Matchday

Int. Friendly Games 2026 · 6 Jun 2026

England 1–0 New Zealand

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for May 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
2.5 – 0.6
Actual xG
–
Goals
1 – 0

Footybot made England favourites at 78%.

No xG was recorded for this match, so only the result can be read.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Marcus Rashford, 87.8 in 45′.

Well above their usual level: Marcus Rashford +30.1, Jordan Henderson +17.6, Elijah Just +17.5.

Well below it: Nico O'Reilly −28.3, Harry Kane −20.7, Sarpreet Singh −18.0.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

England

31 Mar 2026L 0–1v Japan International Friendlies
27 Mar 2026D 1–1v Uruguay International Friendlies
16 Nov 2025W 2–0at Albania World Cup Qualification UEFA
13 Nov 2025W 2–0v Serbia World Cup Qualification UEFA
14 Oct 2025W 5–0at Latvia World Cup Qualification UEFA

New Zealand

3 Jun 2026L 0–4at Haiti International Friendlies
19 Nov 2025L 0–2at Ecuador International Friendlies
16 Nov 2025L 1–2at Colombia International Friendlies
14 Oct 2025D 1–1at Norway International Friendlies
9 Oct 2025L 0–1at Poland International Friendlies

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

England

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Marcus Rashford Forward4500–87.8+30.1
Ollie Watkins Forward4500–66.5+5.9
Dan Burn Defender4500–64.5+12.8
Jordan Henderson Midfielder4500–61.4+17.6
Jude Bellingham Midfielder4500–55.7−0.5
Jordan Pickford Goalkeeper4500–54.6+8.4
John Stones Defender4500–54.1−3.4
Rio Ngumoha Forward4500–53.2+0.7
Elliot Anderson Midfielder4500–51.3−10.0
Kobbie Mainoo Midfielder4500–51.3−2.3
James Trafford Goalkeeper4500–48.4−3.8
Harry Kane Forward4510–47.1−20.7
Tino Livramento Defender4500–46.1+1.1
Morgan Rogers Midfielder4500–45.5−5.6
Anthony Gordon Forward4500–45.3−11.9
Ivan Toney Forward4500–43.5−7.0
Marc Guéhi Defender4500–42.3−17.5
Ezri Konsa Defender4500–42.3−7.6
Djed Spence Defender4501–41.8−9.0
Reece James Defender4500–40.3−15.8
Jarell Quansah Defender4500–37.0−6.7
Nico O'Reilly Defender4500–32.7−28.3

New Zealand

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Alex Paulsen Goalkeeper1100–72.5–
Elijah Just Midfielder7800–57.8+17.5
Matthew Garbett Midfielder6100–55.7−1.1
Marko Stamenić Midfielder8400–49.8+8.6
Liberato Cacace Midfielder6100–49.1+13.5
Chris Wood Forward7800–49.0+0.6
Max Crocombe Goalkeeper8400–47.5−7.3
Joe Bell Midfielder4500–46.6+2.0
Finn Surman Defender8500–46.5+0.5
Jesse Randall Midfielder2900–44.7–
Michael Boxall Defender8500–44.6+5.9
Tyler Bindon Defender2800–43.8–
Sarpreet Singh Midfielder8400–37.7−18.0
Tim Payne Defender6200–35.6−12.4
Callum McCowatt Midfielder1100–31.8–