Auckland vs Melbourne City

Auckland faced Melbourne City in A-League.

3 1
Auckland won the match.
Before kick-off 17.10.2026 05:00 BST LeagueA-League Season2026 RoundMatchday 1 Venue Mount Smart Stadium Auckland RefereeTimothy Danaskos, Australia

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Phase League phase
Events 14
H2H 7

Key events

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Auckland
Melbourne City
Yellow card

Auckland

32'
Yellow card

Melbourne City

Normal goal

Auckland

35'
42'
Normal goal

Melbourne City

Normal goal

Auckland

53'
67'
Substitution

Melbourne City

75'
Substitution

Melbourne City

Substitution

Melbourne City

Substitution

Auckland

80'
85'
Substitution

Auckland

Yellow card

Auckland

88'
Substitution

Auckland

90'

Match statistics

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Auckland Auckland
Melbourne City Melbourne City
3
Shots on target
4
5
Shots off target
7
10
Total shots
14
44%
Possession
56%
300
Total passes
384
213
Accurate passes
302
3
Corner kicks
4
2
Offsides
3
10
Fouls
9
1
Yellow cards
1
3
Goalkeeper saves
1
2
Blocked shots
3
7
Shots inside the box
9
3
Shots outside the box
5

Player match statistics

Auckland Auckland
L. Brook

Min 85

G — A — Rating 5.90
Melbourne City Melbourne City
A. Mabil

Min 85

G — A — Rating 6.30

Lineups

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Auckland

Auckland

Formation: 4-2-3-1
Starting XI Player shape on the pitch
#1
Michael Woud Goalkeeper
#15
Francis De Vries Defender
#4
Nando Pijnaker Defender
#25
Luka Vicelich Defender
#2
Hiroki Sakai Defender
#22
Jake Brimmer Midfielder
#8
Felipe Gallegos Midfielder
#27
Logan Rogerson Midfielder
#10
Lachlan Bayliss Midfielder
#77
Lachlan Brook Midfielder
#9
Sam Cosgrove Forward
#1
Michael Woud Goalkeeper
#2
Hiroki Sakai Defender
#25
Luka Vicelich Defender
#4
Nando Pijnaker Defender
#15
Francis De Vries Defender
#8
Felipe Gallegos Midfielder
#22
Jake Brimmer Midfielder
#77
Lachlan Brook Midfielder
#10
Lachlan Bayliss Midfielder
#27
Logan Rogerson Midfielder
#9
Sam Cosgrove Forward
Substitutes
#30
Joseph James Knowles Goalkeeper
#17
Callan Elliot Defender
#23
Ronan Wynne Defender
#57
Van Fitzharris Midfielder
#16
Daniel Normann Midfielder
#35
Jonty Bidois Forward
#21
Isa Prins Midfielder
Melbourne City

Melbourne City

Formation: 4-2-3-1
Starting XI Player shape on the pitch
#1
Macklin Freke Goalkeeper
#16
Aziz Behich Defender
#2
Harrison Delbridge Defender
#4
Liam Bonetig Defender
#13
Nathaniel Atkinson Defender
#24
Kavian Rahmani Midfielder
#14
Besian Kutleshi Midfielder
#19
Quinn MacNicol Midfielder
#23
Medin Memeti Midfielder
#15
Andrew Nabbout Forward
#1
Macklin Freke Goalkeeper
#13
Nathaniel Atkinson Defender
#4
Liam Bonetig Defender
#2
Harrison Delbridge Defender
#16
Aziz Behich Defender
#14
Besian Kutleshi Midfielder
#24
Kavian Rahmani Midfielder
#23
Medin Memeti Midfielder
#19
Quinn MacNicol Midfielder
#15
Andrew Nabbout Forward
Substitutes
#9
Max Caputo Forward
#40
James Nieuwenhuizen Goalkeeper
#22
Peter Antoniou Defender
#39
Roland Ballah Forward
#7
Mathew Leckie Forward
#41
Lawrence Wong Midfielder
#77
Takeshi Kanamori Forward

Head-to-head

Last 6 meetings: Auckland 2, draws 3, Melbourne City 1.

Auckland Auckland
2 Wins
Draws
3 Matches
Melbourne City Melbourne City
1 Wins
Meetings
6 Goals 10:5

Last meetings

7 Matches
27.12.2026 A-League, Australia
Melbourne City Melbourne City
—
Auckland Auckland
02.05.2026 A-League, Australia
Auckland Auckland
1:1
Melbourne City Melbourne City
28.02.2026 A-League, Australia
Auckland Auckland
3:0
Melbourne City Melbourne City
16.01.2026 A-League, Australia
Melbourne City Melbourne City
2:1
Auckland Auckland
18.01.2025 A-League, Australia
Auckland Auckland
3:0
Melbourne City Melbourne City
15.12.2024 A-League, Australia
Melbourne City Melbourne City
2:2
Auckland Auckland

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