Pool E: POR - FIN (5 July)
Head-to-Head
· Finland have won nine of the 13 World League matches against Portugal, including the three matches this season, 3-0, 3-1, 3-2.
· They have won six of their last seven World League encounters against Portugal, suffering a 3-2 defeat in 2013.
· Finland have won the opening set in their last six matches against Portugal.
Portugal
· Portugal (1 win in 11 matches) are having their worst World League performance since 2012, when they did not won a single match.
· Portugal are still on one victory in the 2015 World League. Every other team in Group 2 has won at least twice.
· They have won only one of their last 12 World League matches, since beating Korea 3-0 on 5 July 2014, which is also the last match they conceded fewer than two sets.
Finland
· Finland ended a streak of four defeats by winning 3-2 against Portugal on Saturday.
· All of Finland's three wins this WL season have come against Portugal (3-0, 3-1, 3-2).
· Finland claimed their first five-set win this season, after having lost the previous three five-setters. They have now won 18 of their 34 five-set matches.
· Olli-Pekka Ojansivu scored 27 points against Portugal on Saturday, a season-high for Finland this WL year.