Lausanne, Switzerland, June 4, 2017 - Montenegro host World League debutants Estonia Sunday in Bijelo Polje in what is the very first encounter between the two sides in an official FIVB competition. Montenegro are looking at remaining undefeated after opening the season with two wins.
Head-to-Head• These teams have never met in a major competition.
Montenegro• In front of a home crowd, Montenegro followed up Friday’s 3-2 victory against Tunisia with a 3-1 win against Chinese Taipei a day later.
• Montenegro have now won 12 of their 16 World League matches. Their winning rate of 75% in the competition is only topped by Brazil with 77% (minimum 10 matches played).
• Montenegro have won at least two sets in all 16 World League matches they played.
• In their last 11 World League matches involving Montenegro, both Montenegro and their opponents claimed at least one set. The last straight set result was a win against Tunisia on 19 June 2015.
Estonia• Estonia started their debut season in the World League with a 3-2 victory against Chinese Taipei on Friday, before losing 3-1 against Tunisia on Saturday.
• On Friday, Andrus Raadik led four Estonian players that had double figures in scoring. Raadik himself contributed 19 points.
• Raadik added another 13 on Saturday, second only to teammate Renee Teppan, who paced Estonia against Tunisia with 17 points.