New Zealand Shots Stats 2025

New Zealand Shots Stats 2025 - season overview

New Zealand are averaging 9.8 shots per game in 2025, with matches involving them seeing 28.9 total shots on average. Below you'll find player shot-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 take the most shots?

Elijah Just leads with 12 shots across 8 qualifying appearances (1.5/g, 75% hit rate). The shot-rate table below lists every New Zealand player with their shots per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), six-game form mask and current Bet365 1+ shots price for the next fixture.

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

New Zealand are averaging 9.8 shots per game over 10 games and concede 19.1 for a match-total of 28.9.

How is the shots matchup read calculated?

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

Where do these shot 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.

What counts as a qualifying appearance?

A player must have featured for at least 20 minutes in a fixture for that match to count toward their shot rate and form. Cameo appearances are excluded so the rates aren't diluted.

Why is possession shown alongside shots?

Possession share, key passes per game and shot accuracy are the strongest underlying drivers of shot volume. The context panel surfaces those drivers so you can read the number, not just take it at face value.

New Zealand player shots rates

Player	Position	Apps	Shots	Per game	1+ hit rate
Lachlan Bayliss	midfielder	1	1	1	100%
Sarpreet Singh	midfielder	7	10	1.43	86%
Elijah Just	attacker	8	12	1.5	75%
Chris Wood	attacker	5	8	1.6	60%
Ben Waine	attacker	4	3	0.75	50%
Jesse Randall	attacker	4	3	0.75	50%
Marko Stamenić	midfielder	9	5	0.56	44%
Ben Old	defender	9	4	0.44	44%
Tim Payne	defender	7	3	0.43	43%
Tyler Bindon	defender	5	2	0.4	40%
Finn Surman	defender	9	3	0.33	33%
Callum McCowatt	midfielder	6	4	0.67	33%
Kosta Barbarouses	attacker	4	1	0.25	25%
Liberato Cacace	defender	4	1	0.25	25%
Michael Boxall	defender	6	1	0.17	17%
Joe Bell	midfielder	6	1	0.17	17%
Max Crocombe	goalkeeper	7	0	0	0%
Ryan Thomas	midfielder	5	0	0	0%
Francis de Vries	defender	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%

New Zealand shots match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team shots	Opposition shots	Match total	Top player
27 Jun 2026	World Cup	Belgium	Home	1-5	6	35	41	Elijah Just (3)
22 Jun 2026	World Cup	Egypt	Home	1-3	11	19	30	Marko Stamenić (2)
16 Jun 2026	World Cup	Iran	Away	2-2	14	17	31	Chris Wood (4)
6 Jun 2026	Friendly International	England	Away	1-0	3	23	26	Matthew Garbett (1)
3 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Haiti	Away	4-0	12	13	25
30 Mar 2026	Friendly International	Chile	Home	4-1	12	5	17
27 Mar 2026	Friendly International	Finland	Home	0-2	11	10	21	Jesse Randall (2)
19 Nov 2025	Friendly International	Ecuador	Away	2-0	10	24	34	Sarpreet Singh (2)
16 Nov 2025	Friendly International	Colombia	Away	2-1	10	22	32	Matthew Garbett (2)
14 Oct 2025	Friendly International	Norway	Away	1-1	9	23	32	Chris Wood (3)

New Zealand shots 2025: last 10 games

Shots for per game: 9.8
Shots against per game: 19.1
Match total shots per game: 28.9
Games: 10

New Zealand Shots for 2025 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 12.5 %	Over 14.5 %	Over 16.5 %
Home	4	10	75%	75%	0%	0%	0%
Away	6	9.67	83%	33%	17%	0%	0%
Overall	10	9.8	80%	50%	10%	0%	0%

New Zealand Shots against 2025 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 12.5 %	Over 14.5 %	Over 16.5 %
Home	4	17.25	75%	50%	50%	50%	50%
Away	6	20.33	100%	100%	100%	83%	83%
Overall	10	19.1	90%	80%	80%	70%	70%

New Zealand Match total 2025 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 18.5 %	Over 20.5 %	Over 22.5 %	Over 24.5 %	Over 26.5 %
Home	4	27.25	75%	75%	50%	50%	50%
Away	6	30	100%	100%	100%	100%	67%
Overall	10	28.9	90%	90%	80%	80%	60%

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

Team shots	Overall	Home	Away
Shots / match	9.8	10	9.67
Shots on target / match	3.8	4	3.67
Shots off target / match	6	6	6
Shot conversion	10%	15%	7%
Shots per goal	9.8	6.7	14.4
Shots on target per goal	3.8	2.7	5.5
Shots over 8.5	80%	75%	83%
Shots over 10.5	50%	75%	33%
Shots over 12.5	10%	0%	17%
Shots over 14.5	0%	0%	0%
Shots over 16.5	0%	0%	0%

