Tunis, Tunisia, June 25, 2016 - On Friday, Tunisia ended a six-match FIVB Volleyball World League losing streak, while Montenegro suffered their first 2016 defeat. As they meet on Saturday at the Group 3 tournament in Tunis, there should be plenty of motivation for a tough fight on both sides.
Head-to-Head
• Tunisia and Montenegro have faced each other twice in the World League, both times in 2015.
• Montenegro won both encounters in straight sets on their way to the Group 3 final.
• Tunisia have lost all of their seven World League matches against CEV sides and never won multiple sets (4 times 3-0, 3 times 3-1).
• Besides their two victories over Tunisia, Montenegro lost their only other encounter with a CAVB team at the World League as they lost against Egypt in last year's Group 3 final (3-2).
Tunisia
• Tunisia ended a six-match losing streak in the World League with a 3-1 win against Mexico.
• Tunisia could win successive World League matches for the first time.
• Tunisia outblocked Mexico 16 to eight with Omar Agrebi scoring half of his team's points from stuff blocks (8).
• Agrebi is currently among the best blockers in Group 3 of the World League, scoring 17 points from stuff blocks and averaging 1.21 per set.
• Mahdi Ben Cheikh is currently one of Group 3's best setters with an average per set of 9.57.
Montenegro
• Montenegro failed to beat Venezuela in their last match at the World League (3-2). They have now lost three of their 12 World League matches.
• All three of their defeats in the competition came in five-setters.
• Montenegro have never suffered two consecutive defeats in the World League.
• Despite their defeat, Montenegro outblocked Venezuela 15 to six. Gojko Cuk and Vojin Cacic scored respectively six and four points from stuff blocks.
• Marko Bojic is Montenegro's leading scorer with 88 points, including seven aces.
• Gojko Cuk is currently among Group 3's best blockers in the competition. He has scored 18 points from stuff blocks, averaging 0.95 per set.