Auckland FC vs Melbourne Victory FC, A League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
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Auckland FC vs Melbourne Victory FC — A League at Mt Smart Stadium.
- Auckland FC 26 games · 42 pts (2025/26)
- Melbourne Victory FC 26 games · 40 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- VIDEO_ASSISTANT_REFEREE_N1 Kate Jacewicz
- Referee Kearney Robinson
- Referee Lachlan Keevers
- Assistant 1
- Assistant 2 Anton Shchetinin
- 4th Official Ben Abraham
7 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 6.7 goals/game 🟥 1 totalStandings
# 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 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 14 Mar Newcastle United Jets FC A 2–1 W 08 Mar Perth Glory FC H 2–2 D 28 Feb Melbourne City FC H 3–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 11 Apr Auckland FC A 2–2 D 05 Apr Wellington Phoenix FC H 0–1 L 21 Mar Central Coast Mariners FC H 4–1 W 15 Mar Macarthur FC H 4–1 W 07 Mar Sydney FC A 2–2 D 27 Feb Adelaide United FC H 1–1 D Season Stats
Auckland FC Melbourne Victory FC #3 Position #4 42 Points 40 26 Played 26 11 / 9 / 6 W / D / L 11 / 7 / 8 42 Scored 44 29 Conceded 33 +13 GD +11 1.62 PPG 1.54 42% Win % 42% Key Stats
25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history31% Clean Sheets
Auckland FC this season23% Clean Sheets
Melbourne Victory FC this seasonAuckland FC are 3rd (42 pts). Melbourne Victory FC are 4th (40 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Auckland FC0-15–/–16-301/331-452/–46-603/261-751/176+3/1■ Scored ■ ConcededMelbourne Victory FC0-15–/–16-301/131-452/146-601/–61-751/–76+1/3■ 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 Victory FCNikolaos Vergos 7 G 1 A Clarismario 6 G Mata 5 G 12 A Keegan Jelacic 5 G 2 A Charles Nduka 5 G 2 A -
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
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Lineups
Auckland FC Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
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Nando Pijnaker ↓ Logan Rogerson 35'
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Luis Gallegos ↓ Jonty Bidois 87'
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Luka Vicelich ↓ James Mitchell 87'
Bench
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Logan Rogerson ↑ 35'
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Cameron Howieson ↑ 59'
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Jonty Bidois ↑ 87'
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James Mitchell ↑ 87'
Coach Steve CoricaMelbourne Victory FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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Franco Lino ↓ Adama Traore 90'
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Jordi Valadon ↓ Louis D'Arrigo 60'
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Bench
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Lachlan Jackson ↑ 90'
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Louis D'Arrigo ↑ 60'
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Reno Piscopo ↑ 75'
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Adama Traore ↑ 90'
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Daniel Dragicevic ↑ 74'
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Coach Arthur Diles -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Nishan Velupillay 1 Franco Lino 1 Lachlan Brook 1 Sam Cosgrove 1 Louis Verstraete 1 Guillermo May Bartesaghi 1 Head to Head
Auckland FC Form
Melbourne Victory FC Form
2026-04-11 Auckland FC 2–2 Melbourne Victory FC D 2026-04-05 Melbourne Victory FC 0–1 Wellington Phoenix FC L 2026-03-21 Melbourne Victory FC 4–1 Central Coast Mariners FC W 2026-03-15 Melbourne Victory FC 4–1 Macarthur FC W 2026-03-07 Sydney FC 2–2 Melbourne Victory FC D 2026-02-27 Melbourne Victory FC 1–1 Adelaide United FC D -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.65 Auckland FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.32 Melbourne Victory FC xGI would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 56%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.97Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 93% 7% ± 1.5 80% 20% ± 2.5 56% 44% ± 3.5 34% 66% ± 4.5 18% 82% Double Chance
Auckland FC or Draw 71%Draw or Melbourne Victory FC 55%Auckland FC or Melbourne Victory FC 74%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 12.1%2 – 1 8.9%1 – 0 7.7%1 – 2 7.1%0 – 0 6.9%2 – 0 6.9%0 – 1 5.9%2 – 2 Actual3 – 1 4.9%0 – 2 4.4%3 – 0 3.7%3 – 2 3.3%Asian Handicap — Auckland FC
Handicap Auckland FC covers Push Melbourne Victory FC covers -2.5 10% — 90% -2 10% 13% 77% -1.5 23% — 77% -1 23% 21% 56% -0.5 44% — 56% +0.5 71% — 29% +1 71% 16% 13% +1.5 87% — 13% +2 87% 9% 5% +2.5 95% — 5% Clean Sheet
Auckland FC keeps clean sheet 28% ✓Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet 20% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.