Melbourne City vs Auckland

Melbourne City

2 - 1

Auckland

🕒 Fri, 16 Jan 2026 08:35 Europe/London 📍 AAMI Park 🧑‍⚖️ Shane Skinner 🔁 Regular Season - 13 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 13

Regular Season Table

Melbourne City 6 · Auckland 3

Referee Stats

Shane Skinner

7 matches · 3.86 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.86
Reds avg	0.14
Penalties avg	0.43
Over 4.5 cards	57%
Home wins	71%
Draws	0%
Away wins	29%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (6-9).
Melbourne City controlled possession (58%).

Team Overview

Melbourne City (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-2-5

Goals For / Against

18 / 13

Avg: 1.38 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 1.54

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Auckland (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-5-2

Goals For / Against

25 / 12

Avg: 1.79 / 0.86

Points

Avg: 1.86

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

1.54

PPG

1.86

1.38

1.79

1.00

0.86

54%

O2.5

54%

46%

BTTS

69%

54%

Score 1st

62%

League-position context

Melbourne City rank6th

Auckland rank3rd

Melbourne City points38

Auckland points42

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.

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.

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

Melbourne City last 5 home

L W W W L

Points9/15

Weighted index60

Goals9-6

Record3-0-2

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

D D W W D

Points9/15

Weighted index56

Goals11-5

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 trend breakdown

Over 2.554%

BTTS46%

BTTS + O2.538%

1H Over 0.562%

Also: Over 0.5 92% · Over 1.5 69% · Over 3.5 23% · 1H BTTS 8%

Auckland trend breakdown

Over 2.554%

BTTS69%

BTTS + O2.546%

1H Over 0.546%

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

Scoring reliability

Melbourne City score at home77%

Melbourne City clean sheet at home38%

Auckland score away92%

Auckland clean sheet away31%

First-goal patterns

Melbourne City score first54%

Melbourne City win after scoring first71%

Auckland score first62%

Auckland win after scoring first63%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Melbourne City 20% · Auckland 100%

Avg first goal minute: Melbourne City 18.6' · Auckland 28.6'

Vs league average

Melbourne City score at home1.38 vs 1.53

Melbourne City concede at home1.00 vs 1.34

Auckland score away1.79 vs 1.34

Auckland concede away0.86 vs 1.53

Melbourne City score 9% below league average, while Auckland score 33% above league average.

Defensive side: Melbourne City are 25% 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: 53% 2H scored: 47% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 5

76-90+ 5

31-45 3

61-75 3

0-15 2

46-60 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

16-30 2

61-75 2

0-15 1

31-45 1

46-60 1

Auckland goal timing (away)

1H scored: 55% 2H scored: 45% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 6

46-60 5

0-15 3

61-75 3

16-30 2

76-90+ 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 5

61-75 4

16-30 3

0-15 1

46-60 1

31-45 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

58%

42%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

465

330

Passes Accurate

369

237

Passes %

79%

72%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

5' F. Gallegos

24' ↑↓

↑↓

24' ⇄ K. Trewin

1st substitution · For: Z. Schreiber

44' ↑↓

↑↓

44' ⇄ H. Sakai

1st substitution · For: C. Elliot

45+2' ⚽

⚽

45+2' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

L. Brook

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Randall

57' ↑↓

↑↓

57' ⇄ E. Durakovic

2nd substitution · For: A. Kuen

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ A. Nabbout

3rd substitution · For: B. Mazzeo

67' ⚽

⚽

67' ⚽ VAR

A. Kuen

Penalty confirmed

70' ⚽

⚽

70' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

M. Caputo

Penalty

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ F. Gallegos

2nd substitution · For: J. Brimmer

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ L. Rogerson

3rd substitution · For: J. Girdwood-Reich

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ L. Rogerson

4th substitution · For: J. Girdwood-Reich

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ S. Cosgrove

5th substitution · For: G. May

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ F. Gallegos

6th substitution · For: J. Brimmer

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ Ryan Teague

4th substitution · For: A. Lopane

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ M. Caputo

5th substitution · For: Lawrence Wong

77'

77' A. Behich

77'

77' J. Girdwood-Reich

81' ⚽

⚽

81' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

M. Memeti

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Behich

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ F. de Vries

7th substitution · For: M. Francois

Melbourne City vs Auckland 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Melbourne City beat Auckland 2-1 on Friday, 16 January 2026 in A-League. The match was refereed by Shane Skinner. It was played at AAMI Park.

First half: F. Gallegos received a yellow card for Auckland at 5'. Melbourne City made their 1st substitution at 24', with K. Trewin replacing Z. Schreiber. Auckland made their 1st substitution at 44', with H. Sakai replacing C. Elliot. Auckland took the lead at 45+2' when L. Brook scored, with the assist credited to J. Randall, making the score 0-1.

Second half: Melbourne City made their 2nd substitution at 57', with E. Durakovic replacing A. Kuen. Melbourne City made their 3rd substitution at 58', with A. Nabbout replacing B. Mazzeo. VAR intervened at 67' for Melbourne City (Penalty confirmed). Melbourne City leveled the score at 70' when M. Caputo scored (Penalty), making the score 1-1. Auckland made their 2nd substitution at 71', with F. Gallegos replacing J. Brimmer. Auckland made their 3rd substitution at 71', with L. Rogerson replacing J. Girdwood-Reich. Auckland made their 4th substitution at 71', with L. Rogerson replacing J. Girdwood-Reich. Auckland made their 5th substitution at 71', with S. Cosgrove replacing G. May. Auckland made their 6th substitution at 71', with F. Gallegos replacing J. Brimmer. Melbourne City made their 4th substitution at 73', with Ryan Teague replacing A. Lopane. Melbourne City made their 5th substitution at 73', with M. Caputo replacing Lawrence Wong. A. Behich received a yellow card for Melbourne City at 77'. J. Girdwood-Reich received a yellow card for Auckland at 77'. Melbourne City took the lead at 81' when M. Memeti scored, with the assist credited to A. Behich, making the score 2-1. Auckland made their 7th substitution at 90', with F. de Vries replacing M. Francois.

Melbourne City used 5 substitutions while Auckland used 7 substitutions. Melbourne City got 1 yellow card, while Auckland got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

Shots were tight (6-9).
Melbourne City controlled possession (58%).

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