New Zealand Shots on Target Stats 2025

New Zealand Shots on Target Stats 2025 - season overview

New Zealand are averaging 3.8 shots on target per game in 2025, with matches involving them seeing 9.9 total SOT on average. Below you'll find player SOT-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against China PR, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which New Zealand players hit the most shots on target?

Elijah Just leads with 7 shots on target across 8 qualifying appearances (0.88/g, 63% hit rate). The SOT-rate table below ranks every New Zealand player by SOT per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), six-game form mask and current Bet365 1+ SOT price.

How does New Zealand's SOT profile look this season?

New Zealand are averaging 3.8 shots on target per game over 10 games and concede 6.1 for a match-total of 9.9. They take 9.8 shots per game and create 5.2 key passes per game.

How is the SOT matchup read calculated?

SOT matchup blends our attackers' on-target rate (50%) with the opposition's SOT conceded per game (50%). For the upcoming fixture against China PR, the page weights each New Zealand attacker against the opposition's last-season SOT-conceded rate.

What's the difference between shots and shots on target?

New Zealand take 9.8 shots per game and put 3.8 on target. Players who shoot speculatively often have a low SOT-per-shot ratio; the context panel surfaces the shots/g funnel so you can see the conversion rate.

Where do these SOT stats come from?

All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz - 10 New Zealand fixtures in the active window for 2025. Player odds come from Bet365 player markets when priced.

How is conversion (Goals/SOT) useful?

New Zealand are currently converting 26% of their shots on target into goals. A high conversion rate means finishing well; a low one means SOT volume but not yet goals. Pair this with the shots/g funnel to read how the goals number is built.

New Zealand player shots on target rates

Player	Position	Apps	Shots on target	Per game	1+ hit rate
Elijah Just	attacker	8	7	0.88	63%
Sarpreet Singh	midfielder	7	4	0.57	43%
Chris Wood	attacker	5	3	0.6	40%
Callum McCowatt	midfielder	6	3	0.5	33%
Kosta Barbarouses	attacker	4	1	0.25	25%
Liberato Cacace	defender	4	1	0.25	25%
Jesse Randall	attacker	4	1	0.25	25%
Finn Surman	defender	9	2	0.22	22%
Ben Old	defender	9	2	0.22	22%
Michael Boxall	defender	6	1	0.17	17%
Marko Stamenić	midfielder	9	0	0	0%
Tim Payne	defender	7	0	0	0%
Max Crocombe	goalkeeper	7	0	0	0%
Joe Bell	midfielder	6	0	0	0%
Ryan Thomas	midfielder	5	0	0	0%
Tyler Bindon	defender	5	0	0	0%
Francis de Vries	defender	4	0	0	0%
Ben Waine	attacker	4	0	0	0%
Alex Paulsen	goalkeeper	2	0	0	0%
Alex Rufer	midfielder	2	0	0	0%
Callan Elliot	defender	2	0	0	0%
Lachlan Bayliss	midfielder	1	0	0	0%

New Zealand shots on target match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team shots on target	Opposition shots on target	Match total	Top player
27 Jun 2026	World Cup	Belgium	Home	1-5	2	10	12	Elijah Just (2)
22 Jun 2026	World Cup	Egypt	Home	1-3	5	7	12	Callum McCowatt (2)
16 Jun 2026	World Cup	Iran	Away	2-2	8	4	12	Chris Wood (2)
6 Jun 2026	Friendly International	England	Away	1-0	1	4	5	Matthew Garbett (1)
3 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Haiti	Away	4-0	3	7	10
30 Mar 2026	Friendly International	Chile	Home	4-1	7	4	11
27 Mar 2026	Friendly International	Finland	Home	0-2	2	3	5	Jesse Randall (1)
19 Nov 2025	Friendly International	Ecuador	Away	2-0	2	8	10	Sarpreet Singh (1)
16 Nov 2025	Friendly International	Colombia	Away	2-1	3	8	11	Michael Boxall (1)
14 Oct 2025	Friendly International	Norway	Away	1-1	5	6	11	Matthew Garbett (1)

New Zealand shots on target 2025: last 10 games

Shots on target for per game: 3.8
Shots on target against per game: 6.1
Match total shots on target per game: 9.9
Games: 10

New Zealand Shots on target for 2025 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	4	4	50%	50%	50%	25%	25%
Away	6	3.67	67%	33%	33%	17%	17%
Overall	10	3.8	60%	40%	40%	20%	20%

New Zealand Shots on target against 2025 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	4	6	100%	75%	50%	50%	50%
Away	6	6.17	100%	100%	67%	67%	50%
Overall	10	6.1	100%	90%	60%	60%	50%

