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Papua New Guinea and Tahiti will battle for three points in an OFC Nations Cup Group B fixture on Tuesday. Papua New Guinea will be looking to register their first win of the tournament.
They suffered a harrowing 5-1 defeat to Fiji in their tournament opener on Saturday. Thomas Dunn scored a brace in the rout, Nabil Begg and Roy Krishna scored a goal each while Alwin Komolong scored an own goal. Tommy Semmy scored a late consolation strike with two minutes left on the clock.
Tahiti, meanwhile, started off the Nations Cup campaign with a routine 2-0 victory over Samoa. Mateo Degrumelle and Teaonui Tehau scored first-half goals to guide the Iron Warriors to victory.
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The victory left them second in Group B on three points. Papua New Guinea are bottom of the standings with zero points.
Papua New Guinea vs Tahiti Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- This will be the 14th meeting between the two sides. Tahiti have nine wins to their name, three games were drawn while Papua New Guinea were victorious once.
- Their most recent clash came in November 2023 when Tahiti claimed a 2-0 victory in the Pacific Games.
- Excluding the awarded wins against Cook Islands and Tuvalu, Papua New Guinea are winless in their last 10 games (seven losses).
- Four of Tahiti's last five games have seen at least one side keep a clean sheet.
- Tahiti are unbeaten in their last six games (five wins).
- Papua New Guinea dropped one spot to 166th in the latest FIFA World Rankings. Tahiti climbed one spot to 162nd.
- Papua New Guinea form guide: L-W-D-L-W Tahiti form guide: W-W-W-W-D
Papua New Guinea vs Tahiti Prediction
Papua New Guinea were totally outclassed in their opening game of the Nations Cup and they are set to square off against a side they have historically struggled against.
Tahiti, for their part, are on the verge of qualifying for the knockout rounds and a win here would all but guarantee them a place in the semifinal. Samuel Garcia's side are on a fine run of form that has seen them win their last four games on the bounce.
We are backing Tahiti to claim a comfortable win in addition to a clean sheet.
Prediction: Papua New Guinea 0-3 Tahiti
Papua New Guinea vs Tahiti Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Tahiti to win
Tip 2 - Both teams to score: No
Tip 3 - Over 2.5 goals
Tip 4 - Halftime/Fulltime result; Tahiti/Tahiti
