New Zealand vs Australia match stats & report

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Friendlies · Friendlies 1 · Go Media Stadium, Auckland · Ref Don Robertson

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New Zealand lost to Australia 1–3 in a friendly (Friendlies 1) on 9 September 2025. New Zealand had 56% of the ball.

New Zealand vs Australia match statistics

New ZealandAustralia

56% Ball possession 44%
8 Total shots 13
4 Shots on target 6
2 Shots off target 5
2 Blocked shots 2
5 Shots inside the box 7
2 Corners 2
12 Fouls 9
2 Offsides 2
3 Yellow cards 1
482 Passes 378
84% Pass accuracy 81%
3 Goalkeeper saves 3

Goals and cards

20' Yellow card S. Singh New Zealand
24' Yellow card C. Metcalfe Australia
35' Goal M. Toure (assist C. Metcalfe) Australia
54' Goal N. Irankunda (assist M. Balard) Australia
57' Goal C. Wood (assist Francis De Vries) New Zealand
60' Goal M. Toure (assist C. Metcalfe) Australia
74' Yellow card Tyler Bindon New Zealand
79' Yellow card Francis De Vries New Zealand

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

New Zealand

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Darren Shaun Bazeley

1 M. Crocombe

3 Francis De Vries 4 Tyler Bindon 14 F. Surman 2 T. Payne

23 R. Thomas 6 J. Bell

19 B. Old 10 S. Singh 11 E. Just

9 C. Wood

Bench Callan Elliot , C. McCowatt , Logan Rogerson , J. Randall , James McGarry , L. Brooke-Smith , Henry Gray , Oliver Sail , M. Boxall , A. Rufer , K. Barbarouses

Australia

Confirmed 5-4-1 Anthony Popović

12 P. Izzo

4 K. Rowles 21 C. Burgess 2 M. Degenek 23 A. Circati 3 L. Miller

14 N. Irankunda 16 M. Balard 13 A. O'Neill 8 C. Metcalfe

9 M. Toure

Bench J. Bos , P. Yazbek , M. Boyle , J. Gauci , Nicolas Milanović , A. Hrustić , Tom Glover , H. Matthews , R. Teague , S. Silvera , Anthony Kalik , N. Botic

Form guide

New Zealand at home

1–0–3 in 4 matches

Scored: 1.5 per game
Conceded: 2.8 per game
Clean sheets: 0 / 4
Corners: 4.5 per game
Shots on target: 3.5 per game

Based on 4 matches — treat these numbers lightly.

Australia away

1–2–5 in 8 matches

Scored: 0.4 per game
Conceded: 1.3 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 8
Corners: 2.4 per game
Shots on target: 2.4 per game

0% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Based on 8 matches — treat these numbers lightly.

New Zealand vs Australia head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
5 Sep 25	Australia v New Zealand	1–0
17 Oct 23	Australia v New Zealand	2–0
25 Sep 22	New Zealand v Australia	0–2
22 Sep 22	Australia v New Zealand	1–0

Only 4 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full New Zealand vs Australia head-to-head record