China vs New Zealand: live score, stats and AI analysis

Friendlies · · Status: Full time

China and New Zealand met on 27 September 2026 (Friendlies); the match ended 0-3.

Final score: China 0-3 New Zealand · Half-time: 0-2

AI preview and result

Published: · 34 h before kick-off

What the pre-match AI preview said

A low-tempo match is expected in the friendly between China and New Zealand. Our model provides a prediction pointing to Under 2.5 Total Goals with an 84% probability.

How the pre-match analyses turned out

0 of 1 pre-match analyses were correct. Public accuracy record of all AI analyses

Match events

Team statistics

Full match

ChinaNew Zealand
Ball possession43%57%
Total shots912
Shots on target26
Corners35
Yellow cards01

Lineups

ChinaFormation: 4-4-2

Starting XI

  • 1Yan Junling
  • 24A. Zhang
  • 2Browning Tyias
  • 5Wei Zhen
  • 19Liu Yang
  • 7Xie Wenneng
  • 14Huang Jiahui
  • 6Wang Shangyuan
  • 29Chen Pu
  • 9Wang Ziming
  • 10Wei Shihao

Substitution

  • 46'In: Tao Qianglong · Out: Chen Pu
  • 46'In: Huang Shenghao · Out: A. Zhang
  • 46'In: Abdusalam Bunyamin · Out: Huang Jiahui
  • 62'In: Han Pengfei · Out: Wei Zhen
  • 62'In: Yang Ming-Yang · Out: Xie Wenneng
  • 62'In: Cheng Jin · Out: Wang Shangyuan
  • 67'In: Wang Gengrui · Out: Liu Yang
  • 79'In: Gao Tianyi · Out: Wei Shihao
  • 79'In: Dai Wai-Tsun · Out: Wang Ziming

Substitutes

  • 12Liu Dianzuo
  • 21Y. Li
  • 4Gao Zhunyi
  • 23Zhong Yihao
  • 26Du Yuezheng
  • 25Yang Mingrui

New ZealandFormation: 4-1-4-1

Starting XI

  • 1A. Paulsen
  • 2C. Elliot
  • 15B. Tuiloma
  • 4T. Bindon
  • 19B. Old
  • 8M. Stamenic
  • 7L. Rogerson
  • 11E. Just
  • 20C. McCowatt
  • 21J. Randall
  • 18B. Waine

Substitution

  • 46'In: G. Stanger · Out: B. Tuiloma
  • 49'In: A. Rufer · Out: C. McCowatt
  • 65'In: S. Sutton · Out: J. Randall
  • 65'In: D. Wilkins · Out: B. Old
  • 69'In: M. Dyer · Out: B. Waine
  • 79'In: D. Ingham · Out: C. Elliot
  • 79'In: O. Parker-Price · Out: E. Just
  • 79'In: S. Ukich · Out: L. Rogerson

Substitutes

  • 12M. Woud
  • 22H. Gray
  • 6L. Bayliss

Player ratings

Match info

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New Zealand

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