Melbourne City host Auckland FC in the A-League on 16 January 2026, Friday. Get our free predictions, betting tips, odds insights, team form guide & H2H stats for this clash. This fixture is scheduled to kicks off at 08:35 UK Time.
Melbourne City host Auckland FC in a meeting shaped by control rather than chaos. Both sides arrive with defined defensive habits, while recent head to head meetings suggest a measured contest rather than a wide open one.
Auckland carry the stronger league position, but Melbourne City’s home performances point towards a tighter game than the table alone implies.
Melbourne City’s recent home run highlights a team built on restraint. Three of their last five league matches ended with one goal or fewer scored by City, including a 1-0 win over Brisbane Roar and a 0-0 draw with Sydney FC. Their attacking output remains limited, but structure has kept matches within reach.
Defensively, City rarely collapse at home. Across the last five shown, they conceded more than one goal only once, the 1-3 defeat to Perth Glory. Even in losses, margins stay narrow like in a 0-1 defeat against Newcastle Jets, reinforcing a pattern of low scoring games dictated by patience rather than pressure.
That approach has also produced five draws across thirteen league games. Melbourne City often slow matches down once level, preferring control over risk, especially in front of their own crowd.
Auckland FC arrive with confidence built on efficient away performances. Wins at Brisbane Roar and Western Sydney Wanderers came with clean sheets, while the 2-1 victory at Central Coast Mariners showed their ability to manage late phases without losing shape.
