Melbourne CityAttacking momentumAuckland FC
Preview
- As week 13 of the 2025-2026 A-League Men arrives, Melbourne City take on Auckland at AAMI Park on 2026-01-16 (kick-off 08:35 GMT).
- Of the past 5 meetings, A. Vidmar leads 3-1 over S. Corica, with 1 draw.
- Melbourne City are 6th in the standings with 17 points, followed by Auckland in 1st on 24 points.
- Both teams have no missing players.
- Our forecast has Melbourne City in a 4-man backline (4-3-2-1), with Auckland set to counter in 4-2-3-1.
- In their last outing, Melbourne City's highest-rated performer was K. Trewin (6.2), while Auckland's standout was L. Brook (8.2).
- Melbourne City were beaten 0-1 by Newcastle Jets, whereas Auckland secured a win 2-0 against Brisbane Roar.
- Melbourne City's form is 1-2-2 recently, but Auckland are on a roll with 3-1-1 in their last 5 matches.
- Auckland hold the upper hand H2H: of 2 meetings, they've triumphed 1 time, conceded 0 times and shared 1 draw.
- A tight contest is expected: our model tips a 1-1 draw, reflecting Melbourne City's 2-2-3 home form and Auckland's 4-2-0 away record.
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Odds
Predictions
Summary
Match Info
Team Kits
Melbourne City
Auckland FC
Events
| 5' | L. F. Gallegos | ||
| 24' | |||
| 44' | |||
| 45+2' | 0 - 1 | ||
HT 0 - 1 | |||
| 57' | |||
| 58' | |||
| 67' | VAR- Andreas Kuen | Penalty confirmed | |
| 70' | 1 - 1 | ||
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| 77' | J. Girdwood-Reich | ||
| 77' | A. Behich | ||
| 81' | 2 - 1 | ||
| 90+1' | |||
Stats
Lineups
Standings
TV Channels
Melbourne City is going head to head with Auckland FC on 16/1/2026 08:35 GMT at AAMI Park for the Australia A-League Men. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Melbourne City v Auckland FC H2H statistics!