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Australia edge 3–1 on season record, scoring margin, recent form and recent meetings. 1 meetings in Rugby League World Cup on record. A read of the stats, not a tip.
Australia lead the head to head 1–0 from 1 meetings since 2026.
2026: Australia 3–0, New Zealand 3–1. New Zealand have the better margin, +41.5 a game to +25.3.
Last five: Australia 3 wins, New Zealand 3. Australia are on a 3-game winning run. New Zealand are on a 3-game winning run.
New Zealand average more offloads per game: 16.3 to 10.
New Zealand average more line break assists per game: 7.8 to 5.7.
New Zealand average more line breaks per game: 9.3 to 7.
Australia’s biggest win in the rivalry: 24–22 in 2026, by 2.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Head to head
11 games since 20260
15 Oct 2026 · Allianz Stadium, SydneyAustralia 24New Zealand 22
2026 season
Per game, this season.
42126 totalScored per gameper game54216 total
16.750 totalConceded per gameper game · lower is better12.550 total
1,751.75,255 totalRun metresper game1,936.57,746 total
7.723 totalTriesper game936 total
6.720 totalTry assistsper game7.831 total
721 totalLine breaksper game9.3
37 total
37.7113 totalTackle breaksper game46.8187 total
313.3940 totalTacklesper game2751,100 total
1030 totalOffloadsper game16.365 total
5.717 totalLine break assistsper game7.831 total
480.71,442 totalPost-contact metresper game6152,460 total
27.382 totalMissed tacklesper game · lower is better26104 total