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Auckland v Melbourne City

Auckland
3–1Full time
Melbourne City

A-League · SAT 17 OCT · Go Media Stadium

Full timeGraded 17 Oct 07:31
Auckland 3–1 Melbourne City AUCKLAND WIN · RIGHTUNDER 2.5 · WRONGBOTH TO SCORE · RIGHTOVER 1.5 · RIGHTUNDER 3.5 · WRONG1–1 EXACTLY · WRONG
We said Auckland win46%
The market said38%
Brier score, this match · lower is better0.441
The market’s Brier score0.573

The prediction on this page is exactly as published before kick-off. Match events and statistics come from the match and are corrected when the official figures change. Wrong calls are shown exactly like right ones.

The match replay15 notes · 26 alerts
  1. 0′Before kick-off: we said Auckland win at 46%.
  2. 1′KICK-OFF Auckland v Melbourne City
  3. 2′Little has changed for our model: Auckland 46% before kick-off, 45% now. 0–0 · 45–26–28
  4. 32′🟨 YELLOW · 32' S. Cosgrove · Auckland
  5. 33′🟨 YELLOW · 32' A. Behich · Melbourne City
  6. 35′We said Auckland at 46% before kick-off; the game as it stands moves that to 74%. 1–0 · 74–19–7
  7. 35′⚽ GOAL · 35' Auckland 1–0 Melbourne City
  8. 35′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 35' Auckland win: 46% at kick-off, 74% now
  9. 36′35′: L. Bayliss on the scoresheet for Auckland, making it 1–0. 1–0 · 74–19–7
  10. 37′The goal count is tracking the 2.6 we expected. 1–0 · 74–19–7
  11. 38′We said Auckland at 46% before kick-off; the game as it stands moves that to 75%. 1–0 · 75–19–7
  12. 41′⚽ GOAL · 41' Auckland 1–1 Melbourne City
  13. 41′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 41' Auckland win: 46% at kick-off, 37% now
  14. 43′Melbourne City level it on 42′ through Q. MacNicol. 1–1. 1–1 · 37–39–25
  15. 44′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 44' Auckland win: 46% at kick-off, 36% now
  16. 45′SECOND HALF Auckland 1–1 Melbourne City
  17. 46′THE CALL SWINGS · 45+1' Draw is now our likeliest result at 40% (was Auckland win 35%)
  18. 48′HALF-TIME Auckland 1–1 Melbourne City
  19. 50′We said Auckland at 46%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 34%. 1–1 · 34–43–23
  20. 52′3 goals already, more than the 2.6 we expected for the whole match. 2–1 · 77–18–5
  21. 52′⚽ GOAL · 52' Auckland 2–1 Melbourne City
  22. 52′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 52' Auckland win: 46% at kick-off, 77% now
  23. 52′THE CALL SWINGS · 52' Auckland win is now our likeliest result at 77% (was Draw 18%)
  24. 53′L. Bayliss scores for Auckland on 53′ — 2–1. 2–1 · 77–18–5
  25. 60′We said Auckland at 46% before kick-off; the game as it stands moves that to 80%. 2–1 · 80–17–3
  26. 68′SUBSTITUTION · 67' Melbourne City · On: M. Caputo · Off: A. Nabbout
  27. 72′We said Auckland at 46% before kick-off; the game as it stands moves that to 85%. 2–1 · 85–14–2
  28. 74′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 74' Auckland win: 46% at kick-off, 86% now
  29. 76′SUBSTITUTION · 75' Melbourne City · On: M. Leckie · Off: B. Kutleshi
  30. 76′SUBSTITUTION · 75' Melbourne City · On: L. Wong · Off: Q. MacNicol
  31. 80′We said Auckland at 46% before kick-off; the game as it stands moves that to 90%. 2–1 · 90–9–1
  32. 81′SUBSTITUTION · 80' Auckland · On: V. Fitzharris · Off: L. Bayliss
  33. 85′We said Auckland at 46% before kick-off; the game as it stands moves that to over 99%. 3–1 · 100–0–0
  34. 85′⚽ GOAL · 85' Auckland 3–1 Melbourne City
  35. 85′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 85' Auckland win: 46% at kick-off, over 99% now
  36. 86′85′: L. Brook on the scoresheet for Auckland, making it 3–1. 3–1 · 100–0–0
  37. 86′That is 4, and we only asked for 2.6 across ninety minutes. 3–1 · 100–0–0
  38. 88′SUBSTITUTION · 88' Auckland · On: I. Prins · Off: S. Cosgrove Corrected
  39. 89′SUBSTITUTION · 88' Auckland · On: D. Normann · Off: L. Brook Corrected
  40. 89′🟨 YELLOW · 88' L. Rogerson · Auckland
  41. 90′SUBSTITUTION · 90' Auckland · On: C. Elliot · Off: J. Brimmer Corrected
  42. FTFULL TIME Auckland 3–1 Melbourne City
  43. FTAuckland 3–1 Melbourne City · Auckland win: right · Under 2.5: wrong · Both to score: right · Over 1.5: right · Under 3.5: wrong · 1–1 exactly: wrong

What our live read said during the match, as it was said, with the score and our numbers for home–draw–away at that moment; and every alert we raised, with the minute. Nothing is written after the final whistle; a marked row was checked against the match’s final record afterwards.

