Melbourne Victory vs Auckland

0 - 0
🕒 Sat, 18 Oct 2025 09:35 Europe/London 📍 AAMI Park 🧑‍⚖️ Daniel Elder 🔁 Regular Season - 1 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 1
Regular Season Table
Melbourne Victory 4 · Auckland 3
Referee Stats
19 matches · 3.16 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.16
Reds avg 0.05
Penalties avg 0.47
Over 4.5 cards 16%
Home wins 37%
Draws 16%
Away wins 47%
How the match was played
  • Match ended level at 0-0.
  • Shots were tight (10-11).
  • Possession was balanced (48%-52%).

Team Overview

Melbourne Victory (Home stats)

Games / Record

14
W-D-L: 6-4-4

Goals For / Against

26 / 15
Avg: 1.86 / 1.07

Points

22
Avg: 1.57

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

5
Auckland (Away stats)

Games / Record

14
W-D-L: 7-5-2

Goals For / Against

25 / 12
Avg: 1.79 / 0.86

Points

26
Avg: 1.86

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

1

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this A-League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.57
PPG
1.86
1.86
GF
1.79
1.07
GA
0.86
54%
O2.5
54%
62%
BTTS
69%
38%
Score 1st
62%

League-position context

Melbourne Victory rank4th
Auckland rank3rd
Melbourne Victory points40
Auckland points42
Melbourne Victory: #4 · 40 pts · GD +11
3 pts off the top 2. 8 pts above the play-off edge. 8 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.
2-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Melbourne Victory last 5 home

D L W W D
Points8/15
Weighted index47
Goals11-6
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 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 Victory trend breakdown

Over 2.554%
BTTS62%
BTTS + O2.546%
1H Over 0.569%
Also: Over 0.5 92% · Over 1.5 77% · Over 3.5 46% · 1H BTTS 23%

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 Victory score at home69%
Melbourne Victory clean sheet at home15%
Auckland score away92%
Auckland clean sheet away31%

First-goal patterns

Melbourne Victory score first38%
Melbourne Victory win after scoring first60%
Auckland score first62%
Auckland win after scoring first63%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Melbourne Victory 57% · Auckland 100%
Avg first goal minute: Melbourne Victory 17.4' · Auckland 28.6'

Vs league average

Melbourne Victory score at home1.86 vs 1.53
Melbourne Victory concede at home1.07 vs 1.34
Auckland score away1.79 vs 1.34
Auckland concede away0.86 vs 1.53
Melbourne Victory score 22% above league average, while Auckland score 33% above league average.
Defensive side: Melbourne Victory are 20% below league average at home, and Auckland are 44% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals1.80
BTTS20%
Over 2.520%
At this venue setup: 1.00 goals on average across the last 3.

Melbourne Victory goal timing (home)

1H scored: 36% 2H scored: 64% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 8
61-75 5
76-90+ 5
16-30 4
31-45 4
0-15 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 5
0-15 4
16-30 3
31-45 2
61-75 2
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
2
4
Total Shots
10
11
Shots off Goal
5
3
Blocked Shots
3
4
Shots Inside Box
6
5
Shots Outside Box
4
6
Ball Possession
48%
52%
Corner Kicks
0
2
Fouls
10
11
Offsides
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
3
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
4
2
Total Passes
393
435
Passes Accurate
300
329
Passes %
76%
76%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
0
Away
3
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
4
35'
35' S. Cosgrove
38'
38' L. Verstraete
53'
53' M. François
68'
68' K. Jelacic
1st substitution · For: M. Grimaldi
68'
68' X. Stella
2nd substitution · For: Mata
68'
68' L. Brook
1st substitution · For: G. May
68'
68' M. Francois
2nd substitution · For: L. Rogerson
78'
78' S. Cosgrove
3rd substitution · For: L. Gillion
79'
79' J. Brimmer
4th substitution · For: C. Howieson
83'
83' N. Vergos
3rd substitution · For: J. Reec

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

Melbourne Victory drew 0-0 with Auckland on Saturday, 18 October 2025 in A-League. The match was refereed by Daniel Elder. It was played at AAMI Park.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. S. Cosgrove received a yellow card for Auckland at 35'. L. Verstraete received a yellow card for Auckland at 38'.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. M. François received a yellow card for Auckland at 53'. Melbourne Victory made their 1st substitution at 68', with K. Jelacic replacing M. Grimaldi. Melbourne Victory made their 2nd substitution at 68', with X. Stella replacing Mata. Auckland made their 1st substitution at 68', with L. Brook replacing G. May. Auckland made their 2nd substitution at 68', with M. Francois replacing L. Rogerson. Auckland made their 3rd substitution at 78', with S. Cosgrove replacing L. Gillion. Auckland made their 4th substitution at 79', with J. Brimmer replacing C. Howieson. Melbourne Victory made their 3rd substitution at 83', with N. Vergos replacing J. Reec.

Melbourne Victory used 3 substitutions while Auckland used 4 substitutions. Auckland got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was played

  • Match ended level at 0-0.
  • Shots were tight (10-11).
  • Possession was balanced (48%-52%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games6
Home Wins1
Draws3
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals1 (16.7%)
BTTS1 (16.7%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games3
Home Wins0
Draws1
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals0 (0.0%)
BTTS0 (0.0%)

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