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

Refresh

A League · 2024-25

Auckland FC

0 – 0

Full Time

Melbourne Victory FC

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

Louis Verstraete 66' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Referee Alireza Faghani
Referee

19 games this season 🟨 1.1/game ⚽ 4.5 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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 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
#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 history

31% Clean Sheets
Auckland FC this season

23% Clean Sheets
Melbourne Victory FC this season

Auckland FC are 3rd (42 pts). Melbourne Victory FC are 4th (40 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Auckland FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/3

31-45

2/–

46-60

3/2

61-75

1/1

76+

3/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Melbourne Victory FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

2/1

46-60

1/–

61-75

1/–

76+

1/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Auckland FC

Sam 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 FC

Nikolaos 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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Auckland FC is hosting Melbourne Victory FC for another epic battle.
5' The travelling Melbourne Victory FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
10' Melbourne Victory FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 2 meetings.
15' Roderick Miranda has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
25' 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.
30' Melbourne Victory FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
35' Melbourne Victory FC is showing some good football. However, Melbourne Victory FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
40' Auckland FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
45' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Francis De Vries suffering a number of foals already.
50' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
55' The home supporters are growing impatient. Auckland FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
60' Kasey Bos needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
63' Another change for Melbourne Victory FC made on 63 minute. Kasey Bos leaves to be changed by Clarismario.
66' The referee calls foul for Louis Verstraete. He receives a card.
71' It looks like no one’s ball. Melbourne Victory FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
74' The crowd applauds Bruno Fornaroli as he leaves the pitch. Nikolaos Vergos steps in for Melbourne Victory FC.
77' Auckland FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Logan Rogerson is hanging William Gillion on the field on 77 minute.
82' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Auckland FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
83' Time for substitution for Auckland FC. Jake Brimmer is replaced by Max Mata.
85' Another substitution for Melbourne Victory FC to replace Adama Traore by Joshua Rawlins on 85 minute.
90' Nikolaos Vergos has been relatively quiet despite scoring 8 goals in his last 210 appearances.
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
Sam Cosgrove	1
Louis Verstraete	1
Guillermo May Bartesaghi	1
Nishan Velupillay	1
Franco Lino	1
Lachlan Brook	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.14 Auckland FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.93 Melbourne Victory FC xG

I would bet for: Auckland FC or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Auckland FC41% Draw31% Melbourne Victory FC28%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes42% 0% No58%

Avg goals/match: 2.07

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	85%	15%
± 1.5	61%	39%
± 2.5	34%	66%
± 3.5	16%	84%
± 4.5	7%	93%

Double Chance

Auckland FC or Draw

72%

Draw or Melbourne Victory FC

59%

Auckland FC or Melbourne Victory FC

69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Auckland FC27% Draw54% Melbourne Victory FC19%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

14.3%

1 – 0

13.1%

0 – 1

10.4%

2 – 0

7.9%

2 – 1

7.4%

1 – 2

0 – 2

5.2%

2 – 2

3.6%

3 – 0

3 – 1

2.9%

1 – 3

1.9%

Asian Handicap — Auckland FC

Handicap	Auckland FC covers	Push	Melbourne Victory FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	11%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	22%	61%
-0.5	39%	—	61%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	18%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Auckland FC keeps clean sheet

40% ✗

Melbourne Victory FC keeps clean sheet

33% ✗

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