United States vs New Zealand Match Analysis & Prediction
11/09/2024 2:00 am
Following a disappointing result on Saturday, Mikey Varas will be looking for his first win as interim manager of the United States as his side host New Zealand in a friendly at TQL Stadium on Wednesday.
Over the weekend, the United States suffered a 2-1 defeat to Canada, while New Zealand were beaten 3-0 in a friendly against Mexico.
It was a less-than-ideal start to his tenure as interim manager of the United States, as Varas’ side paid dearly for a pair of defensive giveaways in their third of the field on Saturday.
His side responded well after going down by two goals, closing the gap with a strike on 66 minutes, but it was eventually too much to overcome, as the Yanks have lost their last three matches played across all competitions.
They have lost their last two matches against CONCACAF opposition, and the United States have won just one of their previous five games against sides outside their region (2-0 win over Bolivia).
In seven previous matches played at the TQL Stadium, the United States have never lost, recording three clean sheets over that stretch in Cincinnati.
Meanwhile, New Zealand struggled to contain the Mexican press from the outset, conceding after just five minutes and failing to react well throughout the game.
It seeemed that Darren Bazeley’s side were, more often than not, just hanging on and trying to limit the damage against them, as they failed to register a single effort on target.
That defeat on Sunday ended a four-game winning run for this side and was their first loss in normal time since Egypt beat them 1-0 in March.
The All Whites conceded more goals against Mexico than they had in their seven competitive matches played before Sunday (two), and they have lost five of their previous six games when conceding the opening goal and are winless in 2024 when going down 1-0.
New Zealand have not lost successive competitive matches in nearly a year since Australia beat them in an October 2023 friendly (2-0), and Greece won by that same score a month later.
United States vs. New Zealand Head to head
In the previous three meetings between these two teams, the United States have claimed two wins while they have drawn once.
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24/07/1999New Zealand1United States2FIFA Confederations Cup
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08/06/2003United States2New Zealand1Friendlies
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12/10/2016United States1New Zealand1Friendlies
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11/09/2024N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
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11/09/2024United StatesN/ANew ZealandN/AFriendlies
United States Team News
In their friendly against Canada, the United States were without Tyler Adams, Antonee Robinson, Sergino Dest and Tim Weah due to injuries.
Patrick Schulte made just his second senior appearance in goal in place of Matt Turner, while Tim Ream became the first Charlotte FC player to feature in an international game for this team.
United States's Last 5 Matches
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13/06/2024United States1Brazil1Friendlies
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24/06/2024United States2Bolivia0CONMEBOL Copa America
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28/06/2024Panama2United States1CONMEBOL Copa America
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02/07/2024United States0Uruguay1CONMEBOL Copa America
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07/09/2024United States1Canada2Friendlies
New Zealand Team News
Only three players that began the game against Vanuatu in June maintained their places in the New Zealand starting XI last this past weekend, Liberato Cacace, Kosta Barbarouses and Ben Old.
Barbarouses can surpass Ricki Herbert for fifth in all-time appearances this week, Michael Boxall can reach 50 appearances on Wednesday, and record goalscorer Chris Wood is now at 75 caps.
New Zealand's Last 5 Matches
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18/06/2024New Zealand3Solomon Islands0OFC Nations Cup
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21/06/2024Vanuatu0New Zealand4OFC Nations Cup
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27/06/2024New Zealand5Tahiti0OFC Nations Cup
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30/06/2024New Zealand3Vanuatu0OFC Nations Cup
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08/09/2024Mexico3New Zealand0Friendlies
United States vs. New Zealand: Odds and Predictions
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