After Spain and Germany kick-started their campaign with the third match of the Men’s Hockey Pro League, the craze of the second edition of this tournament has started building up. The fourth fixture of the 2020 season will witness the two highest ranked men’s teams in international hockey – Australia and Belgium – square off against each other. The match is scheduled on 25 Jan at 1 PM in Sydney Olympic Park.
Nicknamed as Kookaburras, Australia hockey team won the first season of the tournament and will look to target the top spot of the podium in 2020 yet again. The runner-up of the previous edition – the Red Lions (Belgium team) – are geared up to confront the reigning champions to avenge their crushing defeat of the last season.
This match will definitely be a clash of the titans where both the teams will aim to start their 2020 journey on a delightful note.
Head to Head
|
Teams |
Matches Won |
Total Goals |
|
Australia |
8 |
29 |
|
Belgium |
5 |
25 |
Total matches played against each other – 15 (since 2013)
Matches drawn – 2
Probable Playing XI
Australia
Aran Zalewski (c), Durst Jordan (Gk), Lachlan Sharp, Tom Craig, Corey Weyer, Tyler Lovell, Trent Mitton, Daniel Beale, Tim Brand, Andrew Charter and Matthew Swann
Belgium
Thomas Briels (c), Arthur Van Doren, Loic Van Doren (Gk), Nicolas Poncelet, John-John Dohmen, Cedric Charlier, Sebastien Dockier, Gauthier Boccard, Tom Boon, Florent van Aubel and Tommy Willems
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Key Players
Australia
Aran Zalewski
Daniel Beale
Belgium
Thomas Briels
Arthur Van Doren
