Melbourne City vs Auckland

Melbourne City

2 - 2

Auckland

🕒 Sun, 15 Dec 2024 06:00 Europe/London 📍 AAMI Park 🧑‍⚖️ Benjamin Abraham 🔁 Regular Season - 8 🏁 match finished

Season

2024-2025 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 8

Regular Season Table

Melbourne City 2 · Auckland 1

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%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 2-2.

Team Overview

Melbourne City (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-3-3

Goals For / Against

22 / 12

Avg: 1.47 / 0.80

Points

Avg: 2.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Auckland (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-4-2

Goals For / Against

24 / 13

Avg: 1.71 / 0.93

Points

Avg: 2.00

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

2.00

1.47

1.71

0.80

0.93

31%

O2.5

38%

31%

BTTS

46%

62%

Score 1st

62%

League-position context

Melbourne City rank2nd

Auckland rank1st

Melbourne City points48

Auckland points53

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.

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.

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

Melbourne City last 5 home

W D W W L

Points10/15

Weighted index76

Goals9-4

Record3-1-1

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 last 5 away

L W D W D

Points8/15

Weighted index49

Goals9-7

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.

Melbourne City trend breakdown

Over 2.531%

BTTS31%

BTTS + O2.531%

1H Over 0.577%

Also: Over 0.5 92% · Over 1.5 62% · Over 3.5 31% · 1H BTTS 0%

Auckland trend breakdown

Over 2.538%

BTTS46%

BTTS + O2.538%

1H Over 0.569%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 77% · Over 3.5 38% · 1H BTTS 23%

Scoring reliability

Melbourne City score at home77%

Melbourne City clean sheet at home54%

Auckland score away92%

Auckland clean sheet away46%

First-goal patterns

Melbourne City score first62%

Melbourne City win after scoring first88%

Auckland score first62%

Auckland win after scoring first88%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Melbourne City 25% · Auckland 60%

Avg first goal minute: Melbourne City 22.8' · Auckland 55.0'

Vs league average

Melbourne City score at home1.47 vs 1.66

Melbourne City concede at home0.80 vs 1.63

Auckland score away1.71 vs 1.63

Auckland concede away0.93 vs 1.66

Melbourne City score 11% below league average, while Auckland score 5% above league average.

Defensive side: Melbourne City are 51% below league average at home, and Auckland are 44% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.00

BTTS60%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 3.50 goals on average across the last 2.

Melbourne City goal timing (home)

1H scored: 48% 2H scored: 52% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 5

16-30 4

31-45 4

46-60 3

76-90+ 3

0-15 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 4

76-90+ 4

61-75 3

16-30 2

31-45 1

46-60 1

Auckland goal timing (away)

1H scored: 26% 2H scored: 74% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 12

31-45 6

46-60 4

61-75 4

0-15 1

16-30 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 4

16-30 4

76-90+ 4

31-45 1

46-60 1

61-75 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

—

Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

—

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

13'

13' F. Mckenlay

18' ⚽

⚽

18' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

M. Memeti

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Kuen

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ F. Mckenlay

1st substitution · For: N. Moreno

53' ⚽

⚽

53' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

G. May

Normal Goal · Assist: F. de Vries

59'

59' C. Elliot

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ H. Politidis

1st substitution · For: B. Mazzeo

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ J. Jeggo

2nd substitution · For: Z. Schreiber

76' ⚽

⚽

76' ⚽ VAR

N. Moreno

Goal cancelled

79' ⚽

⚽

79' ⚽ Goal · 2-2

N. Pijnaker

Own Goal

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ M. Memeti

3rd substitution · For: A. Sulemani

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ Y. Cohen

4th substitution · For: C. Talbot

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ L. Rogerson

2nd substitution · For: L. Toomey

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ L. Gillion

3rd substitution · For: M. Mata

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ F. de Vries

4th substitution · For: S. Galloway

90+1' ↑↓

↑↓

90+1' ⇄ C. Elliot

5th substitution · For: T. Smith

90+3'

90+3' Z. Schreiber

90+5' ⚽

⚽

90+5' ⚽ Goal · 2-3

N. Moreno

Normal Goal

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

Melbourne City drew 2-2 with Auckland on Sunday, 15 December 2024 in A-League. The match was refereed by Benjamin Abraham. It was played at AAMI Park.

First half: F. Mckenlay received a yellow card for Auckland at 13'. Melbourne City took the lead at 18' when M. Memeti scored, with the assist credited to A. Kuen, making the score 1-0.

Second half: Auckland made their 1st substitution at 46', with F. Mckenlay replacing N. Moreno. Auckland leveled the score at 53' when G. May scored, with the assist credited to F. de Vries, making the score 1-1. C. Elliot received a yellow card for Auckland at 59'. Melbourne City made their 1st substitution at 67', with H. Politidis replacing B. Mazzeo. Melbourne City made their 2nd substitution at 67', with J. Jeggo replacing Z. Schreiber. VAR intervened at 76' for Auckland (Goal cancelled). Melbourne City leveled the score at 79' when N. Pijnaker scored (Own Goal), making the score 2-2. Melbourne City made their 3rd substitution at 83', with M. Memeti replacing A. Sulemani. Melbourne City made their 4th substitution at 83', with Y. Cohen replacing C. Talbot. Auckland made their 2nd substitution at 84', with L. Rogerson replacing L. Toomey. Auckland made their 3rd substitution at 84', with L. Gillion replacing M. Mata. Auckland made their 4th substitution at 84', with F. de Vries replacing S. Galloway. Auckland made their 5th substitution at 90+1', with C. Elliot replacing T. Smith. Z. Schreiber received a yellow card for Melbourne City at 90+3'. Auckland took the lead at 90+5' when N. Moreno scored, making the score 2-3.

Melbourne City used 4 substitutions while Auckland used 5 substitutions. Melbourne City got 1 yellow card, while Auckland got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was played

Match ended level at 2-2.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

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

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	2
Home Wins	1
Draws	1
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (100.0%)
BTTS	2 (100.0%)

Melbourne City vs Auckland 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