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

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A League · 2025-26

Melbourne City FC

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Auckland FC

Fri 16 Jan 2026 · 08:35 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Melbourne City FC vs Auckland FC — A League .

Melbourne City FC 26 games · 38 pts (2026/27)
Auckland FC 26 games · 42 pts (2026/27)

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

Melbourne City FC 4 games · Avg 3.3 goals Auckland FC

Last 5 meetings

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

Melbourne City FC

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

Auckland FC

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 history

Melbourne City FC are 6th (38 pts). Auckland FC are 3rd (42 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Melbourne City FC to score. At the same time, Auckland FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Melbourne City FC players.

Lineups

Melbourne City FC Lineups

Auckland FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Nando Pijnaker	2
Guillermo May Bartesaghi	2
Neyder Moreno	1
Max Mata	1
Medin Memeti	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.12 Melbourne City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.48 Auckland FC xG

I would bet for: Melbourne City FC or Auckland FC 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Melbourne City FC33% Draw28% Auckland FC39%

Actual: Melbourne City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.6

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	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

✗ Wrong

Melbourne City FC21% Draw48% Auckland FC31%

Actual: Auckland FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.2%

0 – 1

10%

0 – 0

9.5%

1 – 2

8.8%

0 – 2

7.9%

1 – 0

7.3%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 2

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.