Auckland FC vs Melbourne City – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

Result
3:0
17/01/2025 at 23:00 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))
  • AUSTRALIA: A-League - Round 15
  • Referee: Abraham B. (Aus)
  • Where to Watch on TV:
australiaAustraliaParamount+
hong-kongHong-kongM Plus Live
indiaIndiaFanCode, FanCode
japanJapanU-NEXT
new-zealandNew-zealandSky Sport 3
philippinesPhilippinesCignal Play, Premier Football
south-koreaSouth-koreaSPOTV Now
united-kingdomUnited-kingdomDiscovery+ UK, TNT Sports 2
usaUsaESPN 3, ESPN App

Match Stats

Expected Goals (xG)
1.200.63
Ball Possession
41%59%
Goal Attempts
148
Shots on Goal
112
Shots off Goal
13
Blocked Shots
23
Big Chances
51
Corner Kicks
34
Shots inside the Box
95
Shots outside the Box
53
Hit the Woodwork
00
Goalkeeper Saves
28
Free Kicks
611
Offsides
20
Fouls
116
Yellow Cards
30
Throw-ins
3430
Touches in the Opposition Box
1918
Passes
76% (285/377)83% (452/545)
Passes in the final third
60% (59/99)65% (81/125)
Crosses
27% (3/11)41% (7/17)
Tackles
46% (16/35)61% (11/18)
Clearances Total
3030
Interceptions
131

Key Moments

Here there are
  • 1st Half (3 - 0)
  • 12', Mata M. A. 🟨,
  • 32', 1 - 0, May G. , Rogerson L. (A),
  • 40', 2 - 0, Pijnaker N. ,
  • 45+3', 3 - 0, Mata M. A. ,
  • 2nd Half (0 - 0)
  • 51', Randall J. 🟨,
  • 58', Mata M. A. , Moreno N. ,
  • 58', Randall J. , Gillion L. ,
  • 62', Schreiber Z. , Wong L. ,
  • 62', Politidis H. , Rahmani K. ,
  • 62', Memeti M. , Ghossaini M. ,
  • 74', Verstraete L. , Toomey L. ,
  • 74', Gallegos L. F. , Howieson C. ,
  • 76', Talbot C. , Leckie M. ,
  • 78', Howieson C. 🟨,
  • 82', Atkinson N. , Ferreyra G. ,
  • 83', May G. , Diop Francois ,

Chances of winning


Auckland FC
42.5%
Draw
28.8%
Melbourne City
28.8%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)
41% 26% 33%

Our Initial ML Estimation

42.5% 27% 31.8%

Auckland FC - Melbourne City Odds

1 X 2 Marga
Avarage Now
(Initially)
2.2
(2.3)
3.25
(3.64)
3.25
(2.86)
7%
(5.9%)

  • The most likely Over/Under: 2.50
What is the prediction for Auckland FC - Melbourne City?
  • Users Predictions: 12 users predict this event. Auckland will win (votes: 1 - 8.3%). Melbourne City will win (votes: 6 - 50%). It will Tie (votes: 5 - 41.7%).
    Confidence interval (95%) for Melbourne City: 21.7%78.3%.
  • The most likely score by Bookmakers is 1:1.
  • Preview Facts
    • The most interesting match of the day. Two teams from the very top of the board will meet (ranked 4 in the zone Promotion ~ A~League (Play Offs: Quarter~finals) and 1 in the zone Promotion ~ A~League (Play Offs: Semi~finals)).
    • Recent matches Auckland is playing shaky (in the last 5 games wins - 1).
    • Melbourne City is in super good shape now (in the last 5 games wins - 3).
    • Auckland could have advantage in physics - more days for rest in last days.
    • Auckland will have a mini benefit in this match.
    • There will not play in Auckland: Coulibaly A. (Red Card) Hall D. (Broken ankle)
    • There will not play in Melbourne City: Caputo M. (Leg Injury) Cohen Y. (Knee Injury) Kuen A. (Foot Injury) Lopane A. (Knee Injury) Nabbout A. (Knee Injury) Necovski J. (Knee Injury) Tilio M. (Muscle Injury)
    • There are questionable in Melbourne City: Jeggo J. (Muscle Injury) Leckie M. (Muscle Injury)
    • Last 1 head-to-head matches Auckland won 0 matches, drawn 1 matches, lost 0 matches and goals 2:2
    What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?
    The latest head-to-head matches between Auckland FC - Melbourne City were as follows:
    15.12.2024 Melbourne City - Auckland FC 2:2
    Latest results of Auckland FC
    Latest results of Melbourne City
    Australian A-League Table
    2025/26
    PlWDLDiffPts
    1Sydney FC750214:5915
    2Brisbane Roar74218:3514
    3Auckland FC742110:6414
    4Melbourne City73319:5412
    5Perth Glory73137:10-310
    6Adelaide United730411:929
    7Wellington Phoenix72239:11-28
    8Central Coast Mariners72238:10-28
    9WS Wanderers72236:8-28
    10Macarthur FC72234:7-38
    11Newcastle Jets720511:16-56
    12Melbourne Victory71244:11-75

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