Head-to-Head· This will be the seventh and eighth meeting between Belgium and Finland at the World League.
· These teams met last week in Tampere with Belgium winning both meetings in five sets. Both teams have now three wins over each other at the World League.
· Five of the six previous World League matches between these teams have been decided in a five-setter.
· Sam Deroo scored 25 points in Belgium's first win and added 22 points on Sunday.
Belgium· Belgium are currently on their longest winning streak in the competition having won their last three.
· In 2014, Belgium played two matches in Kortrijk. They beat Australia in straight sets, but lost in a five-setter to Finland.
· Belgium have failed to win a single set in only two of their 16 World League matches so far.
· After two weeks of World League play, Sam Deroo leads the scoring with 47 points ahead of Finland's Urpo Sivula with 42 points.
Finland· Finland's last four World League matches were all decided in five sets (W2-L2).
· They have only once failed to win a single set in their last 13 World League matches, a 3-0 defeat to Canada.
· Finland have won only two of their last eight World League matches away from home of which one victory came against Belgium.
· Finland are three sets away from losing their 300th in the competition.
· Antti Siltala is currently the best server in the competition averaging 0.70 points per set on serve.