Auckland FC 3–1 Melbourne City: Result & Stats

Full time

Auckland FC

3–1

Melbourne City

17 October 2026 · 3:00 PM AEDT
Go Media Stadium, Auckland

Match summary

Auckland FC vs Melbourne City finished 3–1 in A-League Men on 17 October 2026 at Go Media Stadium, Auckland. Goals: L. Bayliss 35′, Q. MacNicol 42′, L. Bayliss 53′, L. Brook 85′.

Goals & key moments

1. 35′

   Goal · L. Bayliss

   Auckland FC · First half

   1–0

2. 42′

   Goal · Q. MacNicol

   Melbourne City · First half

   Assist: K. Rahmani · 1–1

3. 53′

   Goal · L. Bayliss

   Auckland FC · Second half

   2–1

4. 85′

   Goal · L. Brook

   Auckland FC · Second half

   Assist: F. de Vries · 3–1

Match stats

— means the figure is not available. xG (expected goals) estimates the quality of chances, rather than the final score. xA estimates the chance of an assist; xGOT measures the quality of shots on target.

Full matchFirst halfSecond half

Full match

Statistic	Auckland FC	Melbourne City
Possession	41.6%	58.4%
Shots	11	14
Shots on target	4	5
Expected goals (xG)	0.81	0.69
Corners	3	6
Passes	327	455
Pass accuracy	70%	79.1%
Fouls committed	13	10
Offsides	2	3
Yellow cards	2	2
Saves	4	1

Attack

Statistic	Auckland FC	Melbourne City
Shots off target	5	6
Shots blocked	2	3
Shots inside the box	7	9
Shots outside the box	4	5
Headers	2	1
Left-footed shots	4	2
Right-footed shots	5	11
Open-play shots	10	12
Set-piece shots	1	—
Big chances created	1	1
Big chances missed	1	1
Touches in opposition box	20	27
Chances created	9	11
Assists	1	1
Penalty-area entries	23	45
Final-third entries	54	65
Counter-attacks	—	1
Open-play xG	0.78	0.58
Set-play xG	0.03	0.11
Expected goals on target (xGOT)	0.79	1.18
Expected assists (xA)	0.48	0.75

Passing & possession

Statistic	Auckland FC	Melbourne City
Completed passes	229	360
Final-third passes	103	146
Completed final-third passes	64	95
Crosses	12	34
Completed crosses	4	6
Long balls	63	55
Accurate long balls	30	25
Through balls	—	2
Completed through balls	—	2
Forward passes	152	164
Backward passes	41	66
Touches	552	676
Ball carries	78	105
Progressive carries	33	64
Dispossessed	6	10
Possession lost	146	162

Duels & defending

Statistic	Auckland FC	Melbourne City
Duels won	53	42
Duels lost	42	53
Aerial duels won	21	14
Aerial duels lost	14	21
Dribbles attempted	10	11
Successful dribbles	4	3
Tackles	18	12
Tackles won	9	6
Interceptions	7	12
Clearances	49	24
Headed clearances	25	9
Ball recoveries	50	37
Blocked passes	16	12
Blocks	3	2
Errors leading to a shot	—	1
Errors leading to a goal	1	1
Fouls won	10	13

Goalkeeping

Statistic	Auckland FC	Melbourne City
Diving saves	3	—
Saves from inside the box	2	1
Saves from outside the box	2	—
Sweeper actions	1	—
Successful sweeper actions	1	—
Goalkeeper throws	11	3
Accurate goalkeeper throws	11	3
Goal kicks	11	7
Goals conceded	1	3

First half

Statistic	Auckland FC	Melbourne City
Possession	41.5%	58.5%
Shots	3	7
Shots on target	1	2
Corners	2	4
Passes	170	243
Pass accuracy	67.6%	77.8%
Fouls committed	6	3
Offsides	1	2
Yellow cards	1	1
Saves	1	0

Attack

Statistic	Auckland FC	Melbourne City
Shots off target	2	3
Shots blocked	0	2
Shots inside the box	2	4
Shots outside the box	1	3
Headers	0	0
Left-footed shots	0	1
Right-footed shots	3	6
Open-play shots	3	6
Set-piece shots	0	—
Big chances created	0	0
Big chances missed	0	0
Touches in opposition box	4	11
Chances created	2	4
Assists	0	1
Penalty-area entries	10	21
Final-third entries	26	30
Counter-attacks	—	1

Passing & possession

Statistic	Auckland FC	Melbourne City
Completed passes	115	189
Final-third passes	44	64
Completed final-third passes	24	39
Crosses	7	15
Completed crosses	1	4
Long balls	33	28
Accurate long balls	17	9
Through balls	—	1
Completed through balls	—	1
Forward passes	79	90
Backward passes	22	32
Touches	282	351
Ball carries	38	51
Progressive carries	16	30
Dispossessed	1	9
Possession lost	77	87

Duels & defending

Statistic	Auckland FC	Melbourne City
Duels won	30	18
Duels lost	18	30
Aerial duels won	13	6
Aerial duels lost	6	13
Dribbles attempted	5	5
Successful dribbles	3	3
Tackles	11	3
Tackles won	6	2
Interceptions	4	9
Clearances	24	9
Headed clearances	13	4
Ball recoveries	27	20
Blocked passes	9	9
Blocks	2	0
Errors leading to a shot	—	0
Errors leading to a goal	1	1
Fouls won	3	6

Goalkeeping

Statistic	Auckland FC	Melbourne City
Diving saves	2	—
Saves from inside the box	0	0
Saves from outside the box	1	—
Sweeper actions	0	—
Successful sweeper actions	0	—
Goalkeeper throws	7	1
Accurate goalkeeper throws	7	1
Goal kicks	4	3
Goals conceded	1	1

Second half

Statistic	Auckland FC	Melbourne City
Possession	41.6%	58.4%
Shots	8	7
Shots on target	3	3
Corners	1	2
Passes	157	212
Pass accuracy	72.6%	80.7%
Fouls committed	7	7
Offsides	1	1
Yellow cards	1	1
Saves	3	1

Attack

Statistic	Auckland FC	Melbourne City
Shots off target	3	3
Shots blocked	2	1
Shots inside the box	5	5
Shots outside the box	3	2
Headers	2	1
Left-footed shots	4	1
Right-footed shots	2	5
Open-play shots	7	6
Set-piece shots	1	—
Big chances created	1	1
Big chances missed	1	1
Touches in opposition box	16	16
Chances created	7	7
Assists	1	0
Penalty-area entries	13	24
Final-third entries	28	35
Counter-attacks	—	0

Passing & possession

Statistic	Auckland FC	Melbourne City
Completed passes	114	171
Final-third passes	59	82
Completed final-third passes	40	56
Crosses	5	19
Completed crosses	3	2
Long balls	30	27
Accurate long balls	13	16
Through balls	—	1
Completed through balls	—	1
Forward passes	73	74
Backward passes	19	34
Touches	270	325
Ball carries	40	54
Progressive carries	17	34
Dispossessed	5	1
Possession lost	69	75

Duels & defending

Statistic	Auckland FC	Melbourne City
Duels won	23	24
Duels lost	24	23
Aerial duels won	8	8
Aerial duels lost	8	8
Dribbles attempted	5	6
Successful dribbles	1	0
Tackles	7	9
Tackles won	3	4
Interceptions	3	3
Clearances	25	15
Headed clearances	12	5
Ball recoveries	23	17
Blocked passes	7	3
Blocks	1	2
Errors leading to a shot	—	1
Errors leading to a goal	0	0
Fouls won	7	7

Goalkeeping

Statistic	Auckland FC	Melbourne City
Diving saves	1	—
Saves from inside the box	2	1
Saves from outside the box	1	—
Sweeper actions	1	—
Successful sweeper actions	1	—
Goalkeeper throws	4	2
Accurate goalkeeper throws	4	2
Goal kicks	7	4
Goals conceded	0	2

Line-ups

Player stats

Min = minutes played. Shots / on target exclude penalty shoot-outs. Figures shown as — are unavailable.

Auckland FC

Melbourne City

Shots & match momentum

Match momentum

Relative attacking momentum through the match. Taller bars indicate a stronger spell; they do not represent possession or win probability.

