The 2024 Olympic Field Hockey Odds are here and the stage is set for exciting hockey action in the upcoming games! The men’s competition in the upcoming field hockey tournament is split into Group A with the Netherlands, Germany, Great Britain, Spain, France and South Africa. Group B features Belgium, India, Australia, Argentina, New Zealand and Ireland.

The women’s Group A includes the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Japan, China and France. Group B includes Australia, Argentina, Great Britain, Spain, the United States and South Africa.

The field hockey competitions will take place in a truly historic venue, the Yves du Manoir Stadium in Colombes.

This iconic venue played an important role in French sports history, hosting the first Olympic Games held in Paris in 1924.

The men’s tournament will begin on July 27, with the quarterfinals on August 4, the semifinals on August 6, and the bronze and gold medal matches on Thursday, August 8.

The women’s tournament will start on July 27, with the quarterfinals on August 5, the semifinals on August 7, and the bronze and gold medal matches on August 9.

The bookmakers believe the men’s tournament is fairly open with four different teams having shorter odds and the rest of the field taking longer shots. The women’s tournament looks much more lopsided with the Dutch women’s team being the heavy favourites.

Let’s take a look at the 2024 Olympic Field Hockey Odds and see if there are any good value hockey predictions you can make in preparation for these two Olympic tournaments.

Gold Earning Odds

The 2024 Olympics Field Hockey odds are as follows:

Women’s Hockey Gold Medal Winner:

In the men’s category, the rates are as follows:

Men’s Tournament, Tight Competition

Belgium start as favourites to win gold again at the 2024 Paris Olympics, but the Netherlands, Australia and Germany will be in tight competition to steal the gold medal. At the Tokyo Olympics, Belgium took home the gold after winning silver in Rio in 2016. Australia took silver and India finished third for the bronze medal in Tokyo.

Hot on the heels of their 2023 World Cup triumph, Germany are entering the Paris Olympics as another contender for hockey gold. However, their path to victory will not be easy. While they have an experienced and rebuilding team, their biggest advantage may be the addition of star player Gonzalo Peillat. Having won Olympic gold with Argentina in 2016 before swapping teams with Germany and defying expectations by winning the World Cup, Peillat brings a wealth of experience and a winning mentality.

Despite Germany’s strength, they face stiff competition from defending champions Belgium, who are integrating young talent. The Netherlands, with their exciting young players under coach Jeroen Delmee, and two-time champions Australia are also serious threats. India, the most decorated team with eight titles, are aiming to end a gold drought that dates back to 1980. They are offered as a good value long-term pick at +1400.

Great Britain are also a surprise to look out for. They are a great returner at +900 and have a solid run in the 2024 Men’s FIH Olympic Hockey Qualifiers, including a 1-0 defeat to Germany.

It seems likely that someone from Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands or Australia will take the gold medal in Paris, but in a world where four different teams are competing for the top spot, anything can happen.

Will Women Continue to Dominate in the Netherlands?

The Dutch women’s hockey team arrive at the Paris Olympics as the undisputed queens of the sport. Their legacy includes an impressive nine Olympic medals in ten participations, including four gold medals in different decades.

Athens 2004 was a turning point as they won their first silver medal and then went on to win consecutive golds in Beijing and London to cement their position as Olympic powerhouses. A narrow defeat in the 2016 Rio finals was a minor setback as they bounced back with another gold at Tokyo 2020.

Now in Paris, the Dutch women carry the burden of expectation as the most decorated team in Olympic hockey history, and they come to Paris with a string of hockey scores. They crushed the competition in the most recent FIH Hockey Pro League season, winning 15 of 16 matches and suffering only a single defeat.

Their attacking power was undeniable, scoring 31 goals in their first five games alone. Even after securing the title early on, they remained relentless and showed their absolute dominance.

This impressive performance follows an equally dominant 2023 campaign, in which they have achieved a perfect record of 15 wins and only one draw (lost on penalties). This recent history paints a clear picture: the Netherlands are a force to be reckoned with.

Bronze and silver in the women’s tournament are likely to be contested by several different teams. Germany, Argentina, Australia and Belgium are the four teams most likely to be competing for the last two medals, but the outcome could depend on who can avoid the Dutch women the longest.

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