Saturday’s International Friendlies schedule sees New Zealand facing off with Ivory Coast.
All of our predictions, stats and the user poll for New Zealand v Ivory Coast are shown below (inc. the best betting odds).
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Form Guide
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New Zealand
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New Zealand will want to continue from where they left off last time out with a 0-3 WC Qualifiers - Oceania success vs New Caledonia.
For New Zealand, the scorers were Michael Boxall (61'), Kosta Barbarouses (66') and Elijah Just (80').
Fixtures involving New Zealand have proved to be absorbing encounters of late with plenty of scoring being the norm. Over their past six games, a total of 34 goals have been scored for both sides combined (at an average of 5.67 goals per game) with 33 of these being chalked up by New Zealand. Let’s find out whether or not that trend can be sustained in this game.
Ivory Coast
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Ivory Coast head into the game following on from a 1-0 WC Qualifiers - Africa win vs Gambia in their last fixture.
The only scorer from Ivory Coast was Sébastien Haller (15').
A succession of reliable performances by the Ivory Coast defence has seen their ‘goals against’ tally amounting to 2 from their previous 6 outings overall. Over that same period, their own forwards have managed to score 9.
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Prediction
We’re of the opinion that New Zealand could find themselves up against it to score against this Ivory Coast team who we think might score one, at least.
Our tip is therefore for a good battle with a 0-1 winning score for Ivory Coast at the end of this game.
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⚽️ What are the top odds for this match?
Regarding the current betting odds in the 90 min. result market, backing New Zealand can be had for 3.8, backing a draw is 3.5 and selecting a win for Ivory Coast comes in at 1.75. Those are the most competitive returns offered right now.
Andre Moura,
09:00 05/06/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
New Zealand
Formed: 1891
Stadium: North Harbour Stadium (25,000)
Captain: Chris Wood
Chairman: Johanna Wood
Manager: Darren Bazeley
Competitions: International Friendlies (Friendlies), WC Qualifiers - Oceania (Final Stage)