Auckland - Melbourne City

Logo Auckland
Auckland
-
A-League Season 2026 - Round 1
3 - 1
Finished
Referee: Timothy Danaskos
Logo Melbourne City
Melbourne City
-

Result

Ball possession

44%
56%

Timeline

Sam Cosgrove
32'
32'
Aziz Behich
Lachlan Bayliss
1-0
35'
42'
1-1
Quinn Macnicol
Lachlan Bayliss
2-1
53'
67'
Andrew Nabbout (out)
Max Caputo (in)
75'
Quinn Macnicol (out)
Lawrence Wong (in)
Lachlan Bayliss (out)
(in)
80'
Lachlan Brook
3-1
85'
Lachlan Brook (out)
(in)
88'
Jake Brimmer (out)
Daniel Normann (in)
88'
Logan Tipene Rogerson
88'
Sam Cosgrove (out)
Callan Elliot (in)
90'

Odds

1X2 1xBet Bet365 Betano Betfair BetVictor Dafabet Marathonbet Pinnacle SBO William Hill
1 Auckland 2.53 2.50 2.55 2.40 2.45 2.55 2.44 2.52 2.34 2.45
X Draw 3.44 3.25 3.30 3.30 3.30 3.35 3.32 3.32 3.05 3.20
2 Melbourne City 2.85 2.80 2.80 2.80 2.80 2.85 2.75 2.94 2.66 2.75

Previous confrontations (H2H)

2 Auckland
2 Draw
1 Melbourne City
80% Over 2.5 goals
60% Both teams scored
3.0 Goals per match
Logo Auckland 2 | Logo Melbourne City 0 Clean sheets
Biggest win: Auckland 3-0 Melbourne City (2026)
Most goals: Melbourne City 2-2 Auckland (2024)
Goals scored all matches
Logo Auckland
2.00
Logo Melbourne City
1.00
Goals in home matches
Logo Auckland
2.33
Logo Melbourne City
2.00
Goals in away matches
Logo Auckland
1.50
Logo Melbourne City
0.33
Above is calculated based on the below matches
Full H2H of Auckland and Melbourne City →
Draw 🤔
Auckland
-
Auckland 4
(7) 1
Melbourne City
-
Melbourne City
(6) 1
Walkover 🔥
Auckland
-
Auckland
3
Melbourne City
-
Melbourne City
0
Won 😀
Melbourne City
-
Melbourne City P
2
Auckland
-
Auckland 2
1
Walkover 🔥
Auckland
-
Auckland 3
3
Melbourne City
-
Melbourne City
0
Draw 🤔
Melbourne City
-
Melbourne City
2
Auckland
-
Auckland 2
2

Stats

Auckland
Melbourne City
3
Shots on goal
4
5
Shots off goal
7
10
Total shots
14
2
Blocked shots
3
7
Shots inside box
9
3
Shots outside box
5
10
Fouls
9
3
Corners
4
2
Offsides
3
1
Yellow cards
1
3
Goalkeeper saved
1
300
Total passes
384
213
Passes success
302
71%
Passes %
79%

Stadion

Stadion name

Go Media Stadium

Capacity

30000

Address

2 Beasley Avenue, Penrose
Auckland

table 2026

A-League
Team Pts
Auckland Auckland 3
Macarthur Macarthur 3
Central Coast Mariners Central Coast Mariners 1
Newcastle Jets Newcastle Jets 1
Sydney Sydney 1
Western Sydney Wanderers Western Sydney Wanderers 1
Adelaide United Adelaide United 0
Brisbane Roar Brisbane Roar 0
Wellington Phoenix Wellington Phoenix 0
Melbourne Victory Melbourne Victory 0
Perth Glory Perth Glory 0
Melbourne City Melbourne City 0
Complete table

Line-ups

Logo Auckland Auckland — Formation: 4-2-3-1
1
Michael Cornelis Woud
2
Hiroki Sakai
25
Luka Vicelich
4
Nando Pijnaker
15
Francis De Vries
8
Luis Felipe Gallegos Leiva
22
Jake Brimmer
77
Lachlan Brook
10
Lachlan Bayliss
27
Logan Tipene Rogerson
9
Sam Cosgrove
15
Andrew Nabbout
11
Awer Mabil
19
Quinn Macnicol
23
Medin Memeti
24
Kavian Rahmani
14
16
Aziz Behich
2
Harrison Delbridge
4
Liam Bonetig
13
Nathaniel Atkinson
1
Macklin Freke
Melbourne City — Formation: 4-2-3-1 Logo Melbourne City

Substitutes

Substitutes Auckland

Name Age Position
Joseph James Knowles 21 Goalkeeper
Callan Elliot 27 Midfielder
Jonty Bidois 21 Attacker
Daniel Normann - -

