9 September 2025 at 07:00

13
Full Time
Referee: Don Robertson
Stadium: Go Media Stadium, Auckland

Match Summary

Australia defeated New Zealand 3:1. The match was played in Friendlies 2025. Goals were scored by Mohamed Touré 35′, Nestory Irankunda 54′, Chris Wood 57′, Mohamed Touré 60′. 4 yellow cards were shown. New Zealand had 56% possession while Australia held 44%. New Zealand had 8 shots (4 on target) compared to 13 (6 on target) for Australia. New Zealand made 6 substitutions, Australia made 6. VAR was involved: Goal cancelled (Mohamed Touré 63′), Red card cancelled (Tyler Bindon 73′).

Match Events

Key match events between New Zealand and Australia — 4 goals and 4 cards recorded during the match.

New Zealand
Australia
Kick Off
35′
Mohamed Touré

assist: Connor Metcalfe

Half Time
54′
Nestory Irankunda

assist: Maximilien Balard

Chris Wood

assist: Francis De Vries

57′
60′
Mohamed Touré

assist: Connor Metcalfe

VAR
63′Goal cancelled
64′
Lewis MillerJordan Bos
64′
Maximilien BalardPatrick Yazbek
Ryan ThomasCallum McCowatt
67′
Benjamin OldLogan Rogerson
67′
Tim PayneCallan Elliot
67′
Chris WoodJesse Randall
67′
Red card cancelled73′
VAR
75′
Mohamed TouréMartin Boyle
Francis De VriesJames McGarry
79′
Sarpreet SinghLuke Brooke-Smith
79′
86′
Nestory IrankundaNicolas Milanović
86′
Connor MetcalfeAjdin Hrustić
86′
Paul IzzoJoe Gauci
Full Time

Match Statistics

New Zealand had 56% possession against Australia's 44%. New Zealand registered 8 shots (4 on target) while Australia managed 13 (6 on target). Corner kicks: 2–2. Fouls committed: 12–9.

4Shots on Goal6
2Shots off Goal5
8Total Shots13
2Blocked Shots2
5Shots insidebox7
3Shots outsidebox6
12Fouls9
2Corner Kicks2
2Offsides2
56%Ball Possession44%
3Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
3Goalkeeper Saves3
482Total passes378
404Passes accurate305
84%Passes %81%
0expected_goals0
0goals_prevented0

Recent Form

In their last 6 matches, New Zealand have recorded 0 wins, 1 draws and 5 defeats. Australia show 3 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses from their last 6 outings.

New Zealand

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Australia

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New Zealand vs Australia Head to Head Results

New Zealand and Australia have met 1 times — New Zealand won 0, Australia won 1, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2025. Australia leads the head-to-head with 1 victories from 1 meetings. A combined 1 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 1.00 per match (0 for the home side, 1 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 0 matches (0%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 0 games (0%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 1–0 in 2025.

0

New Zealand

0

Drawn

1

Australia

Goals: 0Goals: 1

Recent Meetings (1)

5 Sept 2025Australia1 – 0New Zealand
Statistics are for informational purposes only. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

API data: 15 Mar 2026