Osaka, Japan, October 11, 2018 - Bulgaria are looking to end their 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship with a win against Azerbaijan to record back-to-back victories.
Head-to-Head
• Bulgaria and Azerbaijan meet for the first time at a major world level tournament.
• The women's world level major competitions are: the Olympic Games, World Championship, World Cup, World Grand Prix, Grand Champions Cup and the Nations League.
Bulgaria• Bulgaria can no longer reach the final six. They secured their last top-six finish at World Championships in 1970 (sixth).
• Bulgaria are looking to close out this World Championship campaign with back-to-back victories, something they have not managed so far in this tournament.
• Bulgaria have claimed three wins at the 2018 World Championship, one fewer than they had in 2014.
• Gergana Dimitrova and Nasya Dimitrova are Bulgaria's leading scorers in 2018, both on 110 points.
Azerbaijan• Azerbaijan can no longer reach the final six. Their best showing at World Championships is a ninth-place finish in 1994.
• Azerbaijan have won two matches at this World Championship, but have lost all three of their matches in Pool F so far.
• Azerbaijan have lost four in a row, their longest losing run within a single World Championship. They also lost four in a row from 1994 to 2006.
• Polina Rahimova leads her team with 135 points scored at this World Championship. None of her teammates has contributed to more than 70.