based on their statements they will give their max at this tournament, and on the other side we have a second division side who lost all key players from last season and haven't completed their roster. It is important to mention that two tournaments are being played, and that three teams advance from each group, so every point will be important. The difference in quality, experience and current form is on Ural's side and I cannot see how Stavropol can do anything here. Details