

Auckland v Melbourne City
Auckland
Melbourne CityA-League · SAT 17 OCT · Go Media Stadium
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.
- 0′Before kick-off: we said Auckland win at 46%.
- 1′KICK-OFF Auckland v Melbourne City
- 2′Little has changed for our model: Auckland 46% before kick-off, 45% now. 0–0 · 45–26–28
- 32′🟨 YELLOW · 32' S. Cosgrove · Auckland
- 33′🟨 YELLOW · 32' A. Behich · Melbourne City
- 35′We said Auckland at 46% before kick-off; the game as it stands moves that to 74%. 1–0 · 74–19–7
- 35′⚽ GOAL · 35' Auckland 1–0 Melbourne City
- 35′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 35' Auckland win: 46% at kick-off, 74% now
- 36′35′: L. Bayliss on the scoresheet for Auckland, making it 1–0. 1–0 · 74–19–7
- 37′The goal count is tracking the 2.6 we expected. 1–0 · 74–19–7
- 38′We said Auckland at 46% before kick-off; the game as it stands moves that to 75%. 1–0 · 75–19–7
- 41′⚽ GOAL · 41' Auckland 1–1 Melbourne City
- 41′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 41' Auckland win: 46% at kick-off, 37% now
- 43′Melbourne City level it on 42′ through Q. MacNicol. 1–1. 1–1 · 37–39–25
- 44′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 44' Auckland win: 46% at kick-off, 36% now
- 45′SECOND HALF Auckland 1–1 Melbourne City
- 46′THE CALL SWINGS · 45+1' Draw is now our likeliest result at 40% (was Auckland win 35%)
- 48′HALF-TIME Auckland 1–1 Melbourne City
- 50′We said Auckland at 46%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 34%. 1–1 · 34–43–23
- 52′3 goals already, more than the 2.6 we expected for the whole match. 2–1 · 77–18–5
- 52′⚽ GOAL · 52' Auckland 2–1 Melbourne City
- 52′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 52' Auckland win: 46% at kick-off, 77% now
- 52′THE CALL SWINGS · 52' Auckland win is now our likeliest result at 77% (was Draw 18%)
- 53′L. Bayliss scores for Auckland on 53′ — 2–1. 2–1 · 77–18–5
- 60′We said Auckland at 46% before kick-off; the game as it stands moves that to 80%. 2–1 · 80–17–3
- 68′SUBSTITUTION · 67' Melbourne City · On: M. Caputo · Off: A. Nabbout
- 72′We said Auckland at 46% before kick-off; the game as it stands moves that to 85%. 2–1 · 85–14–2
- 74′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 74' Auckland win: 46% at kick-off, 86% now
- 76′SUBSTITUTION · 75' Melbourne City · On: M. Leckie · Off: B. Kutleshi
- 76′SUBSTITUTION · 75' Melbourne City · On: L. Wong · Off: Q. MacNicol
- 80′We said Auckland at 46% before kick-off; the game as it stands moves that to 90%. 2–1 · 90–9–1
- 81′SUBSTITUTION · 80' Auckland · On: V. Fitzharris · Off: L. Bayliss
- 85′We said Auckland at 46% before kick-off; the game as it stands moves that to over 99%. 3–1 · 100–0–0
- 85′⚽ GOAL · 85' Auckland 3–1 Melbourne City
- 85′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 85' Auckland win: 46% at kick-off, over 99% now
- 86′85′: L. Brook on the scoresheet for Auckland, making it 3–1. 3–1 · 100–0–0
- 86′That is 4, and we only asked for 2.6 across ninety minutes. 3–1 · 100–0–0
- 88′SUBSTITUTION · 88' Auckland · On: I. Prins · Off: S. Cosgrove Corrected
- 89′SUBSTITUTION · 88' Auckland · On: D. Normann · Off: L. Brook Corrected
- 89′🟨 YELLOW · 88' L. Rogerson · Auckland
- 90′SUBSTITUTION · 90' Auckland · On: C. Elliot · Off: J. Brimmer Corrected
- FTFULL TIME Auckland 3–1 Melbourne City
- 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.
The match pulse
BEFORE KICK-OFF
Match outcome probability (%)
AI match analysis
PassAuckland are favourites.
The Pitchside prediction: Auckland 46%, draw 26%, Melbourne City 28%. Over 2.5 goals 48%, both teams to score 51%.
Pre-match prediction
First published 11 Oct 03:54 · locked at kick-off
Auckland win46%
Melbourne City win28%Kick-offSAT 17 OCT · 05:00
RoundMatchday 1
VenueGo Media Stadium
Match timeline
All events
AucklandMIN
Melbourne CityEvents will appear when the match starts.
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
Last match: 26 Aug · FIFA Intercontinental Cup
Last match: 11 Aug · Australia Cup
Counted across every competition we cover, before kick-off. Friendlies are not counted.
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
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
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 modelBuilt 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.
Our number has not moved since we published. No bookmaker had priced it when we published; the market has it at 38% now.
| Market | Us | Market | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland win | 46% | 38% | +8 |
| Draw | 26% | 28% | −2 |
| Melbourne City win | 28% | 33% | −5 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 48% | 49% | −1 |
| Both teams to score | 51% | 54% | −3 |
| Over 1.5 goals | 73% | 73% | 0 |
| Over 3.5 goals | 26% | 28% | −2 |
| Auckland or draw | 72% | 67% | +5 |
| Auckland clean sheet | 34% | – | – |
| Melbourne City clean sheet | 23% | – | – |
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.
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 2024/25Every 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| # | TEAM | P | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydney | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Adelaide United | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Central Coast Mariners | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Newcastle Jets | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Perth Glory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Brisbane Roar | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Wellington Phoenix | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Melbourne Victory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Melbourne City | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Macarthur | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Auckland | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The competition's standings before kick-off.
Sydney
Western Sydney Wanderers
Adelaide United
Central Coast Mariners
Newcastle Jets
Perth Glory
Brisbane Roar
Wellington Phoenix
Melbourne Victory
Macarthur