Auckland vs Melbourne City

Auckland

3 - 0

Melbourne City

🕒 Sat, 18 Jan 2025 04:00 Europe/London 📍 Go Media Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Benjamin Abraham 🔁 Regular Season - 15 🏁 match finished

Season

2024-2025 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 15

Regular Season Table

Auckland 1 · Melbourne City 2

Referee Stats

Benjamin Abraham

18 matches · 3.17 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.17
Reds avg	0.11
Penalties avg	0.17
Over 4.5 cards	17%
Home wins	39%
Draws	11%
Away wins	50%

Team Overview

Auckland (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-4-2

Goals For / Against

26 / 16

Avg: 1.86 / 1.14

Points

Avg: 2.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Melbourne City (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-4-3

Goals For / Against

24 / 14

Avg: 1.71 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 1.79

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

2.00

PPG

1.79

1.86

1.71

1.14

1.00

54%

O2.5

46%

BTTS

46%

54%

Score 1st

69%

League-position context

Auckland rank1st

Melbourne City rank2nd

Auckland points53

Melbourne City points48

Auckland: #1 · 53 pts · GD +22

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 23 pts above the play-off edge. 27 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Melbourne City: #2 · 48 pts · GD +16

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 18 pts above the play-off edge. 22 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Auckland last 5 home

W D D D W

Points9/15

Weighted index60

Goals14-8

Record2-3-0

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 W D L

Points8/15

Weighted index62

Goals8-7

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 2.554%

BTTS46%

BTTS + O2.538%

1H Over 0.569%

Also: Over 0.5 92% · Over 1.5 77% · Over 3.5 31% · 1H BTTS 15%

Melbourne City trend breakdown

Over 2.546%

BTTS46%

BTTS + O2.531%

1H Over 0.569%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 62% · Over 3.5 38% · 1H BTTS 23%

Scoring reliability

Auckland score at home85%

Auckland clean sheet at home46%

Melbourne City score away77%

Melbourne City clean sheet away31%

First-goal patterns

Auckland score first54%

Auckland win after scoring first71%

Melbourne City score first69%

Melbourne City win after scoring first67%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Auckland 80% · Melbourne City 25%

Avg first goal minute: Auckland 33.7' · Melbourne City 22.3'

Vs league average

Auckland score at home1.86 vs 1.66

Auckland concede at home1.14 vs 1.63

Melbourne City score away1.71 vs 1.63

Melbourne City concede away1.00 vs 1.66

Auckland score 12% above league average, while Melbourne City score 5% above league average.

Defensive side: Auckland are 30% below league average at home, and Melbourne City are 40% below 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: 42% 2H scored: 58% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

31-45 6

0-15 4

46-60 3

61-75 3

16-30 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

16-30 4

31-45 3

46-60 3

61-75 2

0-15 1

Melbourne City goal timing (away)

1H scored: 55% 2H scored: 45% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 5

31-45 5

76-90+ 4

46-60 3

61-75 3

16-30 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 5

61-75 4

31-45 3

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

16-30 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

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Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

12'

12' M. Mata

32' ⚽

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32' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

G. May

Normal Goal · Assist: L. Rogerson

40' ⚽

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40' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

N. Pijnaker

Normal Goal

45+3' ⚽

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45+3' ⚽ Goal · 3-0

M. Mata

Normal Goal

51'

51' J. Randall

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ J. Randall

1st substitution · For: L. Gillion

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ M. Mata

2nd substitution · For: N. Moreno

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ Z. Schreiber

1st substitution · For: L. Wong

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ H. Politidis

2nd substitution · For: Kavian Rahmani

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ M. Memeti

3rd substitution · For: M. Ghossaini

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ F. Gallegos

3rd substitution · For: C. Howieson

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ L. Verstraete

4th substitution · For: L. Toomey

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ C. Talbot

4th substitution · For: M. Leckie

78'

78' C. Howieson

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ N. Atkinson

5th substitution · For: G. Ferreyra

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ G. May

5th substitution · For: M. François

Auckland vs Melbourne City 3-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Auckland beat Melbourne City 3-0 on Saturday, 18 January 2025 in A-League. The match was refereed by Benjamin Abraham. It was played at Go Media Stadium.

First half: M. Mata received a yellow card for Auckland at 12'. Auckland took the lead at 32' when G. May scored, with the assist credited to L. Rogerson, making the score 1-0. Auckland extended the lead at 40' when N. Pijnaker scored, making the score 2-0. Auckland extended the lead at 45+3' when M. Mata scored, making the score 3-0.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. J. Randall received a yellow card for Auckland at 51'. Auckland made their 1st substitution at 58', with J. Randall replacing L. Gillion. Auckland made their 2nd substitution at 58', with M. Mata replacing N. Moreno. Melbourne City made their 1st substitution at 61', with Z. Schreiber replacing L. Wong. Melbourne City made their 2nd substitution at 62', with H. Politidis replacing Kavian Rahmani. Melbourne City made their 3rd substitution at 62', with M. Memeti replacing M. Ghossaini. Auckland made their 3rd substitution at 74', with F. Gallegos replacing C. Howieson. Auckland made their 4th substitution at 74', with L. Verstraete replacing L. Toomey. Melbourne City made their 4th substitution at 76', with C. Talbot replacing M. Leckie. C. Howieson received a yellow card for Auckland at 78'. Melbourne City made their 5th substitution at 82', with N. Atkinson replacing G. Ferreyra. Auckland made their 5th substitution at 83', with G. May replacing M. François.

Auckland used 5 substitutions while Melbourne City used 5 substitutions. Auckland got 3 yellow cards.

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