Match summary
Auckland beat Melbourne City 7-6 on penalties after a 1-1 draw in the A-League Men.
Auckland vs Melbourne CityResult, Lineups & H2H
Mount Smart Stadium
Auckland vs Melbourne City in numbers
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Auckland0W 3D 2L
AucklandMelbourne City
3Pointsof 1512
6Goals scored11
8Goals conceded5
0Clean sheets2
1Scored in a row7
1Unbeaten in a row0
5Without a win1
7Conceded in a row2
Head to head4 meetings · Dec 2024 – Feb 2026
- Auckland wins
- 2
- Draws
- 1
- Melbourne City wins
- 1
3.25goals per meeting
50%both teams scored
100%3+ goals
75%won by the host
Meetings
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
AucklandMelbourne City
- Yellow Card · Auckland · Jake Brimmer117'
- Yellow Card · Auckland · Daniel Hall116'
- Substitution · Auckland · Luka Vicelich · InOut: Callan Elliot110'
- 106'Yellow Card · Melbourne City · Marcus Younis
- 106'Substitution · Melbourne City · Zane Schreiber · InOut: Max Caputo
- Substitution · Auckland · Liam Gillion · InOut: Cameron Howieson91'
- 90+4'Goal · Melbourne City · Medin Memeti1-1
- Yellow Card · Auckland · Hiroki Sakai90+1'
- Substitution · Auckland · Nando Pijnaker · InOut: Jesse Randall84'
- Substitution · Auckland · Jake Brimmer · InOut: Logan Rogerson83'
- 73'Substitution · Melbourne City · Andrew Nabbout · InOut: Andreas Kuen
- 72'Substitution · Melbourne City · Takeshi Kanamori · InOut: Besian Kutleshi
- Substitution · Auckland · Sam Cosgrove · InOut: Lachlan Brook63'
- 62'Substitution · Melbourne City · Medin Memeti · InOut: Elbasan Rashani
- Goal · Auckland · Guillermo May1-045+3'
- 13'VAR Decision · Melbourne City · Nathaniel AtkinsonVAR Decision
- Yellow Card · Auckland · Cameron Howieson12'
Match Statistics
Match stats
AucklandMelbourne City
47%Ball Possession53%
17Shots Total17
6Shots On Target4
6Corners6
13Fouls16
4Yellow Cards1
2Offsides2
3Saves5
466Passes518
6Shots Off Target10
138Attacks154
45Dangerous Attacks88
12Shots Inside Box13
5Shots Outside Box4
1Goals1
16Free Kicks13
5Shots Blocked3
5Substitutions4
30Tackles17
1Assists1
316Accurate Passes374
1Injuries0
15Total Crosses27
7Accurate Crosses10
16Interceptions12
89Duels Won85
4Big Chances Created2
4Big Chances Missed1
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-2-3-1 · 4-2-3-1
Player Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.6 | 120' | 1 | 0 | 2/7 | 34(80%) | 1 | 9/21 | |
| 7.4 | 29' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 13(79%) | 1 | 2/2 | |
| 7.2 | 120' | 0 | 0 | - | 53(81%) | 4 | 10/16 | |
| 7.2 | 120' | 0 | 0 | - | 44(84%) | 1 | 7/10 | |
| 7.2 | 120' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 61(62%) | 2 | 10/16 | |
| 7.0 | 120' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 52(69%) | 8 | 12/20 | |
| 6.9 | 57' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 12(55%) | 2 | 9/17 | |
| 6.9 | 120' | 0 | 0 | - | 38(24%) | 1 | 1/1 | |
| 6.8 | 91' | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 29(76%) | 3 | 4/10 | |
| 6.6 | 84' | 0 | 1 | - | 13(62%) | - | 1/7 | |
| 6.6 | 36' | 0 | 0 | - | 21(77%) | 1 | 4/6 | |
| 6.6 | 110' | 0 | 0 | - | 40(73%) | 2 | 10/20 | |
| 6.6 | 84' | 0 | 0 | 2/2 | 13(54%) | 1 | 5/17 | |
| 6.5 | 36' | 0 | 0 | - | 20(75%) | 2 | 3/6 | |
Luka Vicelich DF | 6.5 | 10' | 0 | 0 | - | 4(75%) | - | 1/1 |
| 6.5 | 63' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 19(58%) | 1 | 1/4 |