Auckland vs Melbourne Victory

Auckland

0 - 2

Melbourne Victory

🕒 Sat, 24 May 2025 07:00 Europe/London 📍 Go Media Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Alexander George King 🔁 Semi-finals 🏁 match finished

Season

2024-2025 Season

Stage

Semi-finals

A-League Table

Auckland 1 · Melbourne Victory 4

Referee Stats

Alexander George King

23 matches · 3.61 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.61
Reds avg	0.04
Penalties avg	0.13
Over 4.5 cards	43%
Home wins	26%
Draws	30%
Away wins	43%

How the match was won

Physical contest: 6 yellows.

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 Victory (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-3-6

Goals For / Against

22 / 22

Avg: 1.38 / 1.38

Points

Avg: 1.50

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

1.50

1.86

1.38

1.14

1.38

50%

O2.5

56%

43%

BTTS

50%

Score 1st

56%

League-position context

Auckland rank1st

Melbourne Victory rank4th

Auckland points56

Melbourne Victory points49

Auckland: #1 · 56 pts · GD +21

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 26 pts above the play-off edge. 30 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Melbourne Victory: #4 · 49 pts · GD +9

6 pts off the top 2. 19 pts above the play-off edge. 23 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Auckland last 5 home

L W D D D

Points6/15

Weighted index40

Goals8-9

Record1-3-1

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 Victory last 5 away

L W W W W

Points12/15

Weighted index67

Goals9-5

Record4-0-1

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

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Auckland trend breakdown

Over 2.550%

BTTS43%

BTTS + O2.536%

1H Over 0.564%

Also: Over 0.5 93% · Over 1.5 79% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 14%

Melbourne Victory trend breakdown

Over 2.556%

BTTS50%

BTTS + O2.544%

1H Over 0.563%

Also: Over 0.5 88% · Over 1.5 75% · Over 3.5 31% · 1H BTTS 31%

Scoring reliability

Auckland score at home79%

Auckland clean sheet at home43%

Melbourne Victory score away63%

Melbourne Victory clean sheet away25%

First-goal patterns

Auckland score first50%

Auckland win after scoring first71%

Melbourne Victory score first56%

Melbourne Victory win after scoring first78%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Auckland 67% · Melbourne Victory 20%

Avg first goal minute: Auckland 33.7' · Melbourne Victory 21.8'

Vs league average

Auckland score at home1.86 vs 1.63

Auckland concede at home1.14 vs 1.63

Melbourne Victory score away1.38 vs 1.63

Melbourne Victory concede away1.38 vs 1.63

Auckland score 14% above league average, while Melbourne Victory score 16% below league average.

Defensive side: Auckland are 30% below league average at home, and Melbourne Victory are 15% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals1.80

BTTS20%

Over 2.520%

At this venue setup: 2.00 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

46-60 5

16-30 4

31-45 3

61-75 2

0-15 1

Melbourne Victory goal timing (away)

1H scored: 54% 2H scored: 46% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 6

46-60 6

31-45 4

61-75 4

16-30 3

76-90+ 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 9

16-30 4

61-75 4

0-15 3

31-45 3

46-60 0

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

20'

20' D. Arzani

41'

41' F. Gallegos

44'

44' A. Paulsen

46'

46' J. Valadon

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ N. Velupillay

1st substitution · For: J. Inserra

55' ⚽

⚽

55' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

Z. Machach

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Valadon

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ F. Gallegos

1st substitution · For: J. Brimmer

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ M. François

2nd substitution · For: N. Moreno

60' ⚽

⚽

60' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

B. Fornaroli

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Valadon

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ J. Randall

3rd substitution · For: L. Gillion

65'

65' B. Fornaroli

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ Clarismario Rodrigues

2nd substitution · For: J. Reec

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ H. Sakai

4th substitution · For: C. Elliot

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ L. Rogerson

5th substitution · For: C. Howieson

79'

79' N. Pijnaker

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ D. Arzani

3rd substitution · For: R. Piscopo

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ B. Fornaroli

4th substitution · For: N. Vergos

90+5' ↑↓

↑↓

90+5' ⇄ Z. Machach

5th substitution · For: A. Badolato

Auckland vs Melbourne Victory 0-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Melbourne Victory beat Auckland 2-0 on Saturday, 24 May 2025 in A-League. The match was refereed by Alexander George King. It was played at Go Media Stadium.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. D. Arzani received a yellow card for Melbourne Victory at 20'. F. Gallegos received a yellow card for Auckland at 41'. A. Paulsen received a yellow card for Auckland at 44'.

Second half: J. Valadon received a yellow card for Melbourne Victory at 46'. Melbourne Victory made their 1st substitution at 46', with N. Velupillay replacing J. Inserra. Melbourne Victory took the lead at 55' when Z. Machach scored, with the assist credited to J. Valadon, making the score 0-1. Auckland made their 1st substitution at 58', with F. Gallegos replacing J. Brimmer. Auckland made their 2nd substitution at 58', with M. François replacing N. Moreno. Melbourne Victory extended the lead at 60' when B. Fornaroli scored, with the assist credited to J. Valadon, making the score 0-2. Auckland made their 3rd substitution at 62', with J. Randall replacing L. Gillion. B. Fornaroli received a yellow card for Melbourne Victory at 65'. Melbourne Victory made their 2nd substitution at 66', with Clarismario Rodrigues replacing J. Reec. Auckland made their 4th substitution at 74', with H. Sakai replacing C. Elliot. Auckland made their 5th substitution at 74', with L. Rogerson replacing C. Howieson. N. Pijnaker received a yellow card for Auckland at 79'. Melbourne Victory made their 3rd substitution at 83', with D. Arzani replacing R. Piscopo. Melbourne Victory made their 4th substitution at 83', with B. Fornaroli replacing N. Vergos. Melbourne Victory made their 5th substitution at 90+5', with Z. Machach replacing A. Badolato.

Auckland used 5 substitutions while Melbourne Victory used 5 substitutions. Auckland got 3 yellow cards, while Melbourne Victory got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was won

Physical contest: 6 yellows.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	6
Home Wins	2
Draws	3
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (16.7%)
BTTS	1 (16.7%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

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

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

2025-2026 Season

11 Apr 2026 Auckland vs Melbourne Victory 2 - 2 18 Oct 2025 Melbourne Victory vs Auckland 0 - 0

2024-2025 Season

24 May 2025 Auckland vs Melbourne Victory 0 - 2 17 May 2025 Melbourne Victory vs Auckland 0 - 1 19 Apr 2025 Melbourne Victory vs Auckland 0 - 2 01 Jan 2025 Auckland vs Melbourne Victory 0 - 0