Head-to-Head
· Since Germany's reunification in 1991, Germany and Italy have met six times at the European Championships. Italy won each of the first five encounters, but Germany won the most recent one: 3-2 in a group stage match in 2017.
· The last time these nations faced each other in the European Championship knockout phases was in the 1993 semi-finals (1st-4th place). Italy beat Germany in straight sets to qualify for the final (3-2 win against the Netherlands).
· These nations met earlier this year in the 2021 Volleyball Nations League. On 23 June, Italy won 3-2 (15-13 in fifth set). Italy's Alessandro Michieletto (22) won the most points in that match.
Italy
· Italy are unbeaten at EuroVolley 2021. They won all five of their group matches and defeated Latvia in their Eight Final match.
· In this tournament, Italy only dropped sets in 3-1 group phase victories over Czech Republic and Bulgaria.
· At both of the previous two European Championships, Italy lost 3-0 in the quarter-finals: against Belgium in 2017 and against France in 2019.
· The last time Italy reached the European Championship semi-finals was in 2015, when they won 3-0 against Russia in their quarter-final match in Busto Arsizio.
· The last time Italy won each of their first seven matches at a European Championships was in their title-winning campaign in 2003.
· Alessandro Michieletto is Italy's leading point scorer on 80 points, including 16 from serves.
Germany
· Germany progressed to the quarter-finals by winning 3-1 against Bulgaria in their Eight Final match. Germany won four of their five group phase matches of this tournament, with a 3-1 loss against France as their only defeat.
· Since 1995, Germany finished in the top four at a European Championships only once: a second place in 2017.
· At EuroVolley 2019, Germany lost 3-0 against Poland in the quarter-finals.
· Germany have won each of their last 14 matches at EuroVolley in which they won the opening set, since a 3-2 defeat to the Netherlands in the 2015 group stage.
· György Grozer (74) is Germany's leading point scorer at this tournament. At EuroVolley 2019, only Christian Fromm (79) won more points for Germany than Grozer (68).
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Officials
First RefereeIgor PORVAZNIKSVKSecond RefereeMilan RAJKOVICCRO
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Venue Information
Ostravar Arena is a multifunctional hall in Ostrava, located in the Ostrava-South district. It was completed in 1986 and at the time, it was the largest and most modern hall in Europe. First reconstruction took place between 2003 and 2004, the other in the year 2012. The capacity of this Aren is 10 157 seats. Ostravar Arena is the home stadium of the extra-league hockey club Vítkovice. Various sports and cultural events, European Championships and World Championships are held here: - Ice Hockey World Championship (2004, 2015) - Women's Floorball World Championship (2013) - European Figure Skating Championships (2017) - Tennis tournament J&T Banka Ostrava Open – part of the WTA Tour (2020) Capacity: 9631
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How To Attend
Ruská 3077/135, OSTRAVA, 700 30 Capacity: 9631
TRAVELLING BY CAR In the direction from the D1 motorway it is exit 354. It is best to drive along Rudná Street, then along Závodní Street. SPORT ARENA signs guide visitors to the arena from all directions. The car parks by the OSTRAVAR ARENA are accessible from Závodní Street. GPS coordinates: 49.8044550N, 18.2512036E TRAVELLING BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT From Ostrava main train station by tram number 2 to the Sport aréna stop. From Ostrava bus station walk to the Náměstí republiky (or Dr. Malý) stop and then take tram number 2 to the Sport aréna stop. Get directions
Featured Players
Ivan ZAYTSEV
Bio
He is the captain of the team with more than 240 matches in the National Team, he is one of the most representative player in the world; he won 2 medals in the OG (London and Rio), 2 medals in the World League, 3 in the CEV EC. He played in the Russian League (2 times) and in the Superlega. From the next season he will play in Civitanova for the second time in his career.
Team
ITALY
Address
Viale Tiziano, 70 (Mailing) ROMAContacts
Previous Games
19/09/2021 | vs. | 3 - 2 | W | 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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32Competitions Played
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4Titles
- Competition
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9Matches Played
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9Matches Won
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100%Win %
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27Sets Won
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777Points Won
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49%Attack %
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52%Reception %
Team
- Birth Date: 1995
- Birth Place: Camposanpiero - PD
- Height: 180 cm
- Birth Date: 1999
- Birth Place: Cariati
- Height: 200 cm
- Birth Date: 1994
- Birth Place: Faenza
- Height: 206 cm
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ITALY v GERMANY
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 ITALY compared to GERMANY.
ITALY number of service aces compared to GERMANY
Errors leading to points of ITALY, next to those from GERMANY