Fiji vs New Caledonia Prediction and Betting Tips | November 17th 2024

Fiji and New Caledonia will battle for three points in a 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier on Sunday (November 16th). Fiji will be hoping to bounce back from their 3-3 draw against Papua New Guinea last time out.

They went behind twice in the first half as Joseph Joe and Ati Kepo scored either side of Thomas Dunn. Roy Krishna equalized from the spot in the 64th minute while Raymond Gunemba and Merriill Nand scored in injury time.

New Caledonia, meanwhile, claimed maximum points with a 3-2 victory over Solomon Islands. They went ahead through Joseph Athlale's sixth-minute penalty while Raphael Lea'i and Javin Wae scored to put Solomon Islands ahead at the break. Athlale scored his second penalty of the game just before the hour-mark while Gerard Waia scored the match-winner in the 89th minute.

The victory took them to the summit of Group A having garnered maximum points from two games. Fiji are second on four points.

Fiji vs New Caledonia Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

This will be the 25th meeting between the two sides. Fiji have 12 wins to their name, New Caledonia were victorious five times while five games ended in a share of the spoils.
Their most recent competitive clash came in March 2022 when Fiji claimed a 2-1 win in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
Seven of the last eight head-to-head games have produced three goals or more.
New Caledonia are unbeaten in their last seven games.
Four of Fiji's last six games have seen both sides find the back of the net.
Fiji form guide: D-W-D-W-L New Caledonia form guide: W-W-W-W-W

Fiji vs New Caledonia Prediction

Fiji are unbeaten in their last four games (two draws), with this form seeing them climb four places to 146th in the latest FIFA World Rankings. The Bula Boys have won four of the last five head-to-head games (one loss).

New Caledonia are the more in-form side, having won six of their last seven games (excluding their penalty shootout victory over Solomon Islands in the Pacific Games). Johann Sidaner's side climbed five places to 155th in the latest world rankings.

Games between the two sides tend to be high-scoring. We are backing Fiji to claim a narrow victory with goals at both ends.

Prediction: Fiji 2-1 New Caledonia

Fiji vs New Caledonia Betting Tips

Tip 1 - Fiji to win

Tip 2 - Both teams to score

Tip 3 - Over 2.5 goals