Vanuatu vs New Zealand Prediction and Betting Tips | June 21st 2024 

Vanuatu will host New Zealand at the VFF Freshwater Stadium on Friday in another round of the 2024 OFC Nations Cup group stage campaign. Despite a poor run of results in recent months, the host nation have managed a winning start to the continental showpiece and will be looking to build on that this weekend.

They beat the Solomon Islands 1-0 in their group opener last weekend, with veteran forward Kensi Tangis coming off the bench to score the game-winner for Emerson Alcantara's men.

New Zealand have also had their struggles recently but carried out a comfortable 3-0 victory over the Solomon Islands last time out, with Plymouth Argyle man Ben Waine netting an early brace before team captain Kosta Barbarouses got in on the act late in the first half to register his first international goal since September 2017.

The All Whites are the current holders of the OFC Nations Cup after beating Papua New Guinea on penalties in the 2016 edition of the tournament and will be looking to continue their title defense this Friday.

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Vanuatu vs New Zealand Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

• There have been 10 meetings between Vanuatu and New Zealand. The hosts have won just one of those games while the visitors have won the other nine.
• The two sides last faced off in a World Cup qualifying clash back in 2016, with the All Whites running out 5-0 winners.
• Vanuatu are without a clean sheet in all 10 games in this fixture.
• New Zealand were ranked 104th in the latest FIFA rankings and now sit 68 places above their weekend opponents.

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Vanuatu vs New Zealand Prediction

Vanuatu's latest result ended a three-game losing streak and they will be looking to build on that this weekend. They are, however, the underdogs heading into the weekend clash and will need to be at their very best to earn a result against the defending champions.

Similarly, New Zealand saw their latest result end a seven-game winless streak and should have more than enough to come out on top here as well.

Prediction: Vanuatu 1-4 New Zealand

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Vanuatu vs New Zealand Betting Tips

Tip 1 - Result: New Zealand to win

Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Over 2.5 goals (Each of the last 10 matches between the two teams have all produced more than 2.5 goals)

Tip 3 - Both teams to score: YES (Both sides have found the back of the net in three of their last four matches)