Match Report
Melbourne City (6th, 38 pts) visited Auckland (3rd, 42 pts) with 4 points between them. On recent form Auckland sat only 10th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 3rd overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Auckland 1.62 scored and 1.12 conceded per game, Melbourne City 1.27 and 1.27, with the league averaging 1.43.
Auckland's winless run stood at 5. Auckland had banked 3 of the last 15 points on offer; Melbourne City, 12.
4 meetings are on record — 2 won by Auckland, 1 by Melbourne City, 1 drawn, at 3.25 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 75% of the meetings went to the host. History points to goals: 100% of the meetings had three or more.
The match was played at Mount Smart Stadium. Auckland led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Auckland: Guillermo May (45') · Melbourne City: Medin Memeti (90')
Key stats
Possession: Auckland 47% · Melbourne City 53% · Total shots: 17-17 · On target: 6-4 · Corners: 6-6