Substitutes Melbourne City

Name Age Position
James Nieuwenhuizen 22 Goalkeeper
Peter Antoniou 19 Defender
Max Caputo 21 Midfielder
Mathew Leckie 35 Midfielder
Lawrence Wong - Midfielder
Takeshi Kanamori 32 Attacker

Player stats

# Name FN rating Min Pos G A Sh SoT Pas KP Pas+ Tkl Blk Int Du Du+ Dri Dri+ Foul Foul+ 🟨 🟥 Off Sav GC Pen+ Pen- PenSv
10 Logo Auckland Lachlan Bayliss 8.6 80 Midfielder 2 - 3 2 25 2 18 1 - - 4 3 1 1 - 1 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
2 Logo Auckland Hiroki Sakai ©️ 7.7 85 Defender - - - - 31 1 23 2 1 - 4 3 1 - - - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
15 Logo Auckland Francis De Vries 7.7 85 Defender - - - - 27 2 18 2 1 - 9 5 - - 1 - 0 0 1 - 0 0 0 -
9 Logo Auckland Sam Cosgrove 7.3 85 Attacker - - - - 21 3 7 1 1 - 20 12 - - 4 3 1 0 1 - 0 0 0 -
24 Logo Melbourne City Kavian Rahmani 7.3 85 Midfielder - 1 1 - 33 4 27 - - 2 3 2 1 1 - 1 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
4 Logo Auckland Nando Pijnaker 7.0 85 Defender - - 1 1 40 - 29 1 - 1 8 6 - - - - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
19 Logo Melbourne City Quinn Macnicol 7.0 75 Midfielder 1 - 4 2 15 1 10 - - 2 9 1 - - 2 1 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
1 Logo Auckland Michael Cornelis Woud 6.9 85 Goalkeeper - - - - 31 - 21 - - - - - - - - - 0 0 - 3 1 0 0 0
22 Logo Auckland Jake Brimmer 6.7 85 Midfielder - - 1 - 30 - 24 4 - 2 10 6 - - 1 2 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
23 Logo Melbourne City Medin Memeti 6.7 85 Midfielder - - 3 - 27 - 20 1 - - 9 6 3 2 - 1 0 0 1 - 0 0 0 -
9 Logo Melbourne City Max Caputo (sub) 6.7 18 Attacker - - - - 1 - 1 1 - - 2 2 - - - 1 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
41 Logo Melbourne City Lawrence Wong (sub) 6.7 10 Midfielder - - - - 4 1 4 - - - 1 - - - - - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
25 Logo Auckland Luka Vicelich 6.6 85 Defender - - - - 32 - 26 1 - - 4 2 - - 1 - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
4 Logo Melbourne City Liam Bonetig 6.6 85 Defender - - - - 50 - 44 - - - 10 5 - - 1 2 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
8 Logo Auckland Luis Felipe Gallegos Leiva 6.5 85 Midfielder - - 1 - 25 - 17 2 - 1 8 3 1 - 3 1 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
27 Logo Auckland Logan Tipene Rogerson 6.5 85 Midfielder - - 1 - 18 - 15 1 - - 11 4 3 1 - 1 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
2 Logo Melbourne City Harrison Delbridge 6.3 85 Defender - - 1 - 63 - 61 - 2 4 9 2 - - 2 - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
11 Logo Melbourne City Awer Mabil 6.3 85 Midfielder - - - - 33 2 23 - - - 6 2 1 - - 2 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
7 Logo Melbourne City Mathew Leckie (sub) 6.3 10 Attacker - - - - 4 - 3 - - - - - - - - - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
13 Logo Melbourne City Nathaniel Atkinson 6.2 85 Defender - - - - 29 - 18 4 - 2 11 5 1 - 1 1 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
16 Logo Melbourne City Aziz Behich ©️ 6.2 85 Defender - - - - 54 - 44 2 - 1 4 3 1 - - 1 1 0 - - 0 0 0 -
15 Logo Melbourne City Andrew Nabbout 6.2 67 Attacker - - 2 2 16 2 8 - - - 12 4 1 1 1 - 0 0 2 - 0 0 0 -
77 Logo Auckland Lachlan Brook 5.9 85 Midfielder - - 1 - 18 - 13 1 - - 3 2 1 - - 1 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
1 Logo Melbourne City Macklin Freke 5.3 85 Goalkeeper - - - - 22 - 17 - - - - - - - - - 0 0 - 1 2 0 0 0
30 Logo Auckland Joseph James Knowles (sub) - - Goalkeeper - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
17 Logo Auckland Callan Elliot (sub) - - Defender - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
16 Logo Auckland Daniel Normann (sub) - - Midfielder - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
35 Logo Auckland Jonty Bidois (sub) - - Attacker - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
40 Logo Melbourne City James Nieuwenhuizen (sub) - - Goalkeeper - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
22 Logo Melbourne City Peter Antoniou (sub) - - Defender - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
77 Logo Melbourne City Takeshi Kanamori (sub) - - Attacker - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -