Auckland vs Melbourne City

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

Overview

Football: A-League · Quarter-finals
Form: DWWLL Auckland
: LDWLL Melbourne City

12' Cameron Howieson
45' G. May · J. Randall 1-0
HT1-0
62' ▲ M. Memeti ▼ E. Rashani
63' ▲ S. Cosgrove ▼ L. Brook
72' ▲ T. Kanamori ▼ B. Kutleshi
73' ▲ A. Nabbout ▼ A. Kuen
83' ▲ J. Brimmer ▼ J. Randall
84' ▲ N. Pijnaker ▼ L. Rogerson
90'+1 Hiroki Sakai
90' ▲ L. Gillion ▼ C. Howieson
90' 1-1 M. Memeti · A. Behich
105' ▲ Z. Schreiber ▼ M. Caputo
106' Marcus Younis
110' ▲ L. Vicelich ▼ C. Elliot
116' Daniel Hall
117' Jake Brimmer
FT1-1

Line-ups

Auckland Formation: 4-2-3-1 · Coach: Steve Corica

1M. Woud 8.2
2H. Sakai 7.3
23D. Hall 7.7
3J. Girdwood-Reich 7.3
17C. Elliot ▼ 110' 7.0
6L. Verstraete 6.9
7C. Howieson ▼ 90' 6.6
77L. Brook ▼ 63' 6.3
10G. May ⚽ 8.3
27L. Rogerson ▼ 84' 6.2
21J. Randall ⇢ ▼ 83' 6.7

Substitutes 7

12J. Hilton
9S. Cosgrove ▲ 63' 7.2
14L. Gillion ▲ 90' 8.0
52L. Vicelich ▲ 110' 6.6
22J. Brimmer ▲ 83' 7.3
4N. Pijnaker ▲ 84' 7.5
57V. Fitzharris

Melbourne City Formation: 4-2-3-1 · Coach: Aurelio Vidmar

1P. Beach 7.3
13N. Atkinson 7.0
22G. Ferreyra 6.9
2H. Delbridge 7.6
16A. Behich ⇢ 8.6
7M. Leckie 7.3
44B. Kutleshi ▼ 72' 7.3
28M. Younis 6.3
30A. Kuen ▼ 73' 5.9
11E. Rashani ▼ 62' 6.0
17M. Caputo ▼ 105' 5.6

Substitutes 7

40J. Nieuwenhuizen
15A. Nabbout ▲ 73' 7.0
8R. Teague
35M. Memeti ⚽ ▲ 62' 8.2
10T. Kanamori ▲ 72' 6.7
19Z. Schreiber ▲ 105' 7.0
36H. Shillington

Statistics

04⚑6

⚑610

47%Possession53%

17Shots17

6Shots on target4

6Shots off target10

12Shots inside box13

5Shots outside box4

5Blocked shots3

6Corners6

2Offsides2

13Fouls16

4Yellow cards1

3Saves5

466Passes518

316Accurate passes374

68%Pass accuracy72%

1.19Expected goals (xG)1.55

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