Auckland vs Melbourne City Live Score and Live Stream

Preview

Auckland faced Melbourne City in the A-League of Australia on January 18. The match concluded with Auckland defeating Melbourne City 3-0.

The decisive moment occurred on the 32nd minute when Guillermo May found the net, putting Auckland in front. This was followed by goals from Nando Pijnaker and Max Mata, bringing the match to a 3-0 conclusion.

As Auckland and Melbourne City square off once more, the memory of the 2-2 tie in their A-League face-off from 5 months ago still lingers. After a setback against Perth Glory on January 11, Auckland are eager to get back on track in this match.

Melbourne City, on the other hand, come into this clash with momentum, following three straight victories against Brisbane Roar, Western United and Wellington Phoenix in their most recent games, extending their unbeaten streak to seven matches. Lately, their defensive efforts have been solid, recording three straight clean sheets.

This A-League match offers a platform for Auckland and Melbourne City’s goal-scorers to step up and leave their mark on the contest. Auckland’s Francis De Vries and top finisher Jake Brimmer have played important roles in ensuring their attack, carefully orchestrated by Steve Corica, remains effective. Brimmer has emerged as Auckland’s leading scorer in A-League this season, netting three goals, while De Vries has been their leading creator in the competition with seven assists. Auckland’s offense has also been strengthened by Guillermo May, Logan Rogerson and Hiroki Sakai, who have provided crucial contributions in the final third.

Meanwhile, Andreas Kuen and Yonatan Cohen have been pivotal for Melbourne City’s attack, carefully orchestrated by Aurelio Vidmar, combining to deliver important goals and assists. Cohen has already scored four goals in A-League this season, while Kuen has been their leading creator in the competition with seven assists. Supporting them are Marco Tilio, Steven Ugarkovic and Benjamin Mazzeo, who have also chipped in with important goals and assists, adding depth to Melbourne City’s attack.

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Live Streaming

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Line-Ups

We are updating team formations and line-ups for Auckland - Melbourne City in real time.

Auckland kicked off the game with Alex Paulsen, Francis De Vries, Nando Pijnaker, Tommy Smith, Callan Elliot, Luis Felipe Gallegos who got substituted by Cameron Howieson on the 74th minute, Louis Verstraete who got substituted by Luis Toomey on the 74th minute, Jesse Randall who got substituted by Liam Gillion on the 58th minute, Logan Rogerson, Max Mata who got substituted by Neyder Moreno on the 58th minute and Guillermo May as starters, with Marlee Francois, Michael Woud, Luis Toomey, Neyder Moreno, Cameron Howieson and Liam Gillion on the bench.

Melbourne City's starting eleven were Patrick Beach, Aziz Behich, Samuel Souprayen, Kai Trewin, Callum Talbot who got substituted by Mathew Leckie on the 76th minute, Harry Politidis who got substituted by Kavian Rahmani on the 62nd minute, Zane Schreiber who got substituted by Lawrence Wong on the 61st minute, Steven Ugarkovic, Nathaniel Atkinson who got substituted by German Ferreyra on the 82nd minute, Benjamin Mazzeo and Medin Memeti who got substituted by Mikey Ghossaini on the 61st minute, with Jamie Young, German Ferreyra, Mikey Ghossaini, Mathew Leckie, Lawrence Wong, Kavian Rahmani and Arion Sulemani on the bench.

Stats

Explore stats from Auckland vs Melbourne City on ScoreBat - we are updating the numbers on this page every second of the game.

• Expected Goals: 1.14 - 0.47
• Ball Possession: 41 - 59
• Big Scoring Chances: 5 - 1
• Total Attempts: 14 - 8
• Shots On Target: 11 - 2
• Blocked Shots: 2 - 3
• Shots in the Box: 9 - 5
• Shots from Outside the Box: 5 - 3
• Woodwork Hits: 0 - 0
• Fouls: 11 - 6
• Corners: 3 - 4
• Throw-Ins: 34 - 30
• Saves: 1 - 8
• Free Kicks: 6 - 11
• Offsides: 2 - 0
• Passes into Final Third: 99 - 125
• Completed Passes in Final Third: 59 - 81
• Touches in Opponent's Box: 19 - 18
• Tackles: 35 - 18
• Completed Tackles: 16 - 11
• Total Crosses: 11 - 17
• Successful Crosses: 3 - 7
• Interceptions: 13 - 1
• Clearances: 30 - 30

Referee showed the yellow card three times throughout the game. Max Mata, Jesse Randall and Cameron Howieson were the ones to receive it.

Head-to-head

The teams have met once since December 2024. The meeting took place on December 15, 2024, finishing in a 2-2 draw. As things stand, Auckland and Melbourne City are evenly matched in their recent head-to-head encounters.

Auckland have played 25 matches in A-League, with fifteen wins, eight draws, and two losses this season, netting 47 goals (1.88 per match) and conceding 23 (0.92 per match). In A-League, Melbourne City have played 25 matches, winning thirteen, drawing six and losing six, scoring 36 goals, averaging 1.44 per match, while conceding 24, an average of 0.96 per match.

Recent Form

Auckland played their last match against Perth Glory, which ended in a loss, while Melbourne City's recent form includes three consecutive wins, having won Brisbane Roar FC, Western United FC and Wellington Phoenix in their last three matches. Overall, Auckland have won seven of their last eleven matches, losing two and drawing two, while Melbourne City have won eleven of their last twenty matches, losing five and drawing four.

Live Standings

As always, Australia A-League's live standings are availble and updated in real time. Auckland are 1st with 53 points from their 25 games, while Melbourne City sit 2nd with 45 points from 25 matches.

Video Highlights

We are adding goal videos and full video highlights of the match between Auckland and Melbourne City in real time. You can watch the goals by Guillermo May, Nando Pijnaker and Max Mata as the videos of the goals are added usually minutes after the actual event if there are any official videos available. Full video highlights of Auckland - Melbourne City are being added as they become available on the official social media channels of the league or the teams.