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New Caledonia vs Papua New Guinea

If they played today

New Caledonia at home
57% / 23% / 20%
New Caledonia win / draw / Papua New Guinea win
New Caledonia–Papua New Guinea
  • 1–0 11.3%
  • 1–1 11.0%
  • 2–0 10.2%
  • 2–1 9.8%
  • 0–0 6.3%
Neutral venue
49% / 25% / 26%
New Caledonia win / draw / Papua New Guinea win
New Caledonia–Papua New Guinea
  • 1–1 11.8%
  • 1–0 10.7%
  • 2–1 9.5%
  • 2–0 8.6%
  • 0–1 7.4%
Papua New Guinea at home
41% / 26% / 33%
New Caledonia win / draw / Papua New Guinea win
New Caledonia–Papua New Guinea
  • 1–1 12.4%
  • 1–0 10.0%
  • 0–1 8.9%
  • 2–1 8.7%
  • 1–2 7.7%

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

 New CaledoniaPapua New Guinea
Current Elo15911443
Elo rank85th133rd
Peak Elo1699 (2008)1553 (1989)
Matches played265155
All-time record136W 34D 95L52W 29D 74L
Goals for698336
Goals against369312
Biggest win18–0 vs Micronesia · 2003-07-01 · South Pacific Games20–0 vs American Samoa · 1987-12-15 · South Pacific Games
Biggest loss0–11 vs Australia · 2002-07-08 · Oceania Nations Cup0–10 vs Malaysia · 2023-06-20 · Friendly
Neither team has qualified for a World Cup
OFC Nations Cups won00
Expected OFC Nations Cups1.240.29

When they've met

Meetings
20
New Caledonia 14W 2D 4L
Goals
55–18
New Caledonia first
First meeting
4–0
New Caledonia won · 1966-12-15 · South Pacific Games
Most recent
3–1
New Caledonia won · 2024-10-10 · FIFA World Cup qualification
New Caledonia's biggest win
8–0
1980-02-28 · Oceania Nations Cup
Papua New Guinea's biggest win
4–1
2002-03-12 · Oceania Nations Cup qualification
Most common result
0–1
New Caledonia first · 3 times, last 2022-03-21
Current run
Won last 2
New Caledonia · since 2023-10-11
20 meetings
DateScoreVenueCompetition
2024-10-103–1NeutralFIFA World Cup qualification
2023-10-113–1New Caledonia homeMSG Prime Minister's Cup
2022-03-210–1NeutralFIFA World Cup qualification
2016-05-291–1Papua New Guinea homeOceania Nations Cup
2003-06-302–0NeutralSouth Pacific Games
2002-03-121–4NeutralOceania Nations Cup qualification
2000-04-116–1NeutralMelanesia Cup
1998-09-070–1NeutralMelanesia Cup
1994-07-030–1NeutralMelanesia Cup
1993-12-081–1NeutralSouth Pacific Mini Games
1990-11-032–1New Caledonia homeMelanesia Cup
1989-11-042–1NeutralMelanesia Cup
1987-12-102–0New Caledonia homeSouth Pacific Games
1983-09-152–1NeutralSouth Pacific Games
1981-07-105–1NeutralSouth Pacific Mini Games
1980-02-288–0New Caledonia homeOceania Nations Cup
1975-08-055–1NeutralSouth Pacific Games
1971-09-164–0NeutralSouth Pacific Games
1969-08-144–1Papua New Guinea homeSouth Pacific Games
1966-12-154–0New Caledonia homeSouth Pacific Games