Papua New Guinea vs Solomon Islands Prediction & Betting Tips

How each side has been playing

Papua New Guinea's last seven matches read two wins, two draws and three losses, with 10 goals scored and 11 conceded. That's a fairly even split, though their most recent outing was a 1-2 home loss to New Caledonia just days before this fixture.

Papua New Guinea: 8 completed matches; Solomon Islands: 10 completed matches.

Papua New Guinea

8 matches

Win

25% 2 / 8

Draw

25% 2 / 8

Loss

50% 4 / 8

Scored

10

Conceded

13

Difference

-3

Solomon Islands

10 matches

Win

20% 2 / 10

Draw

20% 2 / 10

Loss

60% 6 / 10

Scored

15

Conceded

26

Difference

-11

Solomon Islands have played more games in this sample, ten in total, winning just two, drawing two and losing six. The goal difference tells its own story: 15 scored against 26 conceded, including a 2-10 hammering by Bulgaria and a 2-4 loss to St. Kitts and Nevis earlier in the year. Their defence has clearly had a tough time in these fixtures.

Solomon Islands' recent sample shows real defensive fragility, well beyond what Papua New Guinea have shown.

Comparative Team Statistics: Papua New Guinea vs Solomon Islands

A rivalry with plenty of history

These two have met regularly down the years, and the head-to-head log shows Solomon Islands winning five of the last seven recorded meetings, with Papua New Guinea taking the other two. That includes a 3-2 and a 1-2 away win for Solomon Islands in older World Cup qualifying ties.

The most recent meeting, though, went the other way. Papua New Guinea won 1-0 at home back in November 2025. So while the longer record favours Solomon Islands, the last actual result between them favoured the hosts.

What to expect on the day

This is a friendly fixture with no obvious stakes attached, so team selection and intent can vary a lot from what we've seen in competitive qualifiers. Papua New Guinea's home form in this sample has been decent without being dominant, while Solomon Islands' away form has leaked goals regularly.

Given how open several of these recent matches have been on both sides, goals at both ends wouldn't be a surprise, though friendlies can just as easily turn into low-key, rotated affairs. There isn't a strong pattern here pointing clearly one way.