Over the last meetings New Zealand holds wins - 5, losses - 0 and draws - 0. Syria on the other hand ends the latest games with wins - 2, losses - 3 and draws - 0. Based on this data we can assume that New Zealand currently is in better form, unlike Syria.
New Zealand: Iran – (Win 91:93), China – (Win 77:84), Guam – (Win 129:75), Philippines – (Win 106:102), Guam – (Win 67:99).
Syria: Australia – (Loss 64:123), Iran – (Loss 52:73), Iraq – (Win 91:81), Iran – (Loss 72:68), Iraq – (Win 70:78).