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FriendliesSeason 2025

New Zealand vs Australia

9 September 2025 at 08:00Go 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.

Kick Off
Half Time
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

Rivalry since 2022

New Zealand vs Australia Head to Head Results· 4

New Zealand and Australia have met 4 times — New Zealand won 0, Australia won 4, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2022. Australia leads the head-to-head with 4 victories from 4 meetings. A combined 6 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 1.50 per match (0 for the home side, 6 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. Australia are currently unbeaten in the last 4 meetings. The highest-scoring encounter finished 2–0 in 2023.

Drawn
0
·
Total goals
6 · 1.5/match
Both scored
0/4 · 0%
Over 2.5
0/4 · 0%

Statistics are for informational purposes only. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

API data: 13 May 2026