Teams to be updated before the match
Match details:
New Zealand vs Australia
Eden park
September 25th, 08:30
Preview:
New Zealand take on Australia once again this week in an international friendly. The two sides met four days ago, and the Aussies took home the win thanks to the lone goal from Awer Mabil.
New Zealand are now winless in their last four matches and will be looking to ensure that the streak does not keep extending. Their last win was over the Solomon Islands when they went on a 5-match winning streak in the World cup qualifiers before they eventually lost out to Costa Rica.
Australia are on a 4-match winning streak right now and will be keen on making it 5 in a row as they prepare for the World Cup. This is their last friendly match scheduled before they face France in the World Cup less than two months from now.
New Zealand have lost their last three matches to Australia and scored just once in those games.
Suspension and injuries:
NZ: No player is ruled out.
Aus: No player is ruled out.
Starting line-up:
NZ: Oliver Sail; Liberato Cacace, Nando Pijnaker, Michael Boxall, Dane Ingham; Elijah Just, Tim Payne, Joe Bell, Matthew Garbett; Chris Wood, Andre de Jong
Aus: Mathew Ryan; Aziz Behich, Milos Deganek, Trent Sainsbury, Fran Karacic; Ajdin Hrustic, Jackson Irvine, Aaron Mooy; Awer Mabil, Adam Taggart, Martin Boyle
Top picks:
Awer Mabil: The goalscorer from the previous game will be looking to cement his place in the side with another one today. He will be keen on keeping his form going heading into a crucial stage for club and country.
Aaron Mooy: The Aussie star has not been playing regularly for Celtic and this will be his best chance to prove his worth. He could get on the scoresheet again as he was getting into the right positions in the previous game.
Chris Wood: The best pick from New Zealand would be Chris Wood again, despite the Newcastle United star not doing well. He still remains their best chance to end the goal drought and score on Sunday.
Captaincy options:
- Awer Mabil
- Aaron Mooy
- Chris Wood
Fantasy XI:
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