New Zealand Key Passes Stats 2025

New Zealand Key Passes Stats 2025 - season overview

New Zealand are averaging 5.2 key passes per game in 2025, with matches involving them seeing 17.2 total key passes on average. Below you'll find every New Zealand player's key-pass rate and create-shots hit percentage, the upcoming fixture against China PR, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

What counts as a created shot in the Player to Create Shots market?

A key pass or an assist. A key pass is the final pass to a teammate who attempts a shot without scoring; if that teammate scores, the pass is recorded as an assist instead. Bookmakers settle create-shots lines on Opta data as the sum of both, so every chance created counts once.

Does this table include assists in the key pass numbers?

No - the table shows key passes only. Because a create-shots line settles on key passes plus assists, a New Zealand player's true market number is equal to or higher than what you see here. The hit rates are a conservative floor for the create-shots market.

Which bookmakers offer the create shots market?

Bet365 lists it as Player To Create Shots in its bet builder, and Sky Bet and Paddy Power carry the same market family in theirs. Lines and player coverage vary by fixture - creative midfielders and attacking full-backs are priced most often.

How does Super Sub affect create shots settlement?

At Sky Bet and Paddy Power, if the player you backed is substituted off, the player who replaces him continues the line and the substitute's chances created count towards your bet. Bet365 instead runs Sub On Play On - a player who enters as a substitute has his own bet stand, with his output counting from the moment he comes on.

Which New Zealand players create the most shots?

Chris Wood leads with 8 key passes across 5 qualifying appearances (1.6/g, 80% hit rate). The table ranks every New Zealand player by key passes per qualifying appearance (20+ minutes) with hit rates at the 1+, 2+ and 3+ lines and six-game form.

Where do these key passes stats come from?

All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz - 10 New Zealand fixtures in the active window for 2025. Bookmakers settle the create-shots market on Opta's count, which can differ by the odd marginal touch, so always treat the bookmaker's feed as final for settlement.

What is the create shots market?

Player to Create Shots is a bet builder market where you back a player to set up a number of shots for his teammates - typically 1+, 2+ or 3+ across the 90 minutes. Bookmakers settle it on Opta data as the cumulative total of a player's key passes plus his assists. A key pass is the final pass to a teammate who then attempts a shot without scoring; if the teammate scores, that pass upgrades from a key pass to an assist. Both count towards a create-shots line, so the market is effectively a bet on chances created. One honest note on this table: it shows key passes only. A player's create-shots number at the bookmaker is his key passes PLUS his assists, so for New Zealand players who register assists the table slightly understates the market line. Treat the hit rates here as a conservative floor - a player hitting 2+ key passes regularly clears a 2+ create-shots line at least as often.

Bet365 player to create shots

Bet365 lists the market as Player To Create Shots inside its bet builder, usually at 1+, 2+ and 3+ lines for the creative midfielders and full-backs in each side. Bet365's player markets run Sub On Play On rules: if your player comes on as a substitute, his bet stands and his output from the moment he enters counts in full. Use the Lineup only toggle above the table to focus the New Zealand numbers on players expected to start.

Sky Bet create shots

Sky Bet carries create shots selections in its bet builder and applies its Super Sub rule to player markets: if the player you backed is substituted off, the player who replaces him continues the line, and the substitute's key passes and assists count towards your bet. That makes team-level creativity - how many chances New Zealand generate as a side - matter as much as the individual you pick, because the line survives a substitution.

Paddy Power create shots

Paddy Power offers the same create-shots market family in its bet builder, also with Super Sub settlement - a replaced starter's line is continued by the player who comes on for him. As with any player market, settlement follows the bookmaker's official data feed (Opta), so a marginal touch that our data logs as a key pass will almost always match, but the bookmaker's count is the one that settles the bet.

