Papua New Guinea vs Fiji Prediction and Betting Tips | November 14th 2024 

Papua New Guinea welcome Fiji to PNG Football Stadium for a 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier on Thursday (November 14th). The hosts have not been in action since falling to a 3-1 defeat away to New Caledonia in the qualifiers during the last international break in October.

They were 2-0 down at the break courtesy of goals from Joseph Athale and Georges Gope-Fenepej. Tommy Semmy halved the deficit in the 78th minute while Germain Haewegene restored his nation's two-goal lead five minutes later.

Fiji, meanwhile, claimed maximum points with a 1-0 away win over Solomon Islands. Roy Krishna broke the deadlock in the 13th minute and the Bula Boys held on to their lead despite being reduced to 10 men in the 39th minute.

The victory left them joint-top of Group A with three points from one game. Papua New Guinea are bottom on zero points.

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Papua New Guinea vs Fiji Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

• This will be the 18th meeting between the two sides. Fiji have nine wins to their name, Papua New Guinea were victorious on four occasions while four games ended in a share of the spoils.
• Their most recent clash came in June 2024 when Fiji claimed a 5-1 away win in the OFC Nations Cup.
• Five of the last six head-to-head games have witnessed goals at both ends.
• Five of Fiji's last six games have been decided by a one-goal margin.
• Four of Papua New Guinea's last five games have produced three goals or more.
• Fiji form guide: W-D-W-L-L Papua New Guinea form guide: L-W-D-L-L

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Papua New Guinea vs Fiji Prediction

Papua New Guinea dropped three places to 171st spot in the latest FIFA World Rankings. The Kapuls' first-ever international game came against Fiji and they will square off once more as they seek their first win of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.

Fiji climbed four places to 146th in the latest FIFA Rankings following their current three-game unbeaten run (two wins). They have historically been superior in this fixture and will be keen to claim maximum points here ahead of hosting New Caledonia three days later.

We are backing the visitors to claim a narrow victory with goals at both ends.

Prediction: Papua New Guinea 1-2 Fiji

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Papua New Guinea vs Fiji Betting Tips

Tip 1 - Fiji to win

Tip 2 - Both teams to score

Tip 3 - Under 2.5 goals