Sunday , 15 November 2026

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

A League · 2025-26
Auckland FC
3 – 0
Full Time
Melbourne City FC
Sat 28 Feb 2026 · 04:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Auckland FC vs Melbourne City FC — A League .

Match Details

  • Referee Ben Abraham
  • Referee Isabella Cooper (Australia)

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

3
1
1
Auckland FC 5 games · Avg 3.4 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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#8 Position #4
5 Points 7
4 Played 4
1 / 2 / 1 W / D / L 2 / 1 / 1
6 Scored 6
7 Conceded 6
-1 GD +0
1.25 PPG 1.75
25% Win % 50%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
Auckland FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Melbourne City FC this season

Auckland FC are 8th (5 pts). Melbourne City FC are 4th (7 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
Melbourne City FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/3
46-60
2/1
61-75
2/–
76+
–/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
Melbourne City FC
Andrew Nabbout 2 G
Emiliano Marcondes 1 G 2 A
Matheus Rossetto 1 G
Awer Mabil 1 G
Quinn MacNicol 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! auckland fc vs melbourne city fc — let the football do the talking.
  • With this win, auckland fc is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Auckland FC Lineups

Melbourne City FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Guillermo May Bartesaghi 2
Lachlan Bayliss 2
Nando Pijnaker 2
Max Mata 1
Quinn MacNicol 1
Lachlan Brook 1
Medin Memeti 1
Neyder Moreno 1

Head to Head

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

Auckland FC Form

2026-02-28 Auckland FC 3–0 Melbourne City FC W 2026-02-21 Wellington Phoenix FC 0–5 Auckland FC W 2026-02-17 Sydney FC 1–1 Auckland FC D 2026-02-07 Auckland FC 1–0 Sydney FC W 2026-01-31 Perth Glory FC 2–1 Auckland FC L 2026-01-24 Auckland FC 2–2 Central Coast Mariners FC D

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 accuracy
3 / 4
2.17 Auckland FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.33 Melbourne City FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 67% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Auckland FC56% Draw22% Melbourne City FC22%
Actual: Auckland FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.5
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 67%
33%
± 3.5 46%
54%
± 4.5 28%
72%

Double Chance

Auckland FC or Draw
78%
Draw or Melbourne City FC
44%
Auckland FC or Melbourne City FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Auckland FC41% Draw40% Melbourne City FC19%
Actual: Auckland FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.6%
2 – 1
9.1%
2 – 0
7.1%
3 – 1
6.5%
1 – 0
6%
2 – 2
6%
1 – 2
5.6%
3 – 0
Actual
3 – 2
4.4%
0 – 0
4.4%
4 – 1
3.6%
0 – 1
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Auckland FC

Handicap Auckland FC covers Push Melbourne City FC covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 17% 66%
-1.5 34% — 66%
-1 34% 21% 45%
-0.5 55% — 45%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 13% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Auckland FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✗
Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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