Opole

UNI Opole won in straight sets when the teams met in the first round of the regular season (Photo: Tauron Liga)

Separated by just three points in the standings, UNI Opole and PGE Budowlani Łódź are set to clash this weekend in what should be the most exciting duel of the seventh leg of the second round of the 2025-2026 Tauron Liga regular season.

Scheduled for Sunday, at 12:30 local time (11:30 UTC), the match will put in play the second place in the standings.

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Budowlani are currently in second place in the Tauron Liga with 42 points (14 wins, three losses) accumulated. All they have to do on Sunday to keep their spot is win one set. UNI Opole are right behind them, in third place, with 39 (13 wins, three losses), and need a clean, three-set victory to tie their points total while beating their set ratio. They, however, have one game in hand over Budowlani, so any ground gained on Sunday could prove extremely important by the end of the regular season.

The main sensations of the Polish League this season, UNI Opole get to Sunday's encounter in great form. Undefeated in their last four matches, they have only one setback in their last 14 Tauron Liga games.

Budowlani's moment is also positive, especially considering that less than two weeks ago the team triumphed in the Polish Cup, winning its first title in five years. In the Tauron Liga, the team from Łódź boasts a three-match winning streak and nine victories in their last ten encounters.

UNI Opole came out on top when the teams met in the first round of the regular season, in November, winning 3-0. That was, however, their only victory in nine Tauron Liga matches against Budowlani.

Another direct duel for a spot in the standings will take place later on Sunday, with fourth-placed BKS BOSTIK ZGO Bielsko-Biała, which have 31 points, hosting fifth-placed ŁKS Commercecon Łódź, which have 29, at 17:30 (16:30 UTC).

Playoff race heats up

The seventh leg should also have significant implications in the race for spots in the playoffs. Friday will be a critical day, featuring a pair of matches that reunite the teams ranked sixth to ninth in the standings, which are separated by only five points.

First, at 17:30 (16:30 UTC), ninth-placed MOYA Radomka Radom, which have 18 points, play at home against seventh-placed ITA TOOLS STAL Mielec, which have 20. Later, at 19:00 (18:00 UTC), sixth-placed LOTTO Chemik Police (23) clash with seventh-placed Metalkas Pałac Bydgoszcz (19).

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The seventh leg will also have 10th-placed Sokół & Hagric Mogilno facing 12th-placed EcoHarpoon NOWEL LOS Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki on Thursday, at 17:30 (16:30 UTC), and league leaders KS DevelopRes Rzeszów playing 11th-placed #VolleyWrocław on Saturday, at 12:30 (11:30 UTC).

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