Melbourne City vs Auckland
Ref: S. SkinnerAAMI Park, Melbourne · 30,050 cap
Match recap
Melbourne City beat Auckland 2–1 in their A-League fixture. Caputo and Memeti scored for Melbourne City; Brook replied for Auckland. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.21 for Melbourne City versus 0.80 for Auckland. Melbourne City sit 6th in the A-League table while Auckland are 3rd.
First Half
5'
Gallegos
Yellow Card
⇄
Trewin
44'
⇄
Sakai
45'
⚽
Brook
Assist: Randall
Second Half
⇄
Durakovic
⇄
Nabbout
VAR
Penalty confirmed
⚽
Caputo
Penalty
71'
⇄
Cosgrove
71'
⇄
Rogerson
71'
⇄
Gallegos
⇄
Caputo
⇄
Teague
Behich
Yellow Card
77'
Girdwood-Reich
Yellow Card
⚽
Memeti
Assist: Behich
90+1'
⇄
de Vries
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Newcastle Jets | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | +16 | 48 |
| 2 |  Adelaide United | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | +10 | 43 |
| 3 |  Auckland | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | +13 | 42 |
| 4 |  Melbourne Victory | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | +11 | 40 |
| 5 |  Sydney | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | +8 | 39 |
| 6 |  Melbourne City | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 38 |
| 7 |  Macarthur | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | -7 | 34 |
As of 5 Jun 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Melbourne CityAuckland
9Won
Statistical edge
9–5
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.21VS0.80
Attack1 · 5 won
6
Shots
9
2
Shots on target
3
4
Shots in the box
8
2
Shots outside box
1
1
Shots off goal
3
2
Corners
5
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
58%
Possession
42%
465
Total passes
330
369
Accurate passes
237
79%
Pass accuracy
72%
Discipline3 · 0 won
7
Fouls
12
1
Yellow cards
2
0
Offsides
3
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 0 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
1
3
Blocked shots
3
Melbourne City
4-3-3
Auckland
4-4-2Melbourne City
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1P. BeachG
- 4L. BonetigD
- 8Ryan TeagueM
- 13N. AtkinsonD
- 15A. NabboutF
- 16A. BehichD
- 17M. CaputoF
- 22G. FerreyraD
- 27K. TrewinM
- 35M. MemetiF
- 39E. DurakovicM
Substitutes
- 19Z. SchreiberM
- 20B. MazzeoF
- 21A. LopaneM
- 30A. KuenM
- 36H. ShillingtonD
- 40J. NieuwenhuizenG
- 41Lawrence WongM
Auckland
4-4-2Starting XI
- 1M. WoudG
- 2H. SakaiD
- 4N. PijnakerD
- 6L. VerstraeteM
- 8F. GallegosM
- 9S. CosgroveF
- 15F. de VriesD
- 21J. RandallM
- 23D. HallD
- 27L. RogersonM
- 77L. BrookF
Substitutes
- 3J. Girdwood-ReichM
- 7C. HowiesonM
- 10G. MayF
- 11M. FrancoisF
- 17C. ElliotD
- 20O. SailG
- 22J. BrimmerM
Melbourne City
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aziz Behich(C) | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Nathaniel Atkinson | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3/3 |
| Max Caputo | F | 73 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Andrew Nabbout | F | 58 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Germán Ferreyra | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Teague | M | 73 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liam Bonetig | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Medin Memeti | F | 90 | 6.7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/2 |
| Kai Trewin | M | 24 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Emin Durakovic | M | 57 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Patrick Beach | G | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| James Nieuwenhuizen | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harrison Shillington | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Zane Schreiber | M | 66 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Lawrence Wong | M | 17 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alessandro Lopane | M | 17 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Andreas Kuen | M | 33 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Benjamin Mazzeo | F | 32 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
Auckland
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lachlan Brook | F | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/4 |
| Jesse Randall | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2/3 |
| Sam Cosgrove | F | 71 | 7.0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Nando Pijnaker | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Hiroki Sakai(C) | D | 44 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Logan Rogerson | M | 71 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Daniel Hall | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Michael Woud | G | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Louis Verstraete | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Francis De Vries | D | 89 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Felipe Gallegos | M | 71 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Marlee Francois | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Cameron Howieson | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oliver Sail | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jake Girdwood-Reich | M | 19 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Guillermo May | F | 19 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jake Brimmer | M | 19 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Callan Elliot | D | 46 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |