Melbourne City FC vs Auckland FC, A League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Melbourne City FC vs Auckland FC — A League .
- Melbourne City FC 26 games · 38 pts (2025/26)
- Auckland FC 26 games · 42 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Andrew Meimarakis
- Referee Shane Skinner
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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 16 Jan Auckland FC H 2–1 W 11 Jan Newcastle United Jets FC H 0–1 L 06 Jan Brisbane Roar FC H 1–0 W 03 Jan Sydney FC H 0–0 D 28 Dec Perth Glory FC H 1–3 L 23 Dec Macarthur FC H 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 16 Jan Melbourne City FC A 1–2 L 09 Jan Brisbane Roar FC A 2–0 W 05 Jan Macarthur FC A 1–1 D 01 Jan Newcastle United Jets FC H 1–3 L 19 Dec Western Sydney Wanderers FC A 2–0 W 12 Dec Central Coast Mariners FC A 2–1 W Season Stats
Melbourne City FC Auckland FC #6 Position #3 38 Points 42 26 Played 26 10 / 8 / 8 W / D / L 11 / 9 / 6 33 Scored 42 33 Conceded 29 +0 GD +13 1.46 PPG 1.62 38% Win % 42% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history38% Clean Sheets
Melbourne City FC this season31% Clean Sheets
Auckland FC this seasonMelbourne City FC are 6th (38 pts). Auckland FC are 3rd (42 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Melbourne City FC0-15–/–16-304/–31-451/146-601/–61-753/–76+2/4■ Scored ■ ConcededAuckland FC0-15–/–16-301/331-452/–46-603/261-751/176+3/1■ Scored ■ ConcededTop Scorers (This Season)
Melbourne City FCMax Caputo 8 G 1 A Marcus Younis 7 G 3 A Medin Memeti 5 G 1 A 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 -
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Melbourne City FC and Auckland FC.
- The final score is 2-1.
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Lineups
Melbourne City FC Lineups
Auckland FC Lineups
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Guillermo May Bartesaghi 2 Nando Pijnaker 2 Max Mata 1 Medin Memeti 1 Neyder Moreno 1 Head to Head
Melbourne City FC Form
2026-01-16 Melbourne City FC 2–1 Auckland FC W 2026-01-11 Melbourne City FC 0–1 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2026-01-06 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Brisbane Roar FC W 2026-01-03 Melbourne City FC 0–0 Sydney FC D 2025-12-28 Melbourne City FC 1–3 Perth Glory FC L 2025-12-23 Melbourne City FC 1–1 Macarthur FC DAuckland FC Form
2026-01-16 Melbourne City FC 2–1 Auckland FC L 2026-01-09 Brisbane Roar FC 0–2 Auckland FC W 2026-01-05 Macarthur FC 1–1 Auckland FC D 2026-01-01 Auckland FC 1–3 Newcastle United Jets FC L 2025-12-19 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–2 Auckland FC W 2025-12-12 Central Coast Mariners FC 1–2 Auckland FC W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy1 / 41.12 Melbourne City FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.48 Auckland FC xGI would bet for: Melbourne City FC or Auckland FC 72%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Melbourne City FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.6Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 91% 9% ± 1.5 73% 27% ± 2.5 48% 52% ± 3.5 27% 73% ± 4.5 13% 87% Double Chance
Melbourne City FC or Draw 61%Draw or Auckland FC 67%Melbourne City FC or Auckland FC 72%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Auckland FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13.2%0 – 1 10%0 – 0 9.5%1 – 2 8.8%0 – 2 7.9%1 – 0 7.3%2 – 1 Actual2 – 2 5%2 – 0 4.5%1 – 3 4.4%0 – 3 3.9%2 – 3 2.5%Asian Handicap — Melbourne City FC
Handicap Melbourne City FC covers Push Auckland FC covers -2.5 3% — 97% -2 3% 8% 89% -1.5 11% — 89% -1 11% 16% 73% -0.5 27% — 73% +0.5 56% — 44% +1 56% 22% 22% +1.5 78% — 22% +2 78% 13% 9% +2.5 91% — 9% Clean Sheet
Melbourne City FC keeps clean sheet 24% ✓Auckland FC keeps clean sheet 33% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.