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

Shots against	Overall	Home	Away
Shots against / match	19.1	17.25	20.33
Shots against over 8.5	90%	75%	100%
Shots against over 10.5	80%	50%	100%
Shots against over 12.5	80%	50%	100%
Shots against over 14.5	70%	50%	83%
Shots against over 16.5	70%	50%	83%

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

Match shots	Overall	Home	Away
Match shots / match	28.9	27.25	30
Match shots over 18.5	90%	75%	100%
Match shots over 20.5	90%	75%	100%
Match shots over 22.5	80%	50%	100%
Match shots over 24.5	80%	50%	100%
Match shots over 26.5	60%	50%	67%

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

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 7.5 %
Home	4	4.25	75%	50%	0%
Away	6	4.67	67%	33%	17%
Overall	10	4.5	70%	40%	10%

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

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 7.5 %
Home	4	7.75	75%	75%	25%
Away	6	8	100%	83%	50%
Overall	10	7.9	90%	80%	40%

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

Scope	Games	Average	Over 7.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 13.5 %
Home	4	12	100%	75%	50%	25%
Away	6	12.67	100%	67%	67%	50%
Overall	10	12.4	100%	70%	60%	40%

New Zealand shots match by match 2025

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Shots for	Shots against	Match total	1st-half total
27 Jun	World Cup	Belgium (H)	1-5	6	35	41	16
22 Jun	World Cup	Egypt (H)	1-3	11	19	30	13
16 Jun	World Cup	Iran (A)	2-2	14	17	31	16
6 Jun	Friendly International	England (A)	1-0	3	23	26	16
3 Jun	Friendly International	Haiti (A)	4-0	12	13	25	9
30 Mar	Friendly International	Chile (H)	4-1	12	5	17	9
27 Mar	Friendly International	Finland (H)	0-2	11	10	21	10
19 Nov	Friendly International	Ecuador (A)	2-0	10	24	34	12
16 Nov	Friendly International	Colombia (A)	2-1	10	22	32	14
14 Oct	Friendly International	Norway (A)	1-1	9	23	32	9

New Zealand shots per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 22.5 %
Friendly International	2025	8	7.75	16.38	24.13	50%
Friendly International	2026	4	9.5	12.75	22.25	50%
WC Qualification Oceania	2026	3	21.67	2.67	24.33	67%
World Cup	2026	3	10.33	23.67	34	100%
Friendly International	2024	5	10	9	19	20%

New Zealand next three opponents: shots per game this season

Kick-off	Opponent	Their match total	Their shots for	Their shots against	Match total at that venue	For at that venue	Against at that venue
Sun 27 Sep 11:35	China PR (away)	22.25	13.25	9	23	17.5	5.5
Thu 12 Nov 06:00	India (home)	20.67	8	12.67	23	9	14
Sun 15 Nov 03:00	India (home)	20.67	8	12.67	23	9	14

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

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Sarpreet Singh	midfielder	6	8	75%
2	Ben Old	defender	4	8	50%
3	Tim Payne	defender	3	4	75%
4	Matthew Garbett	midfielder	3	5	60%
5	Chris Wood	attacker	3	6	50%

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

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Chris Wood	attacker	3	6	50%
2	Sarpreet Singh	midfielder	3	8	38%
3	Matthew Garbett	midfielder	2	5	40%
4	Elijah Just	attacker	2	6	33%
5	Ben Waine	attacker	1	5	20%

New Zealand players with the most games of 3+ shots 2025

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Matthew Garbett	midfielder	1	5	20%
2	Chris Wood	attacker	1	6	17%

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

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Shots for	Shots against	Match total	1st-half total
9 Jun	Friendly International	Thailand (H)	0-0	24	3	27	15
5 Jun	Friendly International	Singapore (A)	1-2	12	8	20	8
31 Mar	Friendly International	Cameroon (A)	2-0	6	17	23	9
27 Mar	Friendly International	Curacao (H)	2-0	11	8	19	9
10 Jun	WC Qualification Asia	Bahrain (H)	1-0	13	8	21	-
5 Jun	WC Qualification Asia	Indonesia (A)	1-0	5	13	18	12
25 Mar	WC Qualification Asia	Australia (H)	0-2	12	8	20	7
20 Mar	WC Qualification Asia	Saudi Arabia (A)	1-0	4	19	23	1
19 Nov	WC Qualification Asia	Japan (H)	1-3	8	11	19	11
14 Nov	WC Qualification Asia	Bahrain (A)	0-1	7	6	13	6