Tournament scorers · New Zealand

Snapshot · 2026-06-23Model 1.0.0

New ZealandP(scores ≥1 goal)

Every player in New Zealand's current call-up pool, ranked by the model's probability that they score at least one goal across the matches New Zealand plays at the 2026 World Cup. See /scorers/ for the global top 50 and /countries/nzl/ for the predicted squad and probable XI.

40 players in the pool

Rank1Chris WoodPKPosFWFormSteadyTeam outlookLong shot3.4 mpP(scores ≥1)37.3%
Rank2Ben WainePosFWFormTeam outlookLong shot3.4 mpP(scores ≥1)13.1%
Rank3Kosta BarbarousesPosFWFormTeam outlookLong shot3.4 mpP(scores ≥1)13.1%
Rank4Logan RogersonPosFWFormTeam outlookLong shot3.4 mpP(scores ≥1)11.1%
Rank5Andre de JongPosFWFormTeam outlookLong shot3.4 mpP(scores ≥1)9.1%
Rank6Jesse RandallPosFWFormTeam outlookLong shot3.4 mpP(scores ≥1)7.5%
Rank7Ben OldPosMFFormTeam outlookLong shot3.4 mpP(scores ≥1)4.7%
Rank8Luke Brooke-SmithPosFWFormTeam outlookLong shot3.4 mpP(scores ≥1)4.1%
Rank9Alex RuferPosMFFormTeam outlookLong shot3.4 mpP(scores ≥1)2.3%
Rank10Elijah JustPosMFFormTeam outlookLong shot3.4 mpP(scores ≥1)2.3%
Rank11Marko StamenićPosMFFormTeam outlookLong shot3.4 mpP(scores ≥1)2.3%
Rank12Matthew GarbettPosMFFormTeam outlookLong shot3.4 mpP(scores ≥1)2.3%
Rank13Ryan ThomasPosMFFormTeam outlookLong shot3.4 mpP(scores ≥1)2.3%
Rank14Sarpreet SinghPosMFFormTeam outlookLong shot3.4 mpP(scores ≥1)2.3%
Rank15Callum McCowattPosMFFormTeam outlookLong shot3.4 mpP(scores ≥1)2.2%
Rank16Liberato CacacePosDFFormRisingTeam outlookLong shot3.4 mpP(scores ≥1)1.5%
Rank17Joe BellPosMFFormTeam outlookLong shot3.4 mpP(scores ≥1)1.1%
Rank18Owen Parker-PricePosMFFormTeam outlookLong shot3.4 mpP(scores ≥1)0.8%
Rank19Lachlan BaylissPosMFFormTeam outlookLong shot3.4 mpP(scores ≥1)0.8%
Rank20Bill TuilomaPosDFFormTeam outlookLong shot3.4 mpP(scores ≥1)0.6%
Rank21Nando PijnakerPosDFFormTeam outlookLong shot3.4 mpP(scores ≥1)0.6%
Rank22Tommy SmithPosDFFormTeam outlookLong shot3.4 mpP(scores ≥1)0.6%
Rank23Tyler BindonPosDFFormTeam outlookLong shot3.4 mpP(scores ≥1)0.6%
Rank24Francis de VriesPosDFFormTeam outlookLong shot3.4 mpP(scores ≥1)0.5%
Rank25Finn SurmanPosDFFormTeam outlookLong shot3.4 mpP(scores ≥1)0.5%
Rank26Michael BoxallPosDFFormTeam outlookLong shot3.4 mpP(scores ≥1)0.4%
Rank27Tim PaynePosDFFormTeam outlookLong shot3.4 mpP(scores ≥1)0.4%
Rank28Storm RouxPosDFFormTeam outlookLong shot3.4 mpP(scores ≥1)0.4%
Rank29Callan ElliotPosDFFormTeam outlookLong shot3.4 mpP(scores ≥1)0.3%
Rank30James McGarryPosDFFormTeam outlookLong shot3.4 mpP(scores ≥1)0.3%
Rank31Lukas Kelly-HealdPosDFFormTeam outlookLong shot3.4 mpP(scores ≥1)0.3%
Rank32Dalton WilkinsPosDFFormTeam outlookLong shot3.4 mpP(scores ≥1)0.2%
Rank33George StangerPosDFFormTeam outlookLong shot3.4 mpP(scores ≥1)0.2%
Rank34Alex PaulsenPosGKFormTeam outlookLong shot3.4 mpP(scores ≥1)0.0%
Rank35Henry GrayPosGKFormTeam outlookLong shot3.4 mpP(scores ≥1)0.0%
Rank36Kees SimsPosGKFormTeam outlookLong shot3.4 mpP(scores ≥1)0.0%
Rank37Max CrocombePosGKFormTeam outlookLong shot3.4 mpP(scores ≥1)0.0%
Rank38Michael WoudPosGKFormTeam outlookLong shot3.4 mpP(scores ≥1)0.0%
Rank39Nik TzanevPosGKFormTeam outlookLong shot3.4 mpP(scores ≥1)0.0%
Rank40Oliver SailPosGKFormTeam outlookLong shot3.4 mpP(scores ≥1)0.0%
How to read this table4 columns explained
Pos
Broad position bucket — GK / DF / MF / FW.
Form
Current-form momentum: the player's most recent full club season vs their own multi-season baseline (Rising / Steady / Cooling). Big-5 club data only, so it's blank for players without recent top-five-league history.
Team outlook
Contender tier — the deepest bracket stage the player's team has at least a 25% chance to reach — plus the team's expected number of WC matches. Drives the per-player total: a player on a deeper-running team gets more shots at scoring.
P(scores ≥1)
Total probability the player scores at least one goal across their team's WC matches. Derived from npxG/90, expected minutes, team xG share, opponent defence, and the team's expected match count.

How this is computed. v0 of the per-player tournament-scorer model. npxG/90 from each player's most recent ≥500-minute Big-5 season; E[minutes] is a two-state mixture of starter (75 min) and substitute (20 min) weighted by caps relative to the team's last-2-year fixture count; team_xG_share is position-weighted within a notional 4-3-3 (FW 4× / MF 2× / DF 1× / GK 0); opp_def_factor is the team-average xG-against multiplier across the other 47 WC nations; E[matches] is the team's expected number of WC matches from the bracket Monte Carlo. Known v0 simplifications: no penalty-taker designation, no set-piece-taker bonus, no fatigue / rotation, constant within-position xG share. See /docs/methodology/ for the full write-up.