Paris 2024 Olympics Hockey: India vs Spain head-to-head record
India will clash with Spain in the bronze medal match of men's hockey event at the Paris 2024 Olympics on Thursday, August 8, at the Yves-du-Manoir Stadium. This game will also be legendary Indian goalkeeper PR Sreejesh's final game for the Indian team, who will look to give him a fitting farewell.
India are coming into this game after narrowly losing their semifinal against Germany 3-2. Earlier, they finished second in the group stage and then beat Great Britain 4-2 in a penalty shootout in the quarterfinals.
Meanwhile, Spain suffered a 0-4 loss to the Netherlands in their semifinal fixture. Notably, in the quarterfinals, they overcame the challenge of defending champions Belgium, beating them 3-2. Earlier, they had finished fourth in their pool with only two wins in five games.
The Tokyo Olympics saw India win 3-0 against Spain in the group stage, with Rupinder Pal Singh scoring a brace.
Full head-to-head records of India vs Spain hockey matches
In overall head-to-head matchups, India have prevailed on 31 occasions in 71 games, while Spain have done well to secure 26 victories. Since the Tokyo Olympics, both teams have met eight times, with India winning five of those games.
Interestingly, the last game in February this year in the FIH Hockey Pro League between both teams saw a 2-2 draw in regulation time, but the Men in Blue won the penalty shootout 8-7.
Both teams are neck-to-neck in terms of goals scored against each other. India are ahead with 142 goals compared to Spain's 133. The biggest win recorded by India over the European side was in 2019, where they won 6-1, while Spain dominated India in 2009 with a scoreline of 8-2.