Lausanne, Switzerland, July 15, 2017 - Bulgaria and Canada come head-to-head for the third time in FIVB World Grand Prix history saturday in San Juan, with both teams having won a match each previously - on both occasions in five sets. In fact one of the two matches was also played in Puerto Rico, with Canada scoring their win in Carolina in 2015.
Head-to-Head• This is the third World Grand Prix meeting between these nations. Both nations have won once, both by 3-2.
• One of these meetings was in Puerto Rico as Canada won 3-2 in Carolina in 2015.
• These nations also played four World Championship matches against each other, with Bulgaria winning three, including 3-0 in 2014.
• Canada have lost 13 of their 15 World Grand Prix encounters against European teams, but won their most recent one, last week against Croatia.
Bulgaria• Bulgaria have lost consecutive World Grand Prix matches in five sets, after opening the 2017 tournament with two victories.
• Bulgaria could lose three consecutive World Grand Prix matches for the first time.
• Bulgaria could equal their record for most defeats in a single World Grand Prix campaign. They lost three in the 2013, 2015 and 2016 editions.
• Dobriana Rabadzhieva is Bulgaria's top scorer on 57 points, two more than Nasya Dimitrova (55, including 10 blocks).
Canada• Canada have won two and lost two of their four 2017 World Grand Prix matches.
• Canada could win three matches in a single World Grand Prix campaign for the first time.
• Canada have won the opening set in only one of their last 16 World Grand Prix matches, the 3-0 victory against Argentina in their opening fixture of this year's competition.
• Danielle Smith has 368 total attempts as setter in Canada's four matches.