Head-to-head· Paykan Tehran and Al Ahly have met once before in Men's Club World Championships.
· In 2010, Paykan Tehran beat Al Ahly 3-0 (25-20, 25-19, 25-19).
· Al Ahly are winless in their three meetings with Asian club teams. In addition to their defeat to Paykan, they lost 3-1 in 2010 and 3-2 in 2011 to Al Arabi (QAT).
Paykan Tehran· Paykan Tehran (IRI) will participate in their fourth club World Championships, equal second-most along Zenit Kazan (RUS), Banespa Sao Paulo (BRA), Al Arabi (QAT) and this year's hosts Sada Cruzeiro (BRA) behind Italy's Diatec Trentino (6 appearances).
· Paykan Tehran finished in fourth place in their debut in 2009, took the bronze medal in 2010 and finished fifth in 2011.
· They can become the first Asian club with multiple medals in this competition.
· They lost their last three matches in 2011 and can lose four in a row for the first time as they also had a three-match losing streak between 2009 and 2010.
Ahly Sporting Club· Al Ahly (EGY) finished in fifth place in both previous participations in the Club World Championships (2010, 2011).
· Al Ahly have lost all previous six matches at the Club World Championships. The closest they came to a victory was in their 3-2 defeat to hosts Al Arabi in 2011, losing the fifth set 15-12.
· Al Ahly have qualified as 2015 champions of the African Club Championships. They won the competition a record 11 times.