How to use this table for create shots bets

Start with the hit percentage at your line: step the table between 1+, 2+ and 3+ key passes and read how often each New Zealand player has cleared that number per qualifying appearance (20+ minutes). The Match grid view shows the raw counts game by game - green cells mark matches where the player hit the active line - and the form dots track his last six. The Super Sub toggle folds substitutes' key passes into each starter's fixture cells, mirroring how Sky Bet and Paddy Power settle. It also points at a structural edge: books price a starter's line on his per-90 output, while Super Sub rules quietly add his replacement's output on top - so at those books, lines on players in high-rotation positions are slightly better than they look. Pair the hit rates with the chances created per game number and the over/under dials below before building the leg.

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New Zealand player key passes rates

Player	Position	Apps	Key passes	Per game	1+ hit rate
Lachlan Bayliss	midfielder	1	1	1	100%
Chris Wood	attacker	5	8	1.6	80%
Francis de Vries	defender	4	5	1.25	75%
Elijah Just	attacker	8	4	0.5	50%
Ben Waine	attacker	4	2	0.5	50%
Alex Rufer	midfielder	2	1	0.5	50%
Tim Payne	defender	7	2	0.29	29%
Sarpreet Singh	midfielder	7	3	0.43	29%
Max Crocombe	goalkeeper	7	2	0.29	29%
Kosta Barbarouses	attacker	4	1	0.25	25%
Liberato Cacace	defender	4	2	0.5	25%
Jesse Randall	attacker	4	1	0.25	25%
Ben Old	defender	9	3	0.33	22%
Ryan Thomas	midfielder	5	1	0.2	20%
Tyler Bindon	defender	5	1	0.2	20%
Michael Boxall	defender	6	1	0.17	17%
Joe Bell	midfielder	6	1	0.17	17%
Marko Stamenić	midfielder	9	3	0.33	11%
Finn Surman	defender	9	1	0.11	11%
Callum McCowatt	midfielder	6	0	0	0%
Alex Paulsen	goalkeeper	2	0	0	0%
Callan Elliot	defender	2	0	0	0%

New Zealand key passes match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team key passes	Opposition key passes	Match total	Top player
27 Jun 2026	World Cup	Belgium	Home	1-5	3	28	31	Chris Wood (2)
22 Jun 2026	World Cup	Egypt	Home	1-3	8	16	24	Marko Stamenić (3)
16 Jun 2026	World Cup	Iran	Away	2-2	9	11	20	Chris Wood (4)
6 Jun 2026	Friendly International	England	Away	1-0	3	18	21	Max Crocombe (1)
3 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Haiti	Away	4-0	0	0	0
30 Mar 2026	Friendly International	Chile	Home	4-1	6	2	8
27 Mar 2026	Friendly International	Finland	Home	0-2	8	8	16	Ben Old (2)
19 Nov 2025	Friendly International	Ecuador	Away	2-0	8	18	26	Francis de Vries (2)
16 Nov 2025	Friendly International	Colombia	Away	2-1	7	19	26	Matthew Garbett (3)
14 Oct 2025	Friendly International	Norway	Away	1-1	0	0	0	Francis de Vries (2)

New Zealand key passes 2025: last 10 games

Key passes for per game: 6.5
Key passes against per game: 15
Match total key passes per game: 21.5
Games: 8

New Zealand Key passes for 2025 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 6.5 %	Over 8.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 12.5 %	Over 14.5 %
Home	4	6.25	50%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Away	4	6.75	75%	25%	0%	0%	0%
Overall	8	6.5	63%	13%	0%	0%	0%

New Zealand Key passes against 2025 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 6.5 %	Over 8.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 12.5 %	Over 14.5 %
Home	4	13.5	75%	50%	50%	50%	50%
Away	4	16.5	100%	100%	100%	75%	75%
Overall	8	15	88%	75%	75%	63%	63%

New Zealand Match total 2025 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 14.5 %	Over 16.5 %	Over 18.5 %	Over 20.5 %	Over 22.5 %
Home	4	19.75	75%	50%	50%	50%	50%
Away	4	23.25	100%	100%	100%	75%	50%
Overall	8	21.5	88%	75%	75%	63%	50%

