Melbourne City vs Auckland

Final score: Melbourne City 2-1 Auckland in the A-League, January 16, 2026. Head-to-head in the last 5 meetings: 1 wins for Melbourne City, 2 draws, 2 wins for Auckland.

Overview

Football: A-League · Round 13
Venue: AAMI Park, Melbourne
Form: LDWLL Melbourne City
: DWWLL Auckland

5' Felipe Gallegos
24' ▲ Z. Schreiber ▼ K. Trewin
44' ▲ C. Elliot ▼ H. Sakai
45' 0-1 L. Brook · J. Randall
HT0-1
57' ▲ A. Kuen ▼ E. Durakovic
58' ▲ B. Mazzeo ▼ A. Nabbout
67' Andreas Kuen
70' M. Caputopen. 1-1
71' ▲ J. Girdwood-Reich ▼ L. Rogerson
71' ▲ G. May ▼ S. Cosgrove
71' ▲ J. Brimmer ▼ L. F. Gallegos
73' ▲ A. Lopane ▼ R. Teague
73' ▲ L. Wong ▼ M. Caputo
77' Aziz Behich
77' Jake Girdwood-Reich
81' M. Memeti · A. Behich 2-1
90'+1 ▲ M. Francois ▼ F. De Vries
FT2-1

Line-ups

Melbourne City Formation: 4-3-3 · Coach: Aurelio Vidmar

1P. Beach 6.2
13N. Atkinson 7.3
22G. Ferreyra 7.0
4L. Bonetig 6.9
16A. Behich ⇢ 7.5
8R. Teague ▼ 73' 6.9
27K. Trewin ▼ 24' 6.7
39E. Durakovic ▼ 57' 6.5
15A. Nabbout ▼ 58' 7.2
17M. Caputo ⚽ ▼ 73' 7.2
35M. Memeti ⚽ 6.7

Substitutes 7

40J. Nieuwenhuizen
19Z. Schreiber ▲ 24' 6.6
36H. Shillington
21A. Lopane ▲ 73' 6.5
30A. Kuen ▲ 57' 6.3
20B. Mazzeo ▲ 58' 6.3
41L. Wong ▲ 73' 6.5

Auckland Formation: 4-4-2 · Coach: Steve Corica

1M. Woud 6.3
2H. Sakai ▼ 44' 6.6
23D. Hall 6.5
4N. Pijnaker 6.9
15F. De Vries ▼ 90' 6.2
27L. Rogerson ▼ 71' 6.5
6L. Verstraete 6.3
8L. F. Gallegos ▼ 71' 5.9
21J. Randall ⇢ 7.2
77L. Brook ⚽ 7.2
9S. Cosgrove ▼ 71' 7.0

Substitutes 7

20O. Sail
3J. Girdwood-Reich ▲ 71' 6.9
7C. Howieson
10G. May ▲ 71' 6.3
11M. Francois ▲ 90'
17C. Elliot ▲ 44' 6.2
22J. Brimmer ▲ 71' 6.3

Statistics

01⚑2

⚑520

58%Possession42%

6Shots9

2Shots on target3

1Shots off target3

4Shots inside box8

2Shots outside box1

3Blocked shots3

2Corners5

0Offsides3

7Fouls12

1Yellow cards2

2Saves1

465Passes330

369Accurate passes237

79%Pass accuracy72%

1.21Expected goals (xG)0.80

Table

#	Club	P	Goals	GD	Pts
1	Newcastle Jets	26	55 - 39	+16	48
2	Adelaide United	26	46 - 36	+10	43
3	Auckland	26	42 - 29	+13	42
4	Melbourne Victory	26	44 - 33	+11	40
5	Sydney	26	33 - 25	+8	39
6	Melbourne City	26	33 - 33	0	38
7	Macarthur	26	37 - 44	-7	34
8	Wellington Phoenix	26	36 - 48	-12	33
9	Central Coast Mariners	26	35 - 42	-7	32
10	Perth Glory	26	32 - 39	-7	31
11	Brisbane Roar	26	27 - 36	-9	26
12	Western Sydney Wanderers	26	27 - 43	-16	21