Overview
Both teams lost just one match during the Pool phase: Russia lost at the tie-break with Germany, first ranker of the Pool D, whilst Belgium has been defeated for 3-0 by Italy, group winner of the Pool B. The last clash between this two team has been played in June, where Belgium won the VNL match against Russia for 3-0
Head-to-Head
Russia and Belgium first met at the European championship in 2009, when Russia won 3-2 in the group phase.
The most recent encounter between Russia and Belgium was in the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Nations League. Belgium won 3-0 on 4 June. Britt Herbots scored 20 points for Belgium in that match and Kaja Grobelna added 15 points for the Yellow Tigers.
Belgium's only other victory against Russia in a major world level competition was in the 2015 World Grand Prix (3-0).
Russia
Russia only lost sets in their 3-2 loss against group winners Germany at the 2019 European championship.
Russia could claim five wins in straight sets at a single European championship for the first time since five in 2007.
Two years ago, Russia were eliminated in the first knock-out round at the European championship, losing 3-0 to Turkey in the quarter-finals.
Russia had four different top scoring players in their five group matches at this year's European championship - Nataliya Gonchareva against Belarus and Switzerland, Gonchareva and Kseniia Parubets both against Germany, Irina Koroleva versus Spain, and Irina Voronkova against Slovakia.
Belgium
Belgium won four of their five group matches in this year's European championship, only losing to group winners Italy (3-0).
Belgium can reach the quarter-finals for the third time at the European championship, after 2013 and 2015.
Britt Herbots scored 33 points in Belgium's last group match, the 3-2 victory versus Poland. She has been her team's top scoring player in all five group matches, scoring a total of 109 points.
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Team
Previous Games
04/09/2019 | vs. | 1 - 3 | L | Go to Match Centre |
01/09/2019 | vs. | 3 - 1 | W | Go to Match Centre |
29/08/2019 | vs. | 3 - 0 | W | Go to Match Centre |
- All Time
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15Competitions Played
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8Titles
- Competition
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7Matches Played
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5Matches Won
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71%Win %
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18Sets Won
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600Points Won
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42%Attack %
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47%Reception %
Team
- Birth Date: 1989
- Birth Place: Chelyabinsk
- Height: 185 cm
- Birth Date: 1991
- Birth Place: Novosibirsk
- Height: 196 cm
- Birth Date: 1989
- Birth Place: Skole, Lviv Oblast
- Height: 196 cm
- Birth Date: 1992
- Birth Place: Rostovskyi Region
- Height: 178 cm
- Birth Date: 1994
- Birth Place: Valladolid
- Height: 190 cm
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Russia move to #EuroVolleyW quarter-finals
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 RUSSIA compared to BELGIUM.
RUSSIA number of service aces compared to BELGIUM
Errors leading to points of RUSSIA, next to those from BELGIUM
Tatiana Romanova“It was the 1/8 Final, we had to play with concentration from the first moment. I am glad we have added another victory.”
Russia Setter
Vadim Pankov, Russia coach: “The most important thing is that we have won and are going further. We are prepared already for our next game.”
Dominika Sobolska“We know very well, if we want to have a chance, we have to serve well and we did it in some moments. Russia is a team who knows how to get back, when it needs to. We are sad now, but Russia is a good team. We lost, that´s the reality. The key moment was probably the first set.”
Belgium Setter