New Zealand national football team: results and stats
3 investigationsLatest New Zealand national team football matches: every report comes with full stats, xG analysis and the Crime Index of the result.
Current squad — New Zealand national team
Goalkeepers
- 1M. Crocombe
- 12A. Paulsen
- 22M. Woud
Defenders
- 2T. Payne
- 3F. de Vries
- 4Tyler Bindon
- 5M. Boxall
- 13L. Cacace
- 15N. Pijnaker
- 16F. Surman
- 24C. Elliot
- 26T. Smith
Midfielders
- 6J. Bell
- 8M. Stamenic
- 10S. Singh
- 11E. Just
- 14A. Rufer
- 20C. McCowatt
- 23R. Thomas
- 25L. Bayliss
Attackers
- 7L. Rogerson
- 9C. Wood
- 17K. Barbarouses
- 18B. Waine
- 19B. Old
- 21J. Randall
New Zealand Squad: Latest Match
Iran — New Zealand- 1M. CrocombeG
- 2T. PayneD
- 16F. SurmanD
- 5M. BoxallD
- 13L. CacaceD
- 6J. BellM
- 8M. StamenicM
- 20C. McCowattM
- 10S. SinghM
- 11E. JustM
- 9C. WoodF
New Zealand vs Egypt 1:3 — Egypt Converted Their Territorial Edge
Egypt beat New Zealand 3-1 in the group stage, backing up their xG edge (1.87 to 1.24) with the actual scoreline.
New Zealand — Belgium 1:5: Thirty-Five Shots Tell It All
Belgium shot thirty-five times; New Zealand managed six attempts in reply. The 1:5 defeat surprises the model in one respect only — that the score was not heavier: xG 3.60 against 0.24 is a chasm.
Iran vs New Zealand 2-2 — Four Goals and Constant Lead Changes
Iran and New Zealand played out a high-scoring 2-2 draw at the group stage with a close xG reading (1.5 to 1.24).
Frequently Asked Questions
How many players are in the New Zealand national team's current squad?
26 players: goalkeepers — 3, defenders — 9, midfielders — 8, attackers — 6.
How often do New Zealand's match results diverge from the xG-expected outcome?
Bravsen has analyzed 3 matches — average Crime Index 42, with 0 scoring 60+ (the threshold for an anomalous gap between the result and the xG model).
A 1-5 home loss to Belgium is New Zealand's single most anomalous covered match out of 3 reviewed, Crime Index 56% — a moderate figure even for a scoreline that lopsided. The team's average across those matches is 42%, meaning most of the team's results sit closer to the model's expectations than that particular loss.
Finishing runs slightly ahead of the model
Across the 3 matches with calculated xG, New Zealand generated 2.72 expected goals and scored 4 — a small, consistent positive gap. For a debutant at this level, that's an unexpectedly efficient figure: a team converting its limited chances slightly better than expected.
The Belgium loss is a question of class gap, not a systemic issue
A lopsided scoreline against a top national team, set against otherwise positive finishing across the rest of the sample, points more to a gap in overall quality than to a chronic attacking or defensive problem for New Zealand.