Officials
Sinisa OVUKA
László ADLER
Head-to-head
· Slovenia and Croatia will play each other for the first time at the European championships.
· These teams have yet to meet at major world level tournaments (Olympic Games, World Championship, World Cup, Grand Champions Cup, World League, Nations League).
· Slovenia meet a neighbouring country for the fourth time at the European championships. They defeated Austria 3-0 in 2011 and Italy 3-1 in 2015, while losing 3-0 versus Italy in this year's group stage.
· Croatia have never met a neighbouring country at the European championships.
Slovenia
· Slovenia qualified for the knockout stage by finishing second in Pool B. One of their two defeats came against group winners Italy (3-0).
· Slovenia finished in the top-eight at each of the last three European championships, after failing to do so in each of their first five participations. They finished runners-up in both 2015 and 2019.
· Slovenia are the only team that have contested multiple finals at the European championships without ever winning the title.
· Toncek Stern (60) is Slovenia's leading point scorer at this tournament.
· Dejan Vincic (52.13%) is among the players with the highest setter efficiencies in this year's final round.
Croatia
· Croatia qualified for the Eighth Finals with a W3-L2 record, losing to group winners France (3-0) and second-placed Germany (3-0).
· Croatia (3) have already won more matches at the 2021 European championships than at their three previous participations combined (W2-L9).
· Croatia can win three consecutive matches at the European championships for the first time. Their wins against Estonia and Slovakia were already their first successive victories at the tournament.
· Leo Andric (91) is the fourth-most prolific scorer in this year's final round, behind the Netherlands' Nimir Abdel-Aziz (122), Turkey's Adis Lagumdzija (104) and Belgium's Sam Deroo (92).
· Andric has recorded third-most aces in the final round, behind Bulgaria's Todor Skrimov (17) and Italy's Alessandro Michieletto (15).
· Only Poland's Piotr Nowakowski (22) has recorded more points from blocks in the final round than Kruno Nikacevic (14).
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First RefereeSinisa OVUKABIHSecond RefereeLászló ADLERHUN
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Featured Players
Dejan VINCIC
Bio
Dejan Vinčić was born in 1986 in Slovenj Gradec. He grew up in Velenje, so it is not surprising that his first professional club was Šoštanj Topolšica where he played from 2004 to 2006. He spent the next season with Salonit Anhovo, and then his talent was recognised by the best Slovenian club – ACH Volley
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SLOVENIA 
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Črnuška cesta 9 Ljubljana - ČrnučeContacts
Previous Games
| 19.09.2021 | vs. |
2 - 3 | L | Go to Match Centre |
| 18.09.2021 | vs. |
3 - 1 | W | Go to Match Centre |
| 15.09.2021 | vs. |
3 - 0 | W | Go to Match Centre |
- All Time
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16Competitions Played
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1Titles
- Competition
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9Matches Played
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6Matches Won
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67%Win %
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21Sets Won
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762Points Won
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51%Attack %
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52%Reception %
Team
- Birth Date: 1988
- Birth Place: Slovenj Gradec
- Height: 200 cm
- Birth Date: 1995
- Birth Place: Ljubljana
- Height: 205 cm
- Birth Date: 1988
- Birth Place: SLOVENIA
- Height: 205 cm
- Birth Date: 1986
- Birth Place: Slovenj Gradec
- Height: 200 cm
- Birth Date: 1996
- Birth Place: Slovenj Gradec
- Height: 214 cm
- Birth Date: 1994
- Birth Place: Maribor
- Height: 193 cm
- Birth Date: 1992
- Birth Place: Slovenj Gradec
- Height: 202 cm
- Birth Date: 2002
- Birth Place: Maribor
- Height: 200 cm
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SLOVINSKO VS. CHORVATSKO
The match in numbers
The combined total number of points scored by both teams throughout the entire match.
The total length of the match, from the first serve through until the last point has ended.
Total number of people in attendance at the venue – taken at the end of the second set.
The combined total number of successful spikes achieved by both teams throughout the entire match.
An average of the two team service reception percentages from the complete match.
The number of successful point winning blocks of SLOVENIA compared to CROATIA.
SLOVENIA number of service aces compared to CROATIA
Errors leading to points of SLOVENIA, next to those from CROATIA