Lausanne, Switzerland, June 4, 2017 - Austria, who are making their World League debut this season, meet Kazakhstan for the very first time in any official competition when they clash in Frankfurt Sunday, as the Asian side seek their first win this year.
Head-to-Head• Austria and Kazakhstan have never met in a major competition.
Austria• After getting a regulatory 3-0 win over Venezuela, Austria made their playing debut in the World League on Saturday.
• Austria won the first set in that match, but failed to add, resulting in a 3-1 win for neighbours Germany.
• Paul Buchegger was the outright top scorer in that match against Germany with 22 points.
Kazakhstan• Kazakhstan have started their 2017 World League campaign with back-to-back defeats, 3-0 against Germany on Friday and 3-1 against Venezuela on Saturday.
• They have won only two of their 14 matches in the competition and Saturday's opponents Venezuela were one of their two victims (3-2 in 2015).
• Kazakhstan have now lost six in a row in the World League following a 3-0 win over Chinese Taipei in June of last year.