Melbourne City vs Auckland FC

A-League Men 16 Jan 2026, 08:35
Melbourne City
Melbourne City
2–1
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Auckland FC
Auckland FC
🏟 AAMI Park Round 13

Match report

Melbourne City edged past Auckland FC 2-1 in the A-League Men on 16 January 2026.

Auckland FC had 9 shots to Melbourne City's 6.

The match was played at AAMI Park.

Half-time 0-1 Possession 50% - 50% Shots 6 - 9 On target 2 - 3 Corners 2 - 5 Fouls 7 - 12 Yellow cards 3
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Player of the match
Lachlan Brook
Auckland FC · 1 goal
8 Aziz Behich 1 assist
7 Max Caputo 1 goal
7 Medin Memeti 1 goal
7 Nathaniel Atkinson captained the side
First half vs second half
Melbourne City stepped it up after the break, with 5 shots in the second half compared to 1 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 1–6 5–3
Shots On Goal 0–3 2–0
Ball Possession 55–45 —
Corners 1–4 1–1
Attacks 41–57 62–30
Match statistics
2 Corners 5
1 Penalty 0
5 Substitution 5
103 Attacks 87
51 Dangerous Attacks 38
2 On Target 3
4 Off Target 6
50% Ball Possession 50%
6 Shots Total 9
2 Shots On Goal 3
1 Shots Off Goal 3
3 Shots Blocked 3
4 Shots Inside Box 8
2 Shots Outside Box 1
7 Fouls 12
2 Corners 5
0 Offsides 3
58% Ball Possession 42%
1 Yellow Cards 2
2 Saves 1
465 Passes Total 330
369 Passes Accurate 237
Line-ups 4-3-3  vs  4-4-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Melbourne City · 4-3-3
1 P. Beach
13 N. Atkinson 22 G. Ferreyra 4 L. Bonetig 16 A. Behich
8 R. Teague 27 K. Trewin 39 E. Durakovic
15 A. Nabbout 17 M. Caputo 35 M. Memeti
Auckland FC · 4-4-2
1 M. Woud
2 H. Sakai 23 D. Hall 4 N. Pijnaker 15 F. Vries
27 L. Rogerson 6 L. Verstraete 8 F. Gallegos 21 J. Randall
77 L. Brook 9 S. Cosgrove
Melbourne City
Coach
Aurelio Vidmar
Substitutes
  • 19 Zane Schreiber
  • 30 Andreas Kuen
  • 20 Benjamin Mazzeo
  • 41 Lawrence Wong
  • 21 Alessandro Lopane
  • 40 James Nieuwenhuizen
  • 36 Harrison Shillington
Auckland FC
Coach
Steve Corica
Substitutes
  • 17 Callan Elliot
  • 22 Jake Brimmer
  • 3 Jake Girdwood-Reich
  • 10 Guillermo May
  • 11 Marlee Francois
  • 20 Oliver Sail
  • 7 Cameron Howieson
Substitutions
  • 24' ↑ Z. Schreiber ↓ K. Trewin Melbourne City
  • 44' ↑ C. Elliot ↓ H. Sakai Auckland FC
  • 57' ↑ A. Kuen ↓ E. Durakovic Melbourne City
  • 58' ↑ B. Mazzeo ↓ A. Nabbout Melbourne City
  • 71' ↑ J. Girdwood-Reich ↓ L. Rogerson Auckland FC
  • 71' ↑ G. May ↓ S. Cosgrove Auckland FC
  • 71' ↑ J. Brimmer ↓ L. F. Gallegos Auckland FC
  • 73' ↑ A. Lopane ↓ R. Teague Melbourne City
  • 73' ↑ L. Wong ↓ M. Caputo Melbourne City
  • 90+1' ↑ M. Francois ↓ F. De Vries Auckland FC
Cards
  • 5' L. F. Gallegos Auckland FC
  • 77' J. Girdwood-Reich Auckland FC
  • 77' A. Behich Melbourne City
Head-to-head
Melbourne City 1 1 draws 2 Auckland FC
2026-02-28 Auckland FC vs Melbourne City 3 - 0
2026-01-16 Melbourne City vs Auckland FC 2 - 1
2025-01-18 Auckland vs Melbourne City 3 - 0
2024-12-15 Melbourne City vs Auckland 2 - 2
Recent form
Melbourne City D D W W D
Auckland FC D D W W D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Melbourne City vs Auckland FC?
Melbourne City won 2-1 against Auckland FC on 16 January 2026.
Who won Melbourne City vs Auckland FC?
Melbourne City won the match 2-1.
Where was Melbourne City vs Auckland FC played?
The match was played at AAMI Park.
Who had more possession in Melbourne City vs Auckland FC?
Melbourne City had 50% of possession, compared to 50% for the other side.