A-League · Regular Season - 13
Friday, 16 January 2026 · 16:35 · AAMI Park, Melbourne · Referee: S. Skinner
Melbourne City2 : 1
Full-time
AucklandHalf-time: 0-1
Match Events
- 5'Felipe GallegosYellow Card
- 24'K. Trewin (assist: Z. Schreiber)Substitution 1
- 44'H. Sakai (assist: C. Elliot)Substitution 1
- 45'L. Brook (assist: J. Randall)Normal Goal
- 57'E. Durakovic (assist: A. Kuen)Substitution 2
- 58'A. Nabbout (assist: B. Mazzeo)Substitution 3
- 67'Andreas KuenPenalty confirmed
- 70'M. CaputoPenalty
- 71'L. Rogerson (assist: J. Girdwood-Reich)Substitution 2
- 71'S. Cosgrove (assist: G. May)Substitution 3
- 71'L. F. Gallegos (assist: J. Brimmer)Substitution 4
- 73'R. Teague (assist: A. Lopane)Substitution 4
- 73'M. Caputo (assist: L. Wong)Substitution 5
- 77'Aziz BehichYellow Card
- 77'Jake Girdwood-ReichYellow Card
- 81'M. Memeti (assist: A. Behich)Normal Goal
- 90+1'F. De Vries (assist: M. Francois)Substitution 5
Statistics
2Shots on Goal3
1Shots off Goal3
6Total Shots9
3Blocked Shots3
4Shots insidebox8
2Shots outsidebox1
7Fouls12
2Corner Kicks5
0Offsides3
58%Ball Possession42%
1Yellow Cards2
-Red Cards-
2Goalkeeper Saves1
465Total passes330
369Passes accurate237
79%Passes %72%
1.21expected_goals0.80
-goals_prevented-
Melbourne City4-3-3
Starting XI
- 1P. Beach(G)
- 13N. Atkinson(D)
- 22G. Ferreyra(D)
- 4L. Bonetig(D)
- 16A. Behich(D)
- 8R. Teague(M)
- 27K. Trewin(M)
- 39E. Durakovic(M)
- 15A. Nabbout(F)
- 17M. Caputo(F)
- 35M. Memeti(F)
Substitutes
- 40J. Nieuwenhuizen(G)
- 19Z. Schreiber(M)
- 36H. Shillington(D)
- 21A. Lopane(M)
- 30A. Kuen(M)
- 20B. Mazzeo(F)
- 41L. Wong(M)
Auckland4-4-2
Starting XI
- 1M. Woud(G)
- 2H. Sakai(D)
- 23D. Hall(D)
- 4N. Pijnaker(D)
- 15F. De Vries(D)
- 27L. Rogerson(M)
- 6L. Verstraete(M)
- 8L. F. Gallegos(M)
- 21J. Randall(M)
- 77L. Brook(F)
- 9S. Cosgrove(F)
Substitutes
- 20O. Sail(G)
- 3J. Girdwood-Reich(M)
- 7C. Howieson(M)
- 10G. May(F)
- 11M. Francois(F)
- 17C. Elliot(D)
- 22J. Brimmer(M)
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
Melbourne City — recent form
WWWLD
Auckland — recent form
DDDWW
League Standings Context
| Rank | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Melbourne City | 26 | 0 | 38 |
| 3 | Auckland | 26 | 13 | 42 |