Great Britain hockey star Ashley Jackson scored a brace, including a late equaliser as Great Britain escaped with a point against South Africa. This should have been a game which the host nation won and they held a one goal lead until ten minutes left on the clock. South Africa struck twice to almost spring a surprise, until star forward Jackson rescued Team GB. It wasn’t a great performance from the men’s hockey side, as they didn’t get into their rhythm They will be disappointed because they had started so well with an opening victory against Argentina. Team GB will need to pick up the pace in Great Britain v Pakistan Hockey betting because the two nations are level on 4 points behind Pool A leaders Australia. So the winner of this one will get a huge advantage because only the top two sides qualifying for the knock-out stage. With Australia looking as if they are going to cruise through, this is going to be a very decisive match.
Pakistan opened with a draw against Spain before running up a 2-0 win over Argentina. There will be just two games remaining for each after this coming together, so picking up three points on Friday is going to be crucial. Both side still have face favourites Australia in the pool. Will those dropped points against South Africa come back and haunt Great Britain? Probably not if they can hold their nerve and put in a better quality performance against Pakistan. The two sides look set for a pretty tight battle, but Team GB should just be edging things as favourites. The weight of the home support behind them could be a big factor on the day.
Great Britain v Pakistan Hockey Betting at online bookmaker Bet365
Team GB 1/4, Draw 4/1, Pakistan 9/1
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