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Auckland vs Melbourne City

Auckland
3 - 0
Melbourne City
🕒 Sat, 28 Feb 2026 04:00 Europe/London 📍 Go Media Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Benjamin Abraham 🔁 Regular Season - 19 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 19
Regular Season Table
Auckland 3 · Melbourne City 6
Referee Stats
Benjamin Abraham
19 matches · 2.37 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 2.37
Reds avg 0.16
Penalties avg 0.05
Over 4.5 cards 11%
Home wins 32%
Draws 42%
Away wins 26%
How the match was won
  • Auckland outshot their opponent (17-11).
  • Melbourne City controlled possession (56%).
  • Auckland had the sharper finishing (9-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Auckland (Home stats)

Games / Record

15
W-D-L: 5-6-4

Goals For / Against

22 / 19
Avg: 1.47 / 1.27

Points

21
Avg: 1.40

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

1
Melbourne City (Away stats)

Games / Record

14
W-D-L: 4-7-3

Goals For / Against

16 / 21
Avg: 1.14 / 1.50

Points

19
Avg: 1.36

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

3

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
GF
1.14
1.27
GA
1.50
69%
O2.5
38%
69%
BTTS
54%
62%
Score 1st
38%

League-position context

Auckland rank3rd
Melbourne City rank6th
Auckland points42
Melbourne City points38
Auckland: #3 · 42 pts · GD +13
1 pts off the top 2. 10 pts above the play-off edge. 10 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Melbourne City: #6 · 38 pts · GD +0
5 pts off the top 2. 6 pts above the play-off edge. 6 pts clear of the relegation zone.
4-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Auckland last 5 home

L D L D W
Points5/15
Weighted index20
Goals8-7
Record1-2-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Melbourne City last 5 away

W D W L D
Points8/15
Weighted index64
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 2.569%
BTTS69%
BTTS + O2.562%
1H Over 0.5100%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 77% · Over 3.5 38% · 1H BTTS 31%

Melbourne City trend breakdown

Over 2.538%
BTTS54%
BTTS + O2.531%
1H Over 0.562%
Also: Over 0.5 85% · Over 1.5 69% · Over 3.5 31% · 1H BTTS 15%

Scoring reliability

Auckland score at home92%
Auckland clean sheet at home23%
Melbourne City score away77%
Melbourne City clean sheet away38%

First-goal patterns

Auckland score first62%
Auckland win after scoring first63%
Melbourne City score first38%
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 1.53
Auckland concede at home1.27 vs 1.34
Melbourne City score away1.14 vs 1.34
Melbourne City concede away1.50 vs 1.53
Auckland score 4% 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 2% 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: 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

Shots on Goal
9
2
Total Shots
17
11
Shots off Goal
3
5
Blocked Shots
5
4
Shots Inside Box
13
7
Shots Outside Box
4
4
Ball Possession
44%
56%
Corner Kicks
9
7
Fouls
13
10
Offsides
4
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
2
5
Total Passes
291
381
Passes Accurate
201
291
Passes %
69%
76%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
0
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
1
Away
0
37'
37' Z. Schreiber
40' ↑↓
↑↓
40' ⇄ H. Sakai
1st substitution · For: S. Cosgrove
43' ⚽
⚽
43' ⚽ Goal · 1-0
L. Rogerson
Normal Goal · Assist: G. May
59' ⚽
⚽
59' ⚽ Goal · 2-0
J. Randall
Normal Goal
64' ⚽
⚽
64' ⚽ VAR
S. Cosgrove
Goal cancelled

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

Auckland beat Melbourne City 3-0 on Saturday, 28 February 2026 in A-League. The match was refereed by Benjamin Abraham. It was played at Go Media Stadium.

First half: Z. Schreiber received a yellow card for Melbourne City at 37'. Auckland made their 1st substitution at 40', with H. Sakai replacing S. Cosgrove. Auckland took the lead at 43' when L. Rogerson scored, with the assist credited to G. May, making the score 1-0.

Second half: Auckland extended the lead at 59' when J. Randall scored, making the score 2-0. VAR intervened at 64' for Auckland (Goal cancelled).

Auckland used 1 substitution while Melbourne City used 0 substitutions. Melbourne City got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Auckland outshot their opponent (17-11).
  • Melbourne City controlled possession (56%).
  • Auckland had the sharper finishing (9-2 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games5
Home Wins2
Draws2
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals4 (80.0%)
BTTS3 (60.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games3
Home Wins2
Draws1
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals2 (66.7%)
BTTS1 (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