Ace Football previews the World Cup round 2 match between New Zealand and Egypt and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
New Zealand head into an encounter against Egypt this coming Monday. Played out at BC Place Vancouver, this is their second of three outings in the group stage at the World Cup.
New Zealand rank number one with one point after their opening match in the group, while Egypt have one point as number four. New Zealand arrive at this match placed as number 85 in the FIFA world ranking, while Egypt lack behind as number 29 in the world.
Form: New Zealand vs Egypt
New Zealand Form
In their last three matches, New Zealand lost 4-0 against Haiti, 1-0 against England and drew 2-2 with Iran. New Zealand had one wins in their last 10 internationals, drawing two while losing seven of their matches.
Egypt Form
In their last three matches, Egypt drew 0-0 with Spain, lost 2-1 against Brazil, and drew 1-1 with Belgium. Egypt secured four wins in their last 10 internationals in all tournaments, with four being drawn, and two of them ending in defeat.
Betting stats for New Zealand and Egypt
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between New Zealand and Egypt. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- New Zealand have lost 5 of the last 7 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 3 of the last 4 New Zealand matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 New Zealand matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 New Zealand matches in the World Cup, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 New Zealand matches in the World Cup, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Egypt have lost 4 of the last 5 matches in the World Cup while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 6 of the last 7 Egypt matches in the World Cup, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 4 Egypt matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Egypt matches in the World Cup, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Egypt matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
Players in form: New Zealand vs Egypt
Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Elijah Just, who is performing well for New Zealand. He found the back of the net three times in his most recent national team outings. He’ll be out to add more goals for his country against Egypt. The visitors will be looking up to Mostafa Ziko to find the net once again, after managing two goals for Egypt in his last six matches.
Betting markets: New Zealand vs Egypt
Full-time result
New Zealand won just one of their last 10 games, while drawing two. They lost seven in this run of matches. Egypt won four of their last 10 games, whilst drawing four and losing two.
Both teams to score
Surprisingly, New Zealand only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Egypt got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Egypt should be able to score at least once on Monday as New Zealand failed in keeping a single clean sheet in those last 10 outings. Egypt managed five clean sheets in their 10 most recent outings.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in five of New Zealand’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in four of the last ten matches that Egypt played across all tournaments. They scored 1.3 times on average in the process. New Zealand conceded a goal in their last 12 matches.
Recommended tip: New Zealand vs Egypt
To sum up, the upcoming match between New Zealand and Egypt seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this World Cup game.
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