Auckland vs Melbourne City

Auckland

1 - 1

Melbourne City

🕒 Sat, 02 May 2026 06:00 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Alexander George King 🔁 Quarter-finals 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Quarter-finals

A-League Table

Auckland 2 · Melbourne City 6

Referee Stats

Alexander George King

19 matches · 3.79 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.79
Reds avg	0.11
Penalties avg	0.11
Over 4.5 cards	26%
Home wins	37%
Draws	32%
Away wins	32%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 1-1.

Team Overview

Auckland (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-6-4

Goals For / Against

22 / 19

Avg: 1.47 / 1.27

Points

Avg: 1.40

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Melbourne City (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-7-3

Goals For / Against

16 / 21

Avg: 1.14 / 1.50

Points

Avg: 1.36

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this A-League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.40

PPG

1.36

1.47

1.14

1.27

1.50

60%

O2.5

36%

73%

BTTS

57%

53%

Score 1st

36%

League-position context

Auckland rank2nd

Melbourne City rank6th

Auckland points47

Melbourne City points39

Auckland: #2 · 47 pts · GD +16

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 15 pts above the play-off edge. 15 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Melbourne City: #6 · 39 pts · GD +0

8 pts off the top 2. 7 pts above the play-off edge. 7 pts clear of the relegation zone.

8-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Auckland last 5 home

D D L D L

Points3/15

Weighted index24

Goals5-7

Record0-3-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Melbourne City last 5 away

D W D W L

Points8/15

Weighted index58

Goals6-7

Record2-2-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Auckland trend breakdown

Over 2.560%

BTTS73%

BTTS + O2.553%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 80% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 27%

Melbourne City trend breakdown

Over 2.536%

BTTS57%

BTTS + O2.529%

1H Over 0.564%

Also: Over 0.5 86% · Over 1.5 71% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 14%

Scoring reliability

Auckland score at home93%

Auckland clean sheet at home20%

Melbourne City score away79%

Melbourne City clean sheet away36%

First-goal patterns

Auckland score first53%

Auckland win after scoring first63%

Melbourne City score first36%

Melbourne City win after scoring first60%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Auckland 20% · Melbourne City 50%

Avg first goal minute: Auckland 19.5' · Melbourne City 33.6'

Vs league average

Auckland score at home1.47 vs 1.49

Auckland concede at home1.27 vs 1.34

Melbourne City score away1.14 vs 1.34

Melbourne City concede away1.50 vs 1.49

Auckland score 2% below league average, while Melbourne City score 15% below league average.

Defensive side: Auckland are 5% below league average at home, and Melbourne City are level with league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.00

BTTS60%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 2.67 goals on average across the last 3.

Auckland goal timing (home)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 5

16-30 4

76-90+ 4

46-60 3

61-75 3

31-45 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 6

0-15 3

16-30 3

46-60 3

76-90+ 3

61-75 2

Melbourne City goal timing (away)

1H scored: 38% 2H scored: 63% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 5

16-30 3

76-90+ 3

0-15 2

46-60 2

31-45 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 6

76-90+ 6

31-45 4

46-60 2

61-75 2

16-30 1

Match Statistics

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Ball Possession

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Fouls

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Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	5
Home Wins	2
Draws	2
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	4 (80.0%)
BTTS	3 (60.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	3
Home Wins	2
Draws	1
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (66.7%)
BTTS	1 (33.3%)

Auckland vs Melbourne City Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

02 May 2026 Auckland vs Melbourne City 1 - 1 28 Feb 2026 Auckland vs Melbourne City 3 - 0 16 Jan 2026 Melbourne City vs Auckland 2 - 1

2024-2025 Season

18 Jan 2025 Auckland vs Melbourne City 3 - 0 15 Dec 2024 Melbourne City vs Auckland 2 - 2