Auckland FC above · Melbourne City below

Kick-off → Full time · each bar represents a match minute

Read momentum minute by minute

Period	Minute	Auckland FC	Melbourne City
First half	1′	0.008	0.002
First half	2′	0.031	0.008
First half	3′	0.025	0.009
First half	4′	0.014	0.009
First half	5′	0.007	0.029
First half	6′	0.004	0.016
First half	7′	0.004	0.010
First half	8′	0.003	0.010
First half	9′	0.007	0.041
First half	10′	0.008	0.022
First half	11′	0.006	0.012
First half	12′	0.004	0.019
First half	13′	0.003	0.014
First half	14′	0.002	0.040
First half	15′	0.003	0.033
First half	16′	0.037	0.019
First half	17′	0.042	0.015
First half	18′	0.024	0.007
First half	19′	0.016	0.009
First half	20′	0.012	0.026
First half	21′	0.011	0.017
First half	22′	0.006	0.018
First half	23′	0.003	0.034
First half	24′	0.007	0.019
First half	25′	0.006	0.012
First half	26′	0.003	0.010
First half	27′	0.007	0.009
First half	28′	0.009	0.012
First half	29′	0.005	0.010
First half	30′	0.007	0.038
First half	31′	0.005	0.024
First half	32′	0.003	0.012
First half	33′	0.002	0.015
First half	34′	0.005	0.011
First half	35′	0.017	0.006
First half	36′	0.008	0.003
First half	37′	0.006	0.002
First half	38′	0.008	0.005
First half	39′	0.006	0.030
First half	40′	0.005	0.017
First half	41′	0.003	0.013
First half	42′	0.002	0.036
First half	43′	0.002	0.018
First half	44′	0.002	0.014
First half	45′	0.001	0.007
First half	45+1′	0.031	0.006
First half	45+2′	0.015	0.016
First half	45+3′	0.012	0.008
First half	45+4′	0.011	0.015
Second half	46′	0.001	0.008
Second half	47′	0.001	0.027
Second half	48′	0.005	0.046
Second half	49′	0.003	0.022
Second half	50′	0.001	0.011
Second half	51′	0.028	0.005
Second half	52′	0.014	0.078
Second half	53′	0.010	0.039
Second half	54′	0.005	0.021
Second half	55′	0.003	0.023
Second half	56′	0.007	0.016
Second half	57′	0.004	0.008
Second half	58′	0.077	0.008
Second half	59′	0.040	0.044
Second half	60′	0.021	0.026
Second half	61′	0.100	0.014
Second half	62′	0.081	0.007
Second half	63′	0.041	0.034
Second half	64′	0.021	0.045
Second half	65′	0.016	0.083
Second half	66′	0.012	0.042
Second half	67′	0.011	0.048
Second half	68′	0.011	0.031
Second half	69′	0.011	0.020
Second half	70′	0.041	0.010
Second half	71′	0.021	0.009
Second half	72′	0.052	0.010
Second half	73′	0.032	0.009
Second half	74′	0.020	0.005
Second half	75′	0.011	0.003
Second half	76′	0.041	0.002
Second half	77′	0.026	0.026
Second half	78′	0.026	0.013
Second half	79′	0.017	0.019
Second half	80′	0.014	0.012
Second half	81′	0.007	0.007
Second half	82′	0.019	0.004
Second half	83′	0.010	0.004
Second half	84′	0.005	0.002
Second half	85′	0.009	0.002
Second half	86′	0.004	0.001
Second half	87′	0.002	0.002
Second half	88′	0.007	0.024
Second half	89′	0.003	0.013
Second half	90′	0.007	0.011
Second half	90+1′	0.004	0.009
Second half	90+2′	0.007	0.073
Second half	90+3′	0.009	0.091
Second half	90+4′	0.045	0.055
Second half	90+5′	0.036	0.033
Second half	90+6′	0.022	0.017
Second half	90+7′	0.025	0.009

All shots · 25 attempts

Minute	Player / team	Result	Body part	Play	xG	xGOT
12′First half	Q. MacNicolMelbourne City	Off target	Right foot	Open play	0.03	0
16′First half	J. BrimmerAuckland FC	Off target	Right foot	Open play	0.1	0
20′First half	A. NabboutMelbourne City	Blocked	Right foot	Open play	0.04	0
20′First half	Q. MacNicolMelbourne City	Off target	Right foot	Open play	0.1	0
29′First half	A. MabilMelbourne City	Blocked	Right foot	Counter-attack	0.02	0
33′First half	A. NabboutMelbourne City	Saved	Right foot	Open play	0.02	0.06
34′First half	H. DelbridgeMelbourne City	Off target	Right foot	Corner	0.03	0
35′First half	L. BaylissAuckland FC	Goal	Right foot	Open play	0.01	0.12
42′First half	Q. MacNicolMelbourne City	Goal	Left foot	Open play	0.06	0.54
45+1′First half	L. BaylissAuckland FC	Off target	Right foot	Open play	0.08	0
48′Second half	Q. MacNicolMelbourne City	Saved	Right foot	Open play	0.05	0.07
48′Second half	F. GallegosAuckland FC	Off target	Left foot	Open play	0.04	0
51′Second half	L. BrookAuckland FC	Blocked	Left foot	Open play	0.03	0
53′Second half	L. BaylissAuckland FC	Goal	Left foot	Open play	0.16	0.15
56′Second half	M. MemetiMelbourne City	Off target	Right foot	Open play	0.07	0
59′Second half	A. NabboutMelbourne City	Saved	Right foot	Open play	0.04	0.05
61′Second half	L. BrookAuckland FC	Off target	Left foot	Open play	0.03	0
63′Second half	K. RahmaniMelbourne City	Off target	Left foot	Open play	0.04	0
65′Second half	A. MabilMelbourne City	Blocked	Right foot	Open play	0.09	0
70′Second half	N. PijnakerAuckland FC	Saved	Header	Set piece	0.03	0.04
76′Second half	L. RogersonAuckland FC	Off target	Right foot	Open play	0.26	0
79′Second half	M. MemetiMelbourne City	Off target	Right foot	Open play	0.03	0
82′Second half	S. CosgroveAuckland FC	Blocked	Header	Open play	0.03	0
85′Second half	L. BrookAuckland FC	Goal	Right foot	Open play	0.05	0.47
90+3′Second half	M. MemetiMelbourne City	Saved	Header	Open play	0.08	0.46

Recent form & head-to-head

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Auckland FC

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Melbourne City

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Head-to-head

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Current standings

Latest season standings, not the positions before this match.

Position	Club	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD	Pts
6	Auckland FC	2	1	0	1	5	6	-1	3
9	Melbourne City	2	0	1	1	2	4	-2	1

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Matchday information

Competition

A-League Men

Season

2026-27

Stage

Regular Season

Matchweek

1

Kick-off

17 October 2026, 3:00 PM AEDT

Venue

Go Media Stadium, Auckland

Attendance

—

Final whistle

17 Oct, 4:58 PM AEDT

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