New Zealand Team key passes 2025: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Team key passes	Overall	Home	Away
Key passes / match	6.5	6.25	6.75
Key passes over 6.5	63%	50%	75%
Key passes over 8.5	13%	0%	25%
Key passes over 10.5	0%	0%	0%
Key passes over 12.5	0%	0%	0%
Key passes over 14.5	0%	0%	0%

New Zealand Key passes against 2025: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Key passes against	Overall	Home	Away
Key passes against / match	15	13.5	16.5
Key passes against over 6.5	88%	75%	100%
Key passes against over 8.5	75%	50%	100%
Key passes against over 10.5	75%	50%	100%
Key passes against over 12.5	63%	50%	75%
Key passes against over 14.5	63%	50%	75%

New Zealand Match key passes 2025: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Match key passes	Overall	Home	Away
Match key passes / match	21.5	19.75	23.25
Match key passes over 14.5	88%	75%	100%
Match key passes over 16.5	75%	50%	100%
Match key passes over 18.5	75%	50%	100%
Match key passes over 20.5	63%	50%	75%
Match key passes over 22.5	50%	50%	50%

New Zealand key passes match by match 2025

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Key passes for	Key passes against	Match total	1st-half total
27 Jun	World Cup	Belgium (H)	1-5	3	28	31	-
22 Jun	World Cup	Egypt (H)	1-3	8	16	24	-
16 Jun	World Cup	Iran (A)	2-2	9	11	20	-
6 Jun	Friendly International	England (A)	1-0	3	18	21	-
30 Mar	Friendly International	Chile (H)	4-1	6	2	8	-
27 Mar	Friendly International	Finland (H)	0-2	8	8	16	-
19 Nov	Friendly International	Ecuador (A)	2-0	8	18	26	-
16 Nov	Friendly International	Colombia (A)	2-1	7	19	26	-

New Zealand key passes per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 18.5 %
Friendly International	2025	4	5.75	12.75	18.5	50%
World Cup	2026	3	6.67	18.33	25	100%
Friendly International	2026	3	5.67	9.33	15	33%
Friendly International	2024	4	3.25	11	14.25	25%

New Zealand next three opponents: key passes per game this season

Kick-off	Opponent	Their match total	Their key passes for	Their key passes against	Match total at that venue	For at that venue	Against at that venue
Sun 27 Sep 11:35	China PR (away)	14.25	9.25	5	15.5	13	2.5
Thu 12 Nov 06:00	India (home)	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sun 15 Nov 03:00	India (home)	-	-	-	-	-	-

New Zealand players with the most games of 1+ key passes 2025

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Sarpreet Singh	midfielder	4	8	50%
2	Ben Waine	attacker	3	5	60%
3	Francis de Vries	defender	3	6	50%
4	Ben Old	defender	3	8	38%
5	Ryan Thomas	midfielder	2	4	50%

New Zealand players with the most games of 2+ key passes 2025

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Francis de Vries	defender	2	6	33%
2	Sarpreet Singh	midfielder	2	8	25%
3	Matthew Garbett	midfielder	1	5	20%

New Zealand players with the most games of 3+ key passes 2025

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Matthew Garbett	midfielder	1	5	20%

China PR key passes match by match, last 10 games (next opponent)

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Key passes for	Key passes against	Match total	1st-half total
9 Jun	Friendly International	Thailand (H)	0-0	18	2	20	-
5 Jun	Friendly International	Singapore (A)	1-2	8	2	10	-
31 Mar	Friendly International	Cameroon (A)	2-0	3	13	16	-
27 Mar	Friendly International	Curacao (H)	2-0	8	3	11	-
10 Jun	WC Qualification Asia	Bahrain (H)	1-0	9	7	16	-
5 Jun	WC Qualification Asia	Indonesia (A)	1-0	3	7	10	-
25 Mar	WC Qualification Asia	Australia (H)	0-2	11	4	15	-
20 Mar	WC Qualification Asia	Saudi Arabia (A)	1-0	1	16	17	-
19 Nov	WC Qualification Asia	Japan (H)	1-3	5	8	13	-
14 Nov	WC Qualification Asia	Bahrain (A)	0-1	6	3	9	-