Auckland FC vs Melbourne Victory FC, A League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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A League · 2024-25

Auckland FC

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Melbourne Victory FC

Wed 1 Jan 2025 · 04:00 UTC Mt Smart Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Louis Verstraete 66' Y

Overview

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Auckland FC vs Melbourne Victory FC — A League at Mt Smart Stadium.

Auckland FC 4 games · 5 pts (2026/27)
Melbourne Victory FC 4 games · 3 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Alireza Faghani
Referee

8 games this season 🟨 4.1/game ⚽ 12.4 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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 4 games · Avg 1.5 goals Melbourne Victory FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-01-01 Auckland FC 0–0 Melbourne Victory FC

Recent Form

Auckland FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Jan	Melbourne Victory FC	H	0–0	D
28 Dec	Central Coast Mariners FC	A	4–1	W
21 Dec	Western United FC	H	0–4	L
15 Dec	Melbourne City FC	A	2–2	D
07 Dec	Wellington Phoenix FC	H	2–1	W
30 Nov	Newcastle United Jets FC	H	2–0	W

Melbourne Victory FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Jan	Auckland FC	A	0–0	D
28 Dec	Sydney FC	A	0–3	L
21 Dec	Melbourne City FC	H	1–1	D
08 Dec	Perth Glory FC	H	2–0	W
01 Dec	Western United FC	A	3–1	W
24 Nov	Wellington Phoenix FC	A	0–1	L

Season Stats

Auckland FC		Melbourne Victory FC
#8	Position	#9
5	Points	3
4	Played	4
1 / 2 / 1	W / D / L	0 / 3 / 1
6	Scored	5
7	Conceded	6
-1	GD	-1
1.25	PPG	0.75
25%	Win %	0%

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)

25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

25% Clean Sheets
Auckland FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Melbourne Victory FC this season

Auckland FC are 8th (5 pts). Melbourne Victory FC are 9th (3 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 Victory FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

1/–

31-45

–/1

46-60

–/1

61-75

3/1

76+

–/2

■ 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 Victory FC

Keegan Jelacic	2 G
Jordi Valadon	2 G
Charles Nduka	1 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Auckland FC welcome Melbourne Victory FC for this crunch clash at Mt Smart Stadium.
5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Auckland FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
10' The 28-year-old Guillermo May Bartesaghi has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Melbourne Victory FC that had 213 games and scored 302 goals.
20' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
25' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
30' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
35' Supporters expect more eagerness from Hiroki Sakai, as he is very good at scoring at Mt Smart Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
40' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Melbourne Victory FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
45' Louis Verstraete has been relatively quiet despite scoring 7 goals in his last 104 appearances.
50' A quiet spell here at Mt Smart Stadium. Auckland FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
55' Joshua Rawlins, a Australia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
60' Auckland FC is showing some good football. However, Auckland FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
63' Clarismario is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kasey Bos at the 63 minute mark.
66' It’s a booking for Auckland FC player. Louis Verstraete gets a card.
71' Melbourne Victory FC have won 302 goals from 213 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
74' Nikolaos Vergos gets the nod from Melbourne Victory FC. He replaces Bruno Fornaroli and will look to change the dynamic.
77' Auckland FC make a change. William Gillion trudges off to be replaced by Logan Rogerson on 77 minutes.
82' New Zealand international Nando Pijnaker has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
83' Auckland FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Max Mata is hanging Jake Brimmer on the field on 83 minute.
85' Joshua Rawlins has so much to prove this time. He replaces Adama Traore on 85 minute.
90' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
Game over. The scoreline of 0-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Auckland FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

5
Brendan Hamill
21
Roderick Miranda
7
Daniel Arzani ↓ Jing Reec 85'
10
Bruno Fornaroli ↓ Nikolaos Vergos 74'
27
Reno Piscopo ↓ Nishan Velupillay 63'
3
Adama Traore ↓ Joshua Rawlins 85'
6
Ryan Teague
25
Jack Duncan
2
Jason Geria
14
Jordi Valadon
28
Kasey Bos ↓ Clarismario 63'

Bench

22
Joshua Rawlins ↑ 85'
17
Nishan Velupillay ↑ 63'
18
Fabian Monge
19
Jing Reec ↑ 85'
30
Daniel Graskoski
9
Nikolaos Vergos ↑ 74'
11
Clarismario ↑ 63'

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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.24 Auckland FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.04 Melbourne Victory FC xG

I would bet for: Auckland FC or Draw 71% + Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Auckland FC41% Draw30% Melbourne Victory FC29%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes47% 0% No53%

Avg goals/match: 2.28

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	87%	13%
± 1.5	66%	34%
± 2.5	39%	61%
± 3.5	20%	80%
± 4.5	9%	91%

Double Chance

Auckland FC or Draw

71%

Draw or Melbourne Victory FC

59%

Auckland FC or Melbourne Victory FC

70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Auckland FC27% Draw51% Melbourne Victory FC22%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14.1%

0 – 0

Actual

1 – 0

11.5%

0 – 1

9.5%

2 – 1

7.9%

2 – 0

7.6%

1 – 2

6.6%

0 – 2

5.3%

2 – 2

4.2%

3 – 1

3.3%

3 – 0

3.1%

1 – 3

2.3%

Asian Handicap — Auckland FC

Handicap	Auckland FC covers	Push	Melbourne Victory FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	12%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	21%	61%
-0.5	39%	—	61%
+0.5	71%	—	29%
+1	71%	18%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	8%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Auckland FC keeps clean sheet

36% ✗

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✗

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

Auckland FC vs Melbourne Victory FC, A League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Auckland FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Melbourne Victory FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Auckland FC Form

Melbourne Victory FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Auckland FC

Clean Sheet