Papua New Guinea vs Fiji: result 1-5 and analysis
OFC Nations CupGroup Stage - 2Kick-off on June 16, 2024 at 04:00 AM (UTC)HFC Bank Stadium, Suva
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What was the result of Papua New Guinea vs Fiji?
Fiji won 1-5 on June 16, 2024.
Goalscorers
- 2′N. BeggFiji
- 43′T. DunnFiji
- 52′T. DunnFiji
- 55′Garem Alwin KomolongFiji (o.g.)
- 64′R. KrishnaFiji
- 88′T. SemmyPapua New Guinea
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Papua New Guinea have 3 wins, 4 draws and 8 defeats; Fiji have 5, 3 and 7.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2024 | Central African Republic(away) | 0-4 | Friendlies |
| Mar 22, 2024 | Sri Lanka(away) | 0-0 | Friendlies |
| Nov 30, 2023 | Tahiti(away) | 0-2 | Pacific Games |
| Nov 23, 2023 | Vanuatu(away) | 1-1 | Pacific Games |
| Nov 17, 2023 | Tuvalu(home) | 3-0 | Pacific Games |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 2024 | Solomon Islands(away) | 2-0 | Friendlies |
| Mar 18, 2024 | Solomon Islands(away) | 1-2 | Friendlies |
| Dec 1, 2023 | Vanuatu(away) | 4-2 | Pacific Games |
| Nov 28, 2023 | Solomon Islands(home) | 0-2 | Pacific Games |
| Nov 21, 2023 | Tahiti(home) | 0-0 | Pacific Games |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 2 meetings: 1 Papua New Guinea win(s), 1 draw(s), 0 Fiji win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 2022 | Fiji 1-2 Papua New Guinea | World Cup - Qualification Oceania |
| Jul 19, 2019 | Papua New Guinea 0-0 Fiji | Pacific Games |
Last archived meeting: Fiji vs Papua New Guinea on Mar 24, 2022
How many goals should we expect?
Papua New Guinea score 0.9 and concede 2.1 goals per match over their last 15; Fiji score 2.3 and concede 1.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 0.9 | 2.1 | 4 | 6/15 | 8/15 |
| Fiji | 2.3 | 1.5 | 4 | 7/15 | 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