> Australia have taken on the Netherlands six times before at the Olympics, winning four and losing twice.
> Only the Australia vs Korea fixture has seen more editions at the Olympics (6).
> Their last Olympic encounter came at Athens 2004 when the Netherlands won 1-0 through a penalty corner goal by Mijntje Donners.
> Australia's last Olympic win over the Dutch came at Sydney 2000 (5-0).
> This match sees leading goal scorer Maartje Paumen (NED, 5) take on Australia's Nikki Hudson, Angela Lambert and Casey Eastham, who have scored three goals each.
> Paumen (NED), Hudson (AUS) and Eastham (AUS) have scored in all three of their team's matches at Beijing 2008.
> Nikki Hudson (AUS) and Agustina Soledad Garcia (ARG) have scored nine career goals at the Olympics, a record for players active at Beijing 2008.