How many assists New Zealand get, and who sets up the most goals.
Updated 27 September 2026, after the last game
Chris Wood and Tim Payne have the most assists for New Zealand in 2026, two each, Chris Wood in four appearances and Tim Payne in six, ahead of Joe Bell with one, across all competitions.
Tim Payne is the New Zealand player most likely to get an assist, with an assist in two of their six games in 2026, 33%, ahead of Chris Wood on 25% and Joe Bell on 17%.
New Zealand have had two or more assists in two of their last 10 games, 20%, averaging 0.5 a game, with one of six away and one of four at home, across all competitions.
New Zealand have more assists at home, 0.5 a game in their last 10 home games against 0.3 in their last 10 away, and had two or more assists in one of those home games.
New Zealand had two assists away at Iran on 16 June, their joint most in a game in 2026, against an average of 0.6 across their nine games, and their fewest was none away at China PR on 27 September.
| Player | Apps | Assists | Per game | Games with 1+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Wood | 4 | 2 | 0.50 | 1 |
| Tim Payne | 6 | 2 | 0.33 | 2 |
| Joe Bell | 6 | 1 | 0.17 | 1 |
| Callum McCowatt | 7 | 1 | 0.14 | 1 |
| Elijah Just | 8 | 1 | 0.13 | 1 |
| Nando Pijnaker | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Storm Roux | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Stipe Ukich | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| D. Wilkins | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| M. Dyer | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Michael Woud | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Sam Sutton | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Matthew Garbett | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Andre de Jong | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| George Stanger | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Dane Ingham | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Alex Paulsen | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Bill Tuiloma | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| James McGarry | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Owen Parker-Price | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Michael Boxall | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Kosta Barbarouses | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Liberato Cacace | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Logan Rogerson | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Lachlan Bayliss | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Francis de Vries | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Alex Rufer | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Sarpreet Singh | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Ben Waine | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Ryan Thomas | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Callan Elliot | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Max Crocombe | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Finn Surman | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Marko Stamenić | 8 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Tyler Bindon | 8 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Ben Old | 8 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Jesse Randall | 9 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | New Zealand | Opponent | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Sep 2026 | China PR (A) | Friendly International | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | Palestine (A) | Friendly International | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 Jun 2026 | Belgium (H) | World Cup | 1-5 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Egypt (H) | World Cup | 1-3 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 16 Jun 2026 | Iran (A) | World Cup | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 Jun 2026 | England (A) | Friendly International | 1-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 Jun 2026 | Haiti (A) | Friendly International | 4-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 Mar 2026 | Chile (H) | Friendly International | 4-1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 27 Mar 2026 | Finland (H) | Friendly International | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 Nov 2025 | Ecuador (A) | Friendly International | 2-0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Line | Games over | Hit rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand assists | Over 0.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| New Zealand assists | Over 1.5 | 2 of 10 | 20% |
| New Zealand assists | Over 2.5 | 0 of 10 | 0% |
| Opponent assists | Over 0.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Opponent assists | Over 1.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Opponent assists | Over 2.5 | 2 of 10 | 20% |
| Total assists | Over 0.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Total assists | Over 1.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Total assists | Over 2.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Total assists | Over 3.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |
| Total assists | Over 4.5 | 0 of 10 | 0% |