Miguel Solomons
Dailysports's expert
New Caledonia
Tahiti
On the night from Thursday to Friday, March 21, New Caledonia will face Tahiti in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. I suggest betting on the match winner.
See also: Equatorial Guinea vs São Tomé and Príncipe prediction, H2H and probable lineups - March 21, 2025
New Caledonia vs Tahiti: preview
In the second round of the qualifiers, New Caledonia is showing confident play. In the first round, the team defeated Papua New Guinea (3-1), then won a tough match against the Solomon Islands (3-2). In the third round, they drew with Fiji (1-1), which was enough to win the group with seven points from three matches.
Tahiti started the qualifiers with a loss to New Zealand (0-3), after which their fight for first place effectively ended. However, the team performed well in the remaining matches, thrashing Samoa (3-0) and defeating Vanuatu (2-0). They ended up in second place in the group with six points and a goal difference of 5-3.
Match facts and head-to-head encounters
- New Caledonia is unbeaten in seven consecutive matches: six wins and one draw.
- Tahiti has won their last two matches and triumphed in three of their last five encounters.
- New Caledonia has a scoring streak of seven matches, during which they scored 25 goals.
- In the last encounter, Tahiti won 2-1, but in the last five head-to-head matches, New Caledonia won twice, and the teams drew twice.
Prediction
New Caledonia is in excellent form and playing at home. I expect a hard-fought match, but I consider the hosts to be the favorites. Bet on a New Caledonia win with odds of 1.65.
