New Zealand v Egypt: Kick-off time, team news and key stats for 22 June clash

New Zealand face Egypt on 22 June at 01:00 GMT in a fixture that pitches a developing Oceania side against one of Africa’s traditional heavyweights, with both teams seeking momentum after a run of draws.

New Zealand enter the match on the back of a five-game sequence recorded as D, underlining a pattern of stalemates that has slowed their progress. Egypt arrive in similar shape, with their last five fixtures also ending in D, suggesting another tight, tactical contest is likely rather than a high-scoring encounter.

The key statistics of the players of both teams this season:

• Assists: Chris Wood (New Zealand) — 2 assists, Mohamed Salah (Egypt) — 1 assists.
• Goalkeepers saves: Max Crocombe (New Zealand) — 2, Mostafa Shobeir (Egypt) — 3
• Tackles: None (New Zealand) — None, None (Egypt) — None.
• Most encounters won: Joe Bell (New Zealand) — 6, Mohanad Lasheen (Egypt) — 10.
• Yellow cards: None (New Zealand) — None, None (Egypt) — None.
• Red cards: None (New Zealand) — None, None (Egypt) — None.

Top 5 scorers this season:

1. J. David (3, Canada)
2. L. Messi (3, Argentina)
3. J. Manzambi (2, Switzerland)
4. C. Larin (2, Canada)
5. F. Balogun (2, USA)

Team statistics:

Elijah Just leads the scoring narrative for New Zealand with 2 goals this season, making him the most notable attacking threat in the current squad. Emam Ashour has 1 goal for Egypt this season and offers creativity from midfield, giving the North Africans an important link between deeper build-up and the forward line.

The five previous matches played by the teams:

• New Zealand — D
• Egypt — D

New Zealand’s league-style record this season shows a side that is hard to beat but still searching for a clinical edge. At home, New Zealand have played 1 match in this campaign, returning 0 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats. Their biggest home win stands at 0, underlining the lack of a decisive victory in front of their own fans, while their biggest home loss is also 0, reflecting how they have avoided heavy defeats. Away from home, New Zealand’s biggest win is 0 and biggest loss is 0, indicating that most of their matches follow a similar, cautious pattern.

According to home statistics this season, New Zealand scores more goals and concedes more in the following intervals:

Intervals	Goal Scored, %	Goals conceded, %
0-15	50.00%	50.00%
16-30	50.00%	50.00%
31-45
46-60
61-75
76-90
91-105

Egypt has the following time frames of scoring and conceding goals:

Intervals	Goal Scored, %	Goals conceded, %
0-15	50.00%
16-30	50.00%
31-45
46-60
61-75
76-90
91-105

Head-to-head stats:

Teams	Games	Win		Draws		Losses
		H	A	H	A	H	A
New Zealand	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Egypt		0	0	0	0	0	0

Probabilities before the match:

New Zealand		Egypt
50.0%	Winning the game	50.0%
67%	Attack potential	67%
33%	Potential in defense	33%
0%	Strength against each other	0%
0%	Goal Potential	0%

Summary: the probability of Egypt winning – 45%, draw – 45%, loss – 10%. Thus New Zealand, most likely, loss (loss or draw)

Goal Forecast:New Zealand, is likely to score -2.5 goals, Egypt is likely to score no more than -1.5.

The bookmaker odds for this match:

Home win	Draw	Away win
Pinnacle 5.7	SBO 4.2	1xBet 1.67

Save the date

The match between the teams New Zealand and Egypt will take place on June 22 at 01:00 (GMT) at the stadium BC Place.