Match: Argentina vs New Zealand
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Cordoba
Sunday, August 17th, 2025, 06:10 am (AEST)
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At exactly 06:10 AM on Sunday, the 17th of August 2025, Argentina and New Zealand will battle it out at Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Cordoba.
- Match: Argentina vs New Zealand
- Date: Sunday, 17th of August 2025
- Kick-Off TIme: 06:10 AM
- Stadium: Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Cordoba
Argentina: Form
Argentina: LWLLW
- Friendly International: Argentina 52-17 Uruguay
- Friendly International: Argentina 17-22 England
- Friendly International: Argentina 12-35 England
- Lion Tour: British & Irish Lions 24-28
- Friendly International: France 37-23 Argentina
Argentina will welcome back experienced players Gonzalo Garcia and Tomas Albornoz. These two players are returning to the squad for the match against New Zealand. Los Pumas will also bring back four key players. Santiago Chocobares, Bautista Delguy, Marcos Kremer, and Juan Cruz Mallia are all returning. They rested during the July matches. This was because they had played many games in their Top 14 campaigns.
Argentina - Team News
The team will use Garcia and Albornoz as their main playmakers. They are inexperienced but in good form. They will work with the powerful midfield partnership of Chocobares and Lucio Cinti. These players sat out the recent series against England. Now they join Felipe Contepomi's matchday squad.
Argentina- Squad for the Match
- Juan Cruz Mallía
- Rodrigo Isgro
- Lucio Cinti
- Santiago Chocobares
- Bautista Delguy
- Tomas Albornoz
- Gonzalo Garcia
- Joaquin Oviedo
- Marcos Kremer
- Pablo Matera
- Pedro Rubiolo
- Franco Molina
- Pedro Delgado
- Julian Montoya (captain)
- Mayco Vivas
New Zealand Form
New Zealand: WLLWL
- Friendly International: New Zealand 29-19 France
- Friendly International: New Zealand 43-17 France
- Friendly International: New Zealand 31-27 France
- Friendly International: Italy 11-29 New Zealand
- Friendly International: France 30-29 New Zealand
New Zealand has been hit by fitness problems. Now six players have been called up as injury cover. This shows how many players are hurt. Captain Scott Barrett returns from injury. He will lead a strong All Blacks side against Argentina. Coach Scott Robertson has chosen experienced players for this match.
New Zealand - Team News
Barrett will start in the second row. He will play alongside Fabian Holland, who was born in the Netherlands. Ardie Savea was picked at number 8. This will be his 98th Test for the All Blacks and his 100th match overall. Tupou Vaa'i returns after missing the Hamilton win through injury. He will play at blindside flanker. Cortez Ratima starts at scrumhalf. Beauden Barrett returns at flyhalf. The injury problems have led to a surprise selection. Chiefs flanker Simon Parker has been called up. He has never played at senior international level before.
New Zealand - Squad of the match
- Will Jordan
- Sevu Reece
- Billy Proctor
- Jordie Barrett
- Rieko Ioane
- Beauden Barrett
- Cortez Ratima
- Ardie Savea
- Du’Plessis Kirifi
- Tupou Vaa’i
- Fabian Holland
- Scott Barrett (captain)
- Fletcher Newell
- Codie Taylor
- Ethan de Groot
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Argentina vs New Zealand Head-to-Head Statistics
Both teams, Argentina and New Zealand, have faced each other multiple times. In the last five encounters between the two teams, New Zealand has recorded four wins and a loss.
- 17/08/24: New Zealand 42-10 Argentina
- 10/08/24: New Zealand 30-38 Argentina
- 20/10/23: Argentina 6-44 New Zealand
- 08/07/23: Argentina 12-41 New Zealand
- 03/09/22: New Zealand 53-3 Argentina
Who will win the match, Argentina vs New Zealand?
Using advanced computer power and data, Telecom Asia has simulated the result of the Rugby Championship - Round 1 Argentina vs New Zealand Rugby match 10,000 times. Our leading predictive analytics model currently gives New Zealand a 85% chance of beating Argentina in the Rugby Championship - Round 1 season.
Argentina vs New Zealand Betting Tips & Odds
The latest Bet365 betting odds for the Rugby Championship - Round 1 are shown here:
Head to Head: New Zealand $1.31, Argentina $3.73,
Handicap: New Zealand -16.5 ($1.909), Argentina +16.5 ($1.90)
Total: Over 55.5 $1.90, Under 55.5 $1.90
Odds are correct at the time of publication and subject to change.
Looking at the latest head-to-head odds, Bet365 currently has Argentina at $3.73 and New Zealand at $1.31
Argentina are listed as 16.5-point underdogs against New Zealand, with odds of $1.83 available at Bet365.
For the favourite New Zealand (-5.5) to cover the line, Bet365 offers odds of $1.83.
According to Stats Insider's analytics model, Argentina (-5.5) are predicted to cover the line 55% of the time, while the 45.5-point over/under is expected to stay over 55% of the time.
Argentina vs New Zealand Match Prediction
There are concerns about Argentina's Rugby Championship chances. Their summer series against England was disappointing. They lost 2-0 at home to Steve Borthwick's inexperienced England squad. This result was not expected. However, there were good reasons for those two losses. Coach Contepomi left out many key players during the July matches. He rested players who had competed in the Top 14 campaign. All these players will return on Saturday. It is worth noting that a stronger Argentina team beat the British and Irish Lions 24-28 in Dublin. This happened before Andy Farrell's team went to Australia and beat the Wallabies. Argentina has had recent success against New Zealand. They won 30-38 in Wellington in last year's tournament. However, they lost 42-10 a week later in Auckland. Playing at home will give them real hope of running an injury-hit All Blacks team. New Zealand finished two points ahead of Argentina last year. However, they finished behind champions South Africa. They achieved three victories over France in July. Now they will be determined to reclaim the Rugby Championship Trophy from the Springboks. An All Blacks win in this match is not guaranteed anymore. However, they are still favored against Argentina. Argentina can be brilliant, but it also suffer from inconsistency. This makes them hard to predict.
Our first option is -16.5 Handicap for New Zealand with odds at 1.90 Odds on 1Xbet bookmaker.
Our second option is Over 55.5 round with odds at 1.90 on Betway bookmaker.
Our last option is Over 25.5 1st Half betting 2-way with odds at 1.87 on Bet365 bookmaker.
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