Tehran, Iran, July 3, 2016 - After a six-game winning streak in FIVB Volleyball World League 2016 Group 1, Serbia have recorded two consecutive losses. Their last match from the pool phase is against Italy on Sunday in Iran. Before this game, the two southern European teams have a 6-2 win-loss record each and have both secured their spots in the finals.
Head-to-Head
• Italy and Serbia (incl. Serbia and Montenegro) have met 29 times before at the World League. Italy have won 13 times. Serbia have won on 16 occasions.
• Three of their last four encounters in the World League were decided in the fifth set, all in 2015.
• Italy won the last meeting 3-2 on 15 July 2015. They last beat Serbia in back-to-back matches in the 2010 World League.
Italy
• Italy beat hosts Iran 3-0 on Saturday. They have now won six of their last seven World League matches.
• Five of Italy's six wins this World League season came in straight sets.
• No team has won more matches by a 3-0 scoreline this World League season than Italy (5). Canada and France are also on five straight-set victories.
• Only Brazil (163) have recorded more 3-0 wins in World League history than Italy (133).
• Luca Vettori was top scorer in Italy's 3-0 win over Iran, with 14 points.
Serbia
• Serbia, who won their opening six matches of their 2016 World League campaign, followed up a five-set defeat against Iran on Friday with a 3-0 loss against Argentina on Saturday.
• Serbia could lose consecutive World League matches by a 3-0 scoreline for the first time since June 2014, when they lost twice in straight sets against Russia.
• Uros Kovacevic scored a match-high 18 points for Serbia in their 3-0 loss against Argentina (16 spikes).