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Bahrain 0–1 New Zealand

Tuesday 12 Oct 2021 · Riffa, Bahrain

Bahrain0–1New Zealand

Goals1

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Kirwan

89′0–1Niko Kirwan New Zealand

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

Bahrain

Came on

12Mohamed Marhoon↑66′
15Jasim Al-Shaikh↑66′
9Hashim Sayed IsaFW↑71′
2Sayed Mahdi Baqer↑71′
18Ahmed Awad↑85′

New Zealand

Came on

17Niko Kirwan●↑74′
16Tommy Smith↑74′
14Andre De Jong↑82′
19Matthew Garbett↑90′

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Bahrain: 1667 → 1654
New Zealand: 1657 → 1670

Expected score for Bahrain: 65.3% (a draw counts half), home advantage included. An upset — the lower-rated side won.

Head to head

Meeting 5 of 5, 1979–2021.

Bahrain wins: 0
Draws: 1
New Zealand wins: 4

Form either side

Bahrain

Before

4–0 v Hong Kong 15 Jun 2021 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2021
2–0 v Kuwait 25 Jun 2021 · Arab Cup qualification 2021
6–1 v Haiti 1 Sep 2021 · Friendly
1–2 v Jordan 7 Sep 2021 · Friendly
4–0 v Curaçao 6 Oct 2021 · Friendly

After

4–2 v Kyrgyzstan 16 Nov 2021 · Friendly
0–1 v Qatar 30 Nov 2021 · Arab Cup 2021
0–0 v Iraq 3 Dec 2021 · Arab Cup 2021
0–3 v Oman 6 Dec 2021 · Arab Cup 2021
3–1 v Uganda 27 Jan 2022 · Friendly

New Zealand

Before

1–0 v Taiwan 5 Jun 2018 · Intercontinental Cup 2018
2–1 v India 7 Jun 2018 · Intercontinental Cup 2018
1–3 v Republic of Ireland 14 Nov 2019 · Friendly
0–1 v Lithuania 17 Nov 2019 · Friendly
2–1 v Curaçao 9 Oct 2021 · Friendly

After

2–0 v Gambia 16 Nov 2021 · Friendly
1–3 v Jordan 28 Jan 2022 · Friendly
1–0 v Papua New Guinea 18 Mar 2022 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2022
4–0 v Fiji 21 Mar 2022 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2022
7–1 v New Caledonia 24 Mar 2022 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2022

Every Bahrain v New Zealand match5

From Bahrain's side.


12 Oct 2021	New Zealand	0–1	Home	Friendly	—
14 Nov 2009	New Zealand	0–1	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2009	—
10 Oct 2009	New Zealand	0–0	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2009	—
8 Oct 1979	New Zealand	1–2	Home	Friendly	—
3 Oct 1979	New Zealand	0–2	Home	Friendly	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: ESPN · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN