Australia 2-0 New Zealand - July 05, 1997 / World Cup Qualifying - Oceania Zone 1998
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AUS
6' - Goal
Ned Zelic6
AUS
54' - Goal
Graham Arnold54
71' - Substitution
Tim Stevensis substituted by Noah Hickey
79' - Substitution
John Aloisiis substituted by Paul Trimboli
79' - Substitution
Graham Arnoldis substituted by Damian Mori79
80' - Substitution
Riki Van Steedenis substituted by Neil Harlock
84' - Substitution
Gavin Wilkinsonis substituted by Rodger Gray
88' - Substitution
Craig Mooreis substituted by Tony Vidmar88
NZ
NZ
Team line-ups
Australia
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Mark Bosnich | 25 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ned Zelic | 6 | 26 | 25 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Craig Moore | 88 | 21 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Milan Ivanovic | 36 | 53 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Alex Tobin | 31 | 66 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Craig Foster | 28 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Robbie Slater | 32 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Stan Lazaridis | 24 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
John Aloisi | 79 | 21 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Graham Arnold | 5479 | 33 | 28 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Aurelio Vidmar | 30 | 27 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
27.9 years
Average number of matches played for the team
25
New Zealand
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Jason Batty | 26 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Gavin Wilkinson | 84 | 23 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Riki Van Steeden | 80 | 20 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Gareth Rowe | 20 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Danny Hay | 22 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Ivan Vicelich | 20 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Mark Atkinson | 27 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Michael McGarry | 32 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Simon Elliott | 23 | 18 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Tim Stevens | 71 | 24 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Nik Viljoen | 20 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
23.4 years
Average number of matches played for the team
9
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Tony Vidmar | 88 | 27 | 30 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Paul Trimboli | 79 | 28 | 28 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Damian Mori | 79 | 26 | 29 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Rodger Gray | 84 | 31 | 18 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Noah Hickey | 71 | 19 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Neil Harlock | 80 | 22 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersChanges in the starting players regarding the previous match
Tim Stevens
IN
Vaughan Coveny
OUT
Nik Viljoen
IN
Wynton Rufer
OUT
Gareth Rowe
IN
Chris Jackson
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
54
1
Success rate in this team:
100 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
44 %
Venables vs New Zealand
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Referee
Jamal Al Sharif
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Australia1 match | General total | New Zealand1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Australia1 match | Season total | New Zealand1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
| Latest figure on July 05, 1997 | Latest figure on July 05, 1997 | |||||||
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Key figures
Australia keeps its 10 consecutive matches without a loss vs New Zealand at home running (since 12/10/1988). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 05/06/1933-11/09/1948 time period (10 matches).
New Zealand keeps its 5 consecutive losses away from home running (since 20/06/1995). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 23/06/1982 (3 matches)
Australia keeps its 4 matches with only one goal conceded at most vs New Zealand in World Cup Qualifying - Oceania Zone running (since 30/05/1993). It's a record streak. The first of history
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VAustralia 2-1 South Korea22/01/1997 | VAustralia 1-0 Norway25/01/1997 | VAustralia 13-0 Solomon Islands11/06/1997 | VAustralia 5-0 Tahiti13/06/1997 | VSolomon Islands 2-6 Australia17/06/1997 | VTahiti 0-2 Australia19/06/1997 |
| Overall | VHungary 1-3 Australia02/04/1997 | VAustralia 13-0 Solomon Islands11/06/1997 | VAustralia 5-0 Tahiti13/06/1997 | VSolomon Islands 2-6 Australia17/06/1997 | VTahiti 0-2 Australia19/06/1997 | VNew Zealand 0-3 Australia28/06/1997 |
