New Zealand vs Romania
What the model says about this fixture, at either ground and at a neutral one, with the record behind it. Ratings as at 2026-10-18.
New Zealand 97.9%1.1% RomaniaRomania 3.8%95.2% New ZealandNew Zealand 96.6%2.4% RomaniaEach figure is 5,000 simulations of this fixture. The score is where those runs are centred, not a likely scoreline — a rugby result is spread far too widely for any single one to be likely.
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Build a shareable predictionHow the runs finished
Winning margin across 5,000 simulations of this fixture. Bars right of the centre are New Zealand wins; the faded bars at each end hold everything beyond 75 points.
Margin percentiles
- Middle 8 in 10
- Middle half
- Median
- Level
- Average
Eight runs in ten finished between 3 New Zealand and 57 New Zealand, half of them between 9 New Zealand and 40 New Zealand, with the middle run at 22 New Zealand.
Those are gaps rather than scorelines. How much scoring the match produces is drawn separately — between 42 and 95 points in eight runs out of ten — so one bar covers many scores. The middle run above is 38-16 on a tight afternoon and 51-29 on an open one.
Why New Zealand are favoured
How the model arrives at the chance of New Zealand winning. It starts at an even 50%, and each line below adds to that or takes from it, in percentage points (pp): a bar to the right helps New Zealand, a bar to the left helps Romania.
New Zealand 2476, Romania 1265 — 1211 points, favouring New Zealand
New Zealand are at home
Recent results, past meetings between the two sides, and days of rest. It has a limit, so it can nudge the rating but never overrule it.
Head to head
New Zealand3–0–0Romania3 meetings, 1981 to 2007 · New Zealand by 38.3 on average
| Date | Match | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-09-29 | New Zealand 85–8 Romania | Rugby World Cup | Stade Toulouse(neutral) |
| 1991-06-09 | New Zealand 60–30 Romania | — | Eden Park |
| 1981-10-24 | Romania 6–14 New Zealand | — | Stadionul 23 August |
A dash under Competition means the record does not name one, which is common — most rows on file carry no competition. None of this feeds the forecast: both ratings already contain these results.