Head to head

China vs New Zealand

If they played today

China at home

34% / 26% / 40%

China win / draw / New Zealand win

China–New Zealand

1–1 12.5%
0–1 9.9%
1–0 9.1%
1–2 8.5%
2–1 7.8%

Neutral venue

27% / 25% / 48%

China win / draw / New Zealand win

China–New Zealand

1–1 11.9%
0–1 10.7%
1–2 9.4%
0–2 8.4%
1–0 7.6%

New Zealand at home

21% / 23% / 56%

China win / draw / New Zealand win

China–New Zealand

0–1 11.2%
1–1 11.1%
0–2 10.0%
1–2 9.8%
0–0 6.3%

Probabilities come from each team's current Elo rating, so they answer “if they met today” rather than predicting a scheduled fixture. See the methodology for how the model works and where it is weakest.

Elo since debut

Side by side

	China	New Zealand
Current Elo	1553	1689
Elo rank	93rd	68th
Peak Elo	1839 (2001)	1825 (2025)
Matches played	702	419
All-time record	339W 154D 209L	172W 74D 173L
Goals for	1285	733
Goals against	768	634
Biggest win	19–0 vs Guam · 2000-01-26 · AFC Asian Cup qualification	13–0 vs Fiji · 1981-08-16 · FIFA World Cup qualification
Biggest loss	0–8 vs Brazil · 2012-09-10 · Friendly	0–10 vs Australia · 1936-07-11 · Soccer Ashes
World Cups won	0	0
Expected World Cups	0.01	0.02

When they've met

Meetings

China 3W 6D 7L

Goals

14–18

China first

First meeting

1–2

New Zealand won · 1975-07-20 · Friendly

Most recent

1–2

New Zealand won · 2023-03-26 · Friendly

China's biggest win

2–0

1996-06-28 · Friendly

New Zealand's biggest win

2–0

1975-07-26 · Friendly

Most common result

1–2

China first · 4 times, last 2023-03-26

Current run

Unbeaten in 5

New Zealand · since 2011-03-25

16 meetings

Date	Score	Venue	Competition
2023-03-26	1–2	New Zealand home	Friendly
2023-03-23	0–0	New Zealand home	Friendly
2014-11-14	1–1	China home	Friendly
2012-11-14	1–1	China home	Friendly
2011-03-25	1–1	China home	Friendly
2000-01-14	1–0	China home	Friendly
1996-06-28	2–0	China home	Friendly
1990-08-24	0–1	New Zealand home	Friendly
1990-08-16	1–2	New Zealand home	Friendly
1982-01-10	1–2	Neutral	FIFA World Cup qualification
1981-10-03	0–1	New Zealand home	FIFA World Cup qualification
1981-09-24	0–0	China home	FIFA World Cup qualification
1975-10-19	2–1	China home	Friendly
1975-07-26	0–2	New Zealand home	Friendly
1975-07-23	2–2	New Zealand home	Friendly
1975-07-20	1–2	New Zealand home	Friendly