Current form
| Away | LSaudi Arabia 3-0 New Zealand03/10/1996 | LQatar 3-2 New Zealand05/10/1996 | DLebanon 1-1 New Zealand09/10/1996 | LAustralia 1-0 New Zealand18/01/1997 | LPapua New Guinea 1-0 New Zealand31/05/1997 | VFiji 0-1 New Zealand07/06/1997 |
| Overall | LSouth Korea 3-1 New Zealand25/01/1997 | LPapua New Guinea 1-0 New Zealand31/05/1997 | VFiji 0-1 New Zealand07/06/1997 | VNew Zealand 7-0 Papua New Guinea11/06/1997 | VNew Zealand 5-0 Fiji18/06/1997 | LNew Zealand 0-3 Australia28/06/1997 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 7 | 12 |
| Unbeaten streak | 8 | 14 |
| Drawless streak | 7 | 12 |
| Scoring streak | 7 | 12 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 2 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 0 |
| Loosing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 0 |
| Winless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 3 | 8 |
| Scoring streak | 1 | 0 |
| Goalless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 0 | 1 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 0 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
5 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
5 |
|
4 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
5 |
Victories (Competition total) |
3 |
|
4 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
Draws (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Losses (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
1 |
Goals
|
29 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
13 |
|
26 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
2 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
4 |
|
2 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
5.8 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
2.6 |
|
6.5 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0.5 |
|
0.4 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0.8 |
|
0.5 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
0.5 |
Betting aid
|
4 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
3 |
|
3 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
4 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
3 |
|
3 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
1 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
0 |
|
1 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
13-0 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0-1 |
Bookings
|
4 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
3 |
|
1 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
| John Aloisi | 6 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 4 goals | Vaughan Coveny |  |
| John Aloisi | 5 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 goal | Chris Jackson | |
 | Mark Bosnich | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 1 penalty | Chris Jackson | |
| Mark Bosnich | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 penalty | Chris Jackson | |
| John Aloisi | 1 goal during the last match | The fittest player | 4 goals during the last 3 matches | Wynton Rufer |  |
Historical head to head
Home
66 gf
38 ga
Away
68 gf
26 ga
Total
134 gf
64 ga
Historical head to head
Home
26 gf
68 ga
Away
38 gf
66 ga
Total
64 gf
134 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 10 - 0 |
July 11, 1936 |
| Home | 3 - 0 |
November 15, 1995 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 4 - 1 |
June 30, 1923 |
| Away | 4 - 1 |
June 30, 1923 |
Latest head to head
June 28, 1997 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Océanie 1998
January 18, 1997 - Rencontres amicales 1997
November 15, 1995 - Trans-Tasman Cup 1995
November 10, 1995 - Trans-Tasman Cup 1995
June 06, 1993 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Océanie 1994
Best historical scorers against New Zealand
 |
Aurelio Vidmar | 3 goals | 1991 - 1997 |
|
Graham Arnold | 3 goals | 1989 - 1993 |
 |
Oscar Crino | 2 goals | 1988 - 1989 |
|
Scott Ollerenshaw | 1 goal | 1988 - 1988 |
|
Craig Foster | 1 goal | 1997 - 1997 |
|
John Aloisi | 1 goal | 1997 - 1997 |
Best historical scorers against Australia
|
Robert Ironside | 1 goal | 1988 - 1988 |
Players with most games played vs New Zealand
 |
Alex Tobin | 8 matches | 1991 - 1997 |
|
Paul Wade | 8 matches | 1988 - 1995 |
|
Warren Spink | 7 matches | 1988 - 1997 |
|
Graham Arnold | 7 matches | 1988 - 1997 |
|
Milan Ivanovic | 6 matches | 1991 - 1997 |
|
Paul Trimboli | 5 matches | 1991 - 1997 |
Players with most games played vs Australia
|
Michael McGarry | 8 matches | 1988 - 1997 |
|
Vaughan Coveny | 6 matches | 1993 - 1997 |
|
Darren McClennan | 6 matches | 1988 - 1997 |
|
Rodger Gray | 5 matches | 1993 - 1997 |
|
Malcolm Dunford | 4 matches | 1988 - 1993 |
|
Danny Halligan | 4 matches | 1988 - 1993 |
Competition info
The other matches
June 28, 1997
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