AI match analysis

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Pitchside prediction · before kick-off

Auckland are favourites.

The Pitchside prediction: Auckland 46%, draw 26%, Melbourne City 28%. Over 2.5 goals 48%, both teams to score 51%.

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Pre-match prediction

First published 11 Oct 03:54 · locked at kick-off

Auckland win46%
Draw26%
Melbourne City win28%

Kick-offSAT 17 OCT · 05:00

RoundMatchday 1

VenueGo Media Stadium

Line-ups

Auckland

4-2-3-1

Melbourne City

4-2-3-1

Rest & schedule

Before kick-off · every competition we cover

Auckland

Melbourne City

52Days since last match67

Last match: 26 Aug · FIFA Intercontinental Cup

Last match: 11 Aug · Australia Cup

0Matches in previous 14 days0

Counted across every competition we cover, before kick-off. Friendlies are not counted.

League table

2026/27

Positions before kick-off

#TEAMPGDPTS
10Melbourne City000
12Auckland000

Match statistics

Match statistics aren’t available yet.

Line-ups

Auckland

4-2-3-1

1 Michael Woud

2 Hiroki Sakai

25 Luka Vicelich

4 Nando Pijnaker

15 Francis De Vries

8 Felipe Gallegos

22 Jake Brimmer

77 Lachlan Brook

10 Lachlan Bayliss

27 Logan Rogerson

9 Sam Cosgrove

Coach · –

Substitutes

57 · Van Fitzharris

16 · Daniel Normann

21 · Isa Prins

17 · Callan Elliot

30 · Joseph James Knowles

23 · Ronan Wynne

35 · Jonty Bidois

Melbourne City

4-2-3-1

1 Macklin Freke

13 Nathaniel Atkinson

4 Liam Bonetig

2 Harrison Delbridge

16 Aziz Behich

14 Besian Kutleshi

24 Kavian Rahmani

23 Medin Memeti

19 Quinn MacNicol

11 Awer Mabil

15 Andrew Nabbout

Coach · –

Substitutes

9 · Max Caputo

7 · Mathew Leckie

41 · Lawrence Wong

40 · James Nieuwenhuizen

22 · Peter Antoniou

39 · Roland Ballah

77 · Takeshi Kanamori

Our number · auckland winFirst published 11 Oct 03:54 · locked at kick-off
46% The market38%
Us46%
Market38%

We make Auckland a 46% chance to win. The market has them at 38%. We are 8 points more confident than the market. The model expects 1.5–1.1.

What the number rests on

Our model
Expected goals · Auckland v Melbourne City1.48 – 1.10
Table places · points 0 v 012 v 10
The market · Auckland win38% · ours 46%

Built from every result and the chances each side creates and concedes, recent matches counting most, with home advantage in it. Line-ups, injuries and rest are not in the number.

How the number movedSince we published
35%40%45%50% 11 OCT 04:0017 OCT 03:53
Our probability · Auckland win The market, margin stripped

Our number has not moved since we published. No bookmaker had priced it when we published; the market has it at 38% now.

Every market, from one calculation
MarketUsMarketGap
Auckland win46%38%+8
Draw26%28%−2
Melbourne City win28%33%−5
Over 2.5 goals48%49%−1
Both teams to score51%54%−3
Over 1.5 goals73%73%0
Over 3.5 goals26%28%−2
Auckland or draw72%67%+5
Auckland clean sheet34%––
Melbourne City clean sheet23%––

Every figure here is read off one scoreline distribution, so no two can contradict each other. The market is the median of 6 bookmakers, each with its margin stripped — what we are measured against, never an input to the model.

Every scorelineMost likely 1–1 at 12.1%
0123450 7.7 8.4 4.6 1 11.3 12.1 6.7 2.5 2 8.2 8.9 4.9 3 4.1 4.4 2.4 4 5
under 2% 5% 12%+Auckland down, Melbourne City across0–5 goals a side shown (99.4% of outcomes)

This is a probability, not a recommendation. We take no bets and hold no affiliate relationships with any gambling operator. Model 1.1 — Pitchside Lab's own model.

Head to head

5 meetings since 2024/25
Goals a meeting3.00
Over 2.54 of 5
Both scored3 of 5
Last meetingsAUC 1–1 MEL · AUC 3–0 MEL · MEL 2–1 AUC · AUC 3–0 MEL

Every competition we cover, the latest meeting first.

Form · A-League this season

AUCKLAND

No matches in our record yet.

MELBOURNE CITY

No matches in our record yet.

The table

2026/27
#TEAMPGDPTS
1Sydney101
2Western Sydney Wanderers101
3Adelaide United000
4Central Coast Mariners000
5Newcastle Jets000
6Perth Glory000
7Brisbane Roar000
8Wellington Phoenix000
9Melbourne Victory000
10Melbourne City000
11Macarthur000
12Auckland000

The competition's standings before kick-off.