A-League · Regular Season - 19
Saturday, 28 February 2026 · 12:00 · Go Media Stadium, Auckland · Referee: B. Abraham
Auckland3 : 0
Full-time
Melbourne CityHalf-time: 1-0
Match Events
- 37'Zane SchreiberYellow Card
- 40'H. Sakai (assist: S. Cosgrove)Substitution 1
- 43'L. Rogerson (assist: G. May)Normal Goal
- 59'J. Randall (assist: M. Woud)Normal Goal
- 64'Sam CosgroveGoal cancelled
- 66'G. May (assist: J. Randall)Normal Goal
- 67'M. Caputo (assist: M. Memeti)Substitution 1
- 67'S. Souprayen (assist: L. Bonetig)Substitution 2
- 69'J. Randall (assist: L. Brook)Substitution 2
- 69'C. Howieson (assist: J. Brimmer)Substitution 3
- 76'D. Arzani (assist: K. Rahmani)Substitution 3
- 76'M. Younis (assist: E. Rashani)Substitution 4
- 76'A. Kuen (assist: E. Durakovic)Substitution 5
- 86'L. Rogerson (assist: B. Ferguson)Substitution 4
- 86'L. F. Gallegos (assist: R. Mackay)Substitution 5
Statistics
9Shots on Goal2
3Shots off Goal5
17Total Shots11
5Blocked Shots4
12Shots insidebox7
5Shots outsidebox4
13Fouls10
9Corner Kicks7
4Offsides3
43%Ball Possession57%
0Yellow Cards1
-Red Cards-
2Goalkeeper Saves5
291Total passes398
201Passes accurate306
69%Passes %77%
2.61expected_goals1.21
-goals_prevented-
Auckland5-4-1
Starting XI
- 1M. Woud(G)
- 17C. Elliot(D)
- 2H. Sakai(D)
- 23D. Hall(D)
- 3J. Girdwood-Reich(D)
- 15F. De Vries(D)
- 27L. Rogerson(M)
- 7C. Howieson(M)
- 8L. F. Gallegos(M)
- 21J. Randall(M)
- 10G. May(F)
Substitutes
- 12J. Hilton(G)
- 9S. Cosgrove(F)
- 77L. Brook(F)
- 45M. D'Hotman(D)
- 22J. Brimmer(M)
- 28B. Ferguson(M)
- 43R. Mackay(D)
Melbourne City4-2-3-1
Starting XI
- 1P. Beach(G)
- 13N. Atkinson(D)
- 2H. Delbridge(D)
- 26S. Souprayen(D)
- 16A. Behich(D)
- 19Z. Schreiber(M)
- 8R. Teague(M)
- 28M. Younis(M)
- 30A. Kuen(M)
- 14D. Arzani(M)
- 17M. Caputo(F)
Substitutes
- 40J. Nieuwenhuizen(G)
- 35M. Memeti(F)
- 47K. Rahmani(F)
- 11E. Rashani(F)
- 39E. Durakovic(M)
- 4L. Bonetig(D)
- 36H. Shillington(D)
Head-to-Head
- Auckland 1 - 1 Melbourne CitySaturday, 2 May 2026
- Auckland 3 - 0 Melbourne CitySaturday, 28 February 2026
- Melbourne City 2 - 1 AucklandFriday, 16 January 2026
- Auckland 3 - 0 Melbourne CitySaturday, 18 January 2025
- Melbourne City 2 - 2 AucklandSunday, 15 December 2024
Auckland — recent form
DDDWW
Melbourne City — recent form
WWWLD
League Standings Context
| Rank | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Auckland | 26 | 13 | 42 |
| 6 | Melbourne City | 26 | 0 | 38 |