Lausanne, Switzerland, June 10, 2017 - Spain look at remaining the only unbeaten team so far in Group 3 of the 2017 FIVB World League when they take on Germany Saturday in Linz.
Head-to-Head• These teams have met twice in a major international competition.
• Both of these meetings were contested in the World League last year. The first match was won 3-1 by Spain in Mexico City.
• Eight days later, Germany defeated Spain by the same score in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Spain• Spain have won all four matches in the 2017 World League.
• Only twice before have Spain had a longer winning streak from the beginning of a World League campaign – 2002 (8) and 2015 (5).
• Spain have already recorded one more victory than in their entire 2016 World League campaign (3). That ended with a 3-1 defeat against Germany, their last defeat in the competition.
• Since Spain's return to the World League in 2014 after a six-year absence, they have won 14 of 22 matches (64%). From 1995 to 2008 they won only 38% of their World League fixtures (54 of 143).
Germany• Germany lost their last match 3-1 against Austria after beginning their 2017 World League campaign with three consecutive victories.
• Germany could win four of their first five matches of a World League campaign for the first time since 2012.
• Germany won three matches in their entire 2016 World League campaign, with one of those coming against Spain.
• Germany have won at least one set in each of their last 14 World League matches, stretching back to a straight-set defeat against Argentina on 21 June 2014.