Head-to-Head
• United States have won five of their last six World League matches against Russia, including this year's two home matches, 3-1 and 3-0.
• Russia have won 15 of their 26 World League matches against USA, their last win coming in the 2014 campaign, 3-0.
• The only World League year in which Russia lost four or more matches against a specific opponent is 1997, when they lost five matches against Cuba and five against Netherlands.
Russia
• Russia are bottom of Pool B having lost all of their eight World League matches this season.
• This has knocked them out of contention for the Final Six, with both United States and Poland already on an unassailable victory total (six each).
• In their previous nine participations, Russia finished outside the top six only once (eighth in 2012) and recorded a top three finish on seven occasions within that span.
• Combined with last season, Russia have lost nine World League matches in a row. This is their longest losing streak since dropping 10 in a row from May to June 1997.
• Russia and Mexico are the only two sides without a win in the 2015 World League so far.
United States
• United States can clinch a place in the Final Six this weekend. To do so, they must lead Iran by at least three victories following this weekend.
• Last weekend, United States lost both matches against Iran in straight sets. This halted a nine-match winning streak in the competition that included last year's gold medal match and their first six Pool B matches this season.
• The USA are in search of back-to-back World League trophies, something they have never achieved. The last team to perform the feat was Brazil (2009, 2010).
• The US have not lost more than two successive World League matches since dropping their last five in 2013.
• In Matthew Anderson and Erik Shoji, Team USA boasts the two best receivers in Group 1.