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Auckland vs Melbourne City result: 3–1
Stats, match flow, line-ups and summaryA-League Matchday 1
A-League · Matchday 1UTCGo Media Stadium
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Match summary
Auckland beat Melbourne City 3–1. Lachlan Bayliss 35', Quinn Macnicol 42', Lachlan Bayliss 53', Lachlan Brook 85'. The sides went into the break level at 1–1. Lachlan Bayliss opened the scoring in minute 35. Melbourne City controlled possession with 58%.
Match timeline
- 32'
Sam Cosgrove - 32'
Aziz Behich - 35'Lachlan Bayliss1–0
- 42'Quinn Macnicol · assist: Kavian Rahmani1–1
- 53'Lachlan Bayliss2–1
- 67'Max Caputo · for Andrew Nabbout
- 75'Mathew Leckie · for Besian Kutleshi
- 75'Lawrence Wong · for Quinn Macnicol
- 80'Van Fitzharris · for Lachlan Bayliss
- 85'Lachlan Brook · assist: Francis de Vries3–1
- 88'Isa Prins · for Lachlan Brook
- 88'Daniel Normann · for Jake Brimmer
- 88'Logan Rogerson
- 90'Callan Elliot · for Sam Cosgrove
How was this match?
Match stats
AucklandMelbourne City
Overview
42%Possession %58%
11Shots15
4Shots on target5
3Corners6
13Fouls10
2Offsides3
2Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
Shots
2Blocked shots3
Passing
230/324 (71%)Passes356/449 (79%)
4/13 (31%)Crosses6/34 (18%)
31/66 (47%)Long balls24/54 (44%)
Defence
11/18 (61%)Tackles won7/14 (50%)
5Interceptions12
46Clearances26
4Saves1
Starting lineups
4-2-3-1 · 4-2-3-1
Auckland4-2-3-1
9↓Cosgrove
27Rogerson
102↓Bayliss
77⚽↓Brook
22↓Brimmer
8Gallegos
15Vries
4Pijnaker
25Vicelich
2Sakai
1Woud
- 1Michael WoudG
- 4Nando PijnakerCD-L
- 25Luka VicelichCD-R
- 15Francis de VriesLB
- 2Hiroki SakaiRB
- 10Lachlan Bayliss⚽⚽↓ 80'AM
- 22Jake Brimmer↓ 88'LM
- 8Felipe GallegosRM
- 9Sam Cosgrove↓ 90'F
- 27Logan RogersonAM-L
- 77Lachlan Brook⚽↓ 88'AM-R
Substitutes
- 57Van Fitzharris↑ 80'
- 16Daniel Normann↑ 88'
- 21Isa Prins↑ 88'
- 17Callan Elliot↑ 90'
Melbourne City4-2-3-1
15↓Nabbout
11Mabil
19⚽↓Macnicol
23Memeti
24Rahmani
14↓Kutleshi
16Behich
2Delbridge
4Bonetig
13Atkinson
1Freke
- 1Macklin FrekeG
- 2Harrison DelbridgeCD-L
- 4Liam BonetigCD-R
- 16Aziz BehichLB
- 13Nathaniel AtkinsonRB
- 19Quinn Macnicol⚽↓ 75'AM
- 24Kavian RahmaniLM
- 14Besian Kutleshi↓ 75'RM
- 15Andrew Nabbout↓ 67'F
- 11Awer MabilAM-L
- 23Medin MemetiAM-R
Substitutes
- 9Max Caputo↑ 67'
- 41Lawrence Wong↑ 75'
- 7Mathew Leckie↑ 75'
Recent form
Auckland
Form points 4/12
Melbourne City
Form points 7/15
Head-to-head
1
Auckland
0
Draw
0
Melbourne City
Last meeting
- Oct 17, 2026Auckland3–1Melbourne City
Venue
Go Media Stadium
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- When is Auckland vs Melbourne City?
- Auckland vs Melbourne City was played on Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 04:00 UTC.
- Where is Auckland vs Melbourne City played?
- Auckland vs Melbourne City was played at Go Media Stadium.
- What competition is Auckland vs Melbourne City in?
- Auckland vs Melbourne City was part of the A-League.
- What was the final score of Auckland vs Melbourne City?
- Auckland vs Melbourne City ended 3–1.