Auckland FC vs Melbourne City FC, A League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Auckland FC vs Melbourne City FC — A League .
- Auckland FC 26 games · 42 pts (2025/26)
- Melbourne City FC 26 games · 38 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Ben Abraham
- Referee Isabella Cooper (Australia)
23 games this season 🟨 0.4/game ⚽ 3.7 goals/gameStandings
# 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
Recent Form
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 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 history31% Clean Sheets
Auckland FC this season38% Clean Sheets
Melbourne City FC this seasonAuckland FC are 3rd (42 pts). Melbourne City FC are 6th (38 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Auckland FC0-15–/–16-301/331-452/–46-603/261-751/176+3/1■ Scored ■ ConcededMelbourne City FC0-15–/–16-304/–31-451/146-601/–61-753/–76+2/4■ Scored ■ ConcededTop Scorers (This Season)
Auckland FCSam Cosgrove 12 G 4 A Jesse Randall 9 G 8 A Lachlan Brook 9 G 2 A Guillermo May Bartesaghi 6 G 4 A Melbourne City FCMax Caputo 8 G 1 A Marcus Younis 7 G 3 A Medin Memeti 5 G 1 A -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Auckland FC is hosting Melbourne City FC for another epic battle.
- Another three points for Auckland FC.
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Lineups
Auckland FC Lineups
Melbourne City FC Lineups
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Nando Pijnaker 2 Guillermo May Bartesaghi 2 Medin Memeti 1 Neyder Moreno 1 Max Mata 1 Head to Head
Auckland FC Form
Melbourne City FC Form
2026-02-28 Auckland FC 3–0 Melbourne City FC L 2026-02-21 Melbourne City FC 1–3 Melbourne Victory FC L 2026-02-07 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC D 2026-01-30 Wellington Phoenix FC 2–2 Melbourne City FC D 2026-01-24 Macarthur FC 6–2 Melbourne City FC L 2026-01-16 Melbourne City FC 2–1 Auckland FC W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 42.08 Auckland FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.92 Melbourne City FC xGI would bet for: Auckland FC to win 61% + Over 2.5 goals 57%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Auckland FC winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 3Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line 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
✓ CorrectActual: Auckland FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 122 – 0 10.7%1 – 1 10.3%1 – 0 9.8%2 – 1 9.5%3 – 0 Actual0 – 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.