TEAM GB will battle against Hungary for top spot in group J which will also result in the winning team progressing into the final qualifying stage for the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Hungary come into this game in high hopes after beating both Estonia (4-1) and Romania (3-2OT). They currently sit 2nd in the group on 5 points with only Team GB placed above them.

Team GB have also won both games against Romania (4-3) and Estonia (7-1). They top the group with 6 points.

There isn’t too much to separate the two sides on paper with Team Gb ranked 20th whereas Hungary rank at 21st in the IIHF rankings.

Hungary played three warm up matches in preparation to these games. They beat Ukraine 4-2 but lost to France 2-5 and Japan 1-2.

The two sides have met three times in recent years with Team GB taking the most recent win with a 3-2 OT win which got the promoted to the elite stage of the IIHF World Championships.

The two sides have split the other games with Hungary winning in 2013 4-2 and GB winning 5-4 in 2012.

Key Players

Team GB: Ben Bowns, has the ability to keep his team in a game whether it is with Team Gb or the Cardiff Devils. Team GB will hope he shows that in the game.

Hungary: János Hári, scored a hat-trick in the first game against Estonia and will need to find taht goalscoring form again against Team GB.