New Zealand Match total 2025 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 6.5 %	Over 7.5 %	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %
Home	4	10	75%	75%	75%	75%	75%
Away	6	9.83	83%	83%	83%	83%	50%
Overall	10	9.9	80%	80%	80%	80%	60%

New Zealand Team shots on target 2025: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Team shots on target	Overall	Home	Away
Shots on target / match	3.8	4	3.67
Total shots / match	9.8	10	9.67
Share of shots on target	39%	40%	38%
Goals per shot on target	26%	38%	18%
Shots on target per goal	3.8	2.7	5.5
Shots on target over 2.5	60%	50%	67%
Shots on target over 3.5	40%	50%	33%
Shots on target over 4.5	40%	50%	33%
Shots on target over 5.5	20%	25%	17%
Shots on target over 6.5	20%	25%	17%

New Zealand Shots on target against 2025: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Shots on target against	Overall	Home	Away
Shots on target against / match	6.1	6	6.17
Shots on target against over 2.5	100%	100%	100%
Shots on target against over 3.5	90%	75%	100%
Shots on target against over 4.5	60%	50%	67%
Shots on target against over 5.5	60%	50%	67%
Shots on target against over 6.5	50%	50%	50%

New Zealand Match shots on target 2025: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Match shots on target	Overall	Home	Away
Match shots on target / match	9.9	10	9.83
Match shots on target over 6.5	80%	75%	83%
Match shots on target over 7.5	80%	75%	83%
Match shots on target over 8.5	80%	75%	83%
Match shots on target over 9.5	80%	75%	83%
Match shots on target over 10.5	60%	75%	50%

New Zealand 1st-half shots on target for 2025 (from 10 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %
Home	4	1.75	50%	50%	25%
Away	6	2.17	67%	17%	17%
Overall	10	2	60%	30%	20%

New Zealand 1st-half shots on target against 2025 (from 10 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %
Home	4	2.25	75%	25%	25%
Away	6	2	67%	33%	0%
Overall	10	2.1	70%	30%	10%

New Zealand 1st-half match total 2025 (from 10 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %
Home	4	4	75%	75%	25%	25%
Away	6	4.17	83%	67%	33%	17%
Overall	10	4.1	80%	70%	30%	20%

New Zealand shots on target match by match 2025

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Shots on target for	Shots on target against	Match total	1st-half total
27 Jun	World Cup	Belgium (H)	1-5	2	10	12	4
22 Jun	World Cup	Egypt (H)	1-3	5	7	12	4
16 Jun	World Cup	Iran (A)	2-2	8	4	12	7
6 Jun	Friendly International	England (A)	1-0	1	4	5	4
3 Jun	Friendly International	Haiti (A)	4-0	3	7	10	4
30 Mar	Friendly International	Chile (H)	4-1	7	4	11	6
27 Mar	Friendly International	Finland (H)	0-2	2	3	5	2
19 Nov	Friendly International	Ecuador (A)	2-0	2	8	10	2
16 Nov	Friendly International	Colombia (A)	2-1	3	8	11	5
14 Oct	Friendly International	Norway (A)	1-1	5	6	11	3

New Zealand shots on target per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 8.5 %
Friendly International	2025	8	3.13	5.5	8.63	63%
Friendly International	2026	4	3.25	4.5	7.75	50%
WC Qualification Oceania	2026	3	11	0.33	11.33	67%
World Cup	2026	3	5	7	12	100%
Friendly International	2024	5	3.8	2.4	6.2	20%

New Zealand next three opponents: shots on target per game this season

Kick-off	Opponent	Their match total	Their shots on target for	Their shots on target against	Match total at that venue	For at that venue	Against at that venue
Sun 27 Sep 11:35	China PR (away)	5.75	3.5	2.25	5	4.5	0.5
Thu 12 Nov 06:00	India (home)	5.25	1.75	3.5	5.33	2.33	3
Sun 15 Nov 03:00	India (home)	5.25	1.75	3.5	5.33	2.33	3

New Zealand players with the most games of 1+ shots on target 2025

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Chris Wood	attacker	3	6	50%
2	Matthew Garbett	midfielder	2	5	40%
3	Michael Boxall	defender	2	5	40%
4	Ben Old	defender	2	8	25%
5	Sarpreet Singh	midfielder	2	8	25%

New Zealand players with the most games of 2+ shots on target 2025

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Chris Wood	attacker	2	6	33%
2	Matthew Garbett	midfielder	1	5	20%

China PR shots on target match by match, last 10 games (next opponent)

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