Head to head
New Zealand vs Papua New Guinea
If they played today
New Zealand at home
64% / 21% / 15%
New Zealand–Papua New Guinea
- 1–0 11.7%
- 2–0 11.7%
- 1–1 9.9%
- 2–1 9.8%
- 3–0 7.8%
Neutral venue
57% / 23% / 20%
New Zealand–Papua New Guinea
- 1–0 11.3%
- 1–1 11.0%
- 2–0 10.1%
- 2–1 9.8%
- 0–0 6.3%
Papua New Guinea at home
49% / 25% / 26%
New Zealand–Papua New Guinea
- 1–1 11.9%
- 1–0 10.7%
- 2–1 9.4%
- 2–0 8.5%
- 0–1 7.4%
Elo since debut
Side by side
| New Zealand | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Current Elo | 1689 | 1443 |
| Elo rank | 68th | 133rd |
| Peak Elo | 1825 (2025) | 1553 (1989) |
| Matches played | 419 | 155 |
| All-time record | 172W 74D 173L | 52W 29D 74L |
| Goals for | 733 | 336 |
| Goals against | 634 | 312 |
| Biggest win | 13–0 vs Fiji · 1981-08-16 · FIFA World Cup qualification | 20–0 vs American Samoa · 1987-12-15 · South Pacific Games |
| Biggest loss | 0–10 vs Australia · 1936-07-11 · Soccer Ashes | 0–10 vs Malaysia · 2023-06-20 · Friendly |
| World Cups won | 0 | 0 |
| Expected World Cups | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| OFC Nations Cups won | 6 | 0 |
| Expected OFC Nations Cups | 2.19 | 0.29 |
When they've met
Meetings
6
Goals
19–3
First meeting
0–1
Most recent
1–0
New Zealand's biggest win
9–1
Papua New Guinea's biggest win
1–0
Current run
Unbeaten in 5
6 meetings
| Date | Score | Venue | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-03-18 | 1–0 | Neutral | FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2016-06-11 | 0–0 | Papua New Guinea home | Oceania Nations Cup |
| 2012-06-04 | 2–1 | Neutral | Oceania Nations Cup |
| 2002-07-07 | 9–1 | New Zealand home | Oceania Nations Cup |
| 1997-06-11 | 7–0 | New Zealand home | FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 1997-05-31 | 0–1 | Papua New Guinea home | FIFA World Cup qualification |