Auckland FC vs Adelaide United FC, A League 2025-26 PLAYOFFS

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A League · 2025-26

Auckland FC

1 – 1

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Adelaide United FC

Sat 9 May 2026 · 06:00 UTC Mt Smart Stadium 16,903 HT 45' · FT 45'

Lachlan Brook 24' 1–0

1–1 63' Harry Crawford

Steve Corica 65' Y

Y 78' Craig Goodwin

Sam Cosgrove 80' Y

Y 90' Panagiotis Kikianis

Overview

Match Preview

Auckland FC vs Adelaide United FC — A League at Mt Smart Stadium.

Auckland FC 4 games · 5 pts (2026/27)
Adelaide United FC 3 games · 1 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

VIDEO_ASSISTANT_REFEREE_N1 Kearney Robinson
Referee Ben Abraham
Referee Sam Kelly (Australia)
Assistant 1 Anton Shchetinin
Assistant 2 Astro Sakalis (Australia)
4th Official Shaun Evans

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Wellington Phoenix FC	4	10
2	Sydney FC	4	7
3	Brisbane Roar FC	3	7
4	Melbourne City FC	4	7
5	Perth Glory FC	4	6
6	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	4	5
7	Macarthur FC	4	5
8	Auckland FC	4	5
9	Melbourne Victory FC	4	3
10	Newcastle United Jets FC	4	2
11	Central Coast Mariners FC	4	2
12	Adelaide United FC	3	1

Head-to-Head

Auckland FC 6 games · Avg 3.7 goals Adelaide United FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-05-09 Auckland FC 1–1 Adelaide United FC 2026-04-03 Adelaide United FC 1–1 Auckland FC 2025-11-01 Auckland FC 2–1 Adelaide United FC 2025-03-01 Auckland FC 4–4 Adelaide United FC 2025-01-22 Adelaide United FC 2–2 Auckland FC

Recent Form

Auckland FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 May	Adelaide United FC	H	1–1	D
26 Apr	Sydney FC	A	2–2	D
19 Apr	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	0–1	L
11 Apr	Melbourne Victory FC	H	2–2	D
03 Apr	Adelaide United FC	A	1–1	D
21 Mar	Macarthur FC	H	1–2	L

Adelaide United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 May	Auckland FC	A	1–1	D
26 Apr	Melbourne City FC	A	2–1	W
19 Apr	Macarthur FC	H	3–1	W
11 Apr	Newcastle United Jets FC	A	1–1	D
03 Apr	Auckland FC	H	1–1	D
20 Mar	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	4–2	W

Season Stats

Auckland FC		Adelaide United FC
#8	Position	#12
5	Points	1
4	Played	3
1 / 2 / 1	W / D / L	0 / 1 / 2
6	Scored	3
7	Conceded	8
-1	GD	-5
1.25	PPG	0.33
25%	Win %	0%

Key Stats

83% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

25% Clean Sheets
Auckland FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Adelaide United FC this season

Auckland FC are 8th (5 pts). Adelaide United FC are 12th (1 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Auckland FC

0-15

1/–

16-30

1/–

31-45

1/2

46-60

1/2

61-75

1/–

76+

1/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Adelaide United FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/2

31-45

1/1

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/4

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Auckland FC

Lachlan Bayliss	2 G
Hiroki Sakai	1 G
Lachlan Brook	1 G
Luka Vicelich	1 G

Adelaide United FC

Brody Burkitt	2 G
Joey Garuccio	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Auckland FC to score. At the same time, Adelaide United FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Steve Corica might look to freshen things up shortly.
10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Lachlan Brook is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Auckland FC.
15' Both keepers have barely been tested. Auckland FC and Adelaide United FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
20' Adelaide United FC have won 369 goals from 234 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
24' GOAL! Lachlan Brook scores on 24. Assisted by Cameron Howieson
29' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Auckland FC and Adelaide United FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
34' Jesse Randall has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
39' Adelaide United FC come into this ranked 2 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
44' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
49' It’s high time Ayrton Andrioli made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
54' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 54 minutes.
59' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
63' Against the run of play, Harry Crawford has scored! This game has turned on its head.
64' Harry Crawford puts Adelaide United FC on the lead.
65' That looks like a foul for a card for Steve Corica.
66' That looks like a foul for a card for Steve Corica.
71' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Luke Duzel made 150 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
76' Anselmo has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
78' That is a card for Adelaide United FC. Craig Goodwin will be fuming at that decision.
79' The referee calls foul for Craig Goodwin. He receives a card.
80' It’s a booking for Auckland FC player. Sam Cosgrove gets a card.
85' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
90' The referee has no hesitation. Panagiotis Kikianis is booked for Adelaide United FC — card on 90.
The points are shared — Auckland FC 1-1 Adelaide United FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Auckland FC Lineups

4-2-2-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Corica

Adelaide United FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ayrton Andrioli

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Logan Rogerson	3
Zach Clough	2
Guillermo May Bartesaghi	2
Archie Goodwin	2
Jordan Elsey	1
Bart Vriends	1
Hiroki Sakai	1
Harry Crawford	1

Head to Head

Auckland FC Form

2026-05-09 Auckland FC 1–1 Adelaide United FC D 2026-04-26 Sydney FC 2–2 Auckland FC D 2026-04-19 Auckland FC 0–1 Central Coast Mariners FC L 2026-04-11 Auckland FC 2–2 Melbourne Victory FC D 2026-04-03 Adelaide United FC 1–1 Auckland FC D 2026-03-21 Auckland FC 1–2 Macarthur FC L

Adelaide United FC Form

2026-05-09 Auckland FC 1–1 Adelaide United FC D 2026-04-26 Melbourne City FC 1–2 Adelaide United FC W 2026-04-19 Adelaide United FC 3–1 Macarthur FC W 2026-04-11 Newcastle United Jets FC 1–1 Adelaide United FC D 2026-04-03 Adelaide United FC 1–1 Auckland FC D 2026-03-20 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2–4 Adelaide United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.37 Auckland FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.46 Adelaide United FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Auckland FC52% Draw23% Adelaide United FC25%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes69% 0% No31%

Avg goals/match: 3.83

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	72%	28%
± 3.5	52%	48%
± 4.5	34%	66%

Double Chance

Auckland FC or Draw

75%

Draw or Adelaide United FC

48%

Auckland FC or Adelaide United FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Auckland FC43% Draw38% Adelaide United FC19%

Actual: Auckland FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

8.6%

1 – 1

Actual

3 – 1

6.7%

2 – 2

6.2%

2 – 0

6.2%

1 – 2

5.4%

3 – 2

4.9%

1 – 0

4.8%

3 – 0

4.8%

4 – 1

0 – 0

3.3%

2 – 3

Asian Handicap — Auckland FC

Handicap	Auckland FC covers	Push	Adelaide United FC covers
-2.5	20%	—	80%
-2	20%	17%	64%
-1.5	36%	—	64%
-1	36%	20%	43%
-0.5	57%	—	43%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	12%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	6%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Auckland FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Adelaide United FC keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.