Tonga vs New Zealand: result 0-13 and analysis
Pacific GamesGroup Stage - 1Kick-off on July 8, 2019 at 03:00 AM (UTC)Teufaiva Sport Stadium, Nukuʻalofa
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What was the result of Tonga vs New Zealand?
New Zealand won 0-13 on July 8, 2019.
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 7 matches in all competitions, Tonga have 0 wins, 0 draws and 7 defeats; New Zealand have 4, 3 and 8.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 12, 2017 | Fiji(away) | 0-4 | Friendlies |
| Dec 8, 2017 | New Caledonia(home) | 2-4 | Friendlies |
| Dec 6, 2017 | Vanuatu(away) | 0-5 | Friendlies |
| Dec 2, 2017 | Solomon Islands(home) | 0-8 | Friendlies |
| Sep 4, 2015 | Samoa(home) | 0-3 | World Cup - Qualification Oceania |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 2018 | Canada(away) | 0-1 | Friendlies |
| Nov 16, 2017 | Peru(away) | 0-2 | World Cup - Qualification Intercontinental Play-offs |
| Nov 11, 2017 | Peru(home) | 0-0 | World Cup - Qualification Intercontinental Play-offs |
| Oct 6, 2017 | Japan(away) | 1-2 | Friendlies |
| Sep 5, 2017 | Solomon Islands(away) | 2-2 | World Cup - Qualification Oceania |
How many goals should we expect?
Tonga score 0.4 and concede 4.1 goals per match over their last 7; New Zealand score 1.1 and concede 1.2.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tonga | 0.4 | 4.1 | 0 | 2/7 | 7/7 |
| New Zealand | 1.1 | 1.2 | 5 | 4/15 | 5/15 |
Over the last 7 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