Allianz MTV STUTTGART - Asterix Avo BEVEREN

Allianz MTV STUTTGART

• Stuttgart is yet to drop a set in the VBL this year.
• Before Christmas, Stuttgart's long serving coach Tore Aleksandersen has  passed away due to his illness (cancer).
• Vera Mulder is out with a knee injury.
• Stuttgart is on a four-home-game-streak.
• They won against Rzeszów last week 3:2 after being down 0:2.
• Stuttgart needs three points and Rzeszów to lose 3:0 or 3:1 at Conegliano to take the second spot in the group D.
• In their last Champions League campaign (2022/2023), Stuttgart topped Champions League Pool D, after just losing at Fenerbahce Istanbul.
• It is Stuttgart’s sixth attendance in the Champions League.
• Biggest achievement in international club volley: quarterfinal Champions League 2019/2020 against Imoco Volley Conegliano, quarterfinal Champions League 2022/2023 against Novara and runner-up in CEV-Cup 2021/2022 against Eczacibasi Istanbul.
• Last season, they came up short in the Quarterfinal after losing to Novara in two games.
• Stuttgart has just won the German Championship the second time in a row.
• In the last CL-Campaign of Stuttgart in 2022/2023, Krystal Rivers was Stuttgart’s leading scorer (131).
• With Jolien Knollema, Britt Bongaerts and Eline Timmerman, Stuttgart has three bronze-medal-winner from the recent European Championship in their  squad.
• Krystal Rivers and Roosa Koskelo (both since 2018) are the longest serving players for Allianz MTV Stuttgart.
• The club has added German national setter Corrina Glaab and Ivana Vanjak.
• Before the season, they have lost impact players Simone Lee (America) and Marie Schoelzel (Germany).
• Spanish player Maria Segura is the captain of the team.

Asterix Avo BEVEREN

• Beveren is one of the youngest teams in the competition.
• Asterix Avo BEVEREN is in CL for the first time.