Auckland FC vs Melbourne City FC, A League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2025-26

Auckland FC

3 – 0

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Melbourne City FC

Sat 28 Feb 2026 · 04:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Auckland FC vs Melbourne City FC — A League .

Auckland FC 26 games · 42 pts (2026/27)
Melbourne City FC 26 games · 38 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Ben Abraham
Referee Isabella Cooper (Australia)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Newcastle United Jets FC	26	48
2	Adelaide United FC	26	43
3	Auckland FC	26	42
4	Melbourne Victory FC	26	40
5	Sydney FC	26	39
6	Melbourne City FC	26	38
7	Macarthur FC	26	34
8	Wellington Phoenix FC	26	33
9	Central Coast Mariners FC	26	32
10	Perth Glory FC	26	31
11	Brisbane Roar FC	26	26
12	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	26	21

Head-to-Head

Auckland FC 4 games · Avg 3.3 goals Melbourne City FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-02-28 Auckland FC 3–0 Melbourne City FC 2026-01-16 Melbourne City FC 2–1 Auckland FC 2025-01-18 Auckland FC 3–0 Melbourne City FC 2024-12-15 Melbourne City FC 2–2 Auckland FC

Recent Form

Auckland FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Feb	Melbourne City FC	H	3–0	W
21 Feb	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	5–0	W
17 Feb	Sydney FC	A	1–1	D
07 Feb	Sydney FC	H	1–0	W
31 Jan	Perth Glory FC	A	1–2	L
24 Jan	Central Coast Mariners FC	H	2–2	D

Melbourne City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Feb	Auckland FC	A	0–3	L
21 Feb	Melbourne Victory FC	H	1–3	L
07 Feb	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	A	1–1	D
30 Jan	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	2–2	D
24 Jan	Macarthur FC	A	2–6	L
16 Jan	Auckland FC	H	2–1	W

Season Stats

Auckland FC		Melbourne City FC
#3	Position	#6
42	Points	38
26	Played	26
11 / 9 / 6	W / D / L	10 / 8 / 8
42	Scored	33
29	Conceded	33
+13	GD	+0
1.62	PPG	1.46
42%	Win %	38%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)

100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Auckland FC are 3rd (42 pts). Melbourne City FC are 6th (38 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Auckland FC and Melbourne City FC is underway.
Another three points for Auckland FC.

Lineups

Auckland FC Lineups

Melbourne City FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Nando Pijnaker	2
Guillermo May Bartesaghi	2
Medin Memeti	1
Neyder Moreno	1
Max Mata	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.08 Auckland FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.92 Melbourne City FC xG

I would bet for: Auckland FC to win 61% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Auckland FC61% Draw22% Melbourne City FC17%

Actual: Auckland FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 3

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	57%	43%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Auckland FC or Draw

84%

Draw or Melbourne City FC

39%

Auckland FC or Melbourne City FC

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Auckland FC45% Draw42% Melbourne City FC13%

Actual: Auckland FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

10.7%

1 – 1

10.3%

1 – 0

9.8%

2 – 1

9.5%

3 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

6.7%

3 – 1

6.6%

2 – 2

4.4%

1 – 2

4.2%

0 – 1

3.9%

4 – 0

3.7%

4 – 1

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Auckland FC

Handicap	Auckland FC covers	Push	Melbourne City FC covers
-2.5	20%	—	80%
-2	20%	19%	60%
-1.5	40%	—	60%
-1	40%	23%	37%
-0.5	63%	—	37%
+0.5	85%	—	15%
+1	85%	10%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Auckland FC keeps clean sheet

41% ✗

Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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