Match Report
Auckland went into the game 3rd in the table on 42 points; Melbourne City sat 6th on 38 — a 4-point gap. Auckland had been under-performing their position — 10th on five-round form against 3rd in the table.
Auckland had gone 5 games without a win. The five-game form split read 3/15 points for Auckland against 12/15 for Melbourne City.
GioScore's database holds 4 meetings between the two: 2 for Auckland, 1 for Melbourne City and 1 drawn, at 3.25 goals per meeting. Home advantage is real in this fixture: whoever hosted won 75% of the meetings. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 100% of the meetings.
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