Fiji vs Papua New Guinea: result 1-2 and analysis
World Cup - Qualification OceaniaGroup Stage - 3Kick-off on March 24, 2022 at 05:00 PM (UTC)HFC Bank Stadium, Suva
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What was the result of Fiji vs Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea won 1-2 on March 24, 2022.
Goalscorers
- 12′Ratu Tevita WaranaivaluFiji
- 45′Ati KepoPapua New Guinea
- 63′T. SemmyPapua New Guinea
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Fiji have 6 wins, 5 draws and 4 defeats; Papua New Guinea have 7, 3 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 2022 | New Zealand(away) | 0-4 | World Cup - Qualification Oceania |
| Mar 18, 2022 | New Caledonia(away) | 2-1 | World Cup - Qualification Oceania |
| Jul 19, 2019 | Papua New Guinea(away) | 0-0 | Pacific Games |
| Jul 18, 2019 | Solomon Islands(home) | 4-4 | Pacific Games |
| Jul 15, 2019 | Tuvalu(home) | 10-1 | Pacific Games |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 2022 | New Caledonia(home) | 1-0 | World Cup - Qualification Oceania |
| Mar 18, 2022 | New Zealand(home) | 0-1 | World Cup - Qualification Oceania |
| Jul 19, 2019 | Fiji(home) | 0-0 | Pacific Games |
| Jul 17, 2019 | Tonga(home) | 8-0 | Pacific Games |
| Jul 14, 2019 | New Zealand(away) | 0-2 | Pacific Games |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 1 meetings: 0 Fiji win(s), 1 draw(s), 0 Papua New Guinea win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 2019 | Papua New Guinea 0-0 Fiji | Pacific Games |
Last archived meeting: Papua New Guinea vs Fiji on Jul 19, 2019
How many goals should we expect?
Fiji score 2.2 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Papua New Guinea score 2.3 and concede 1.0.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiji | 2.2 | 1.1 | 5 | 6/15 | 7/15 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2.3 | 1.0 | 7 | 6/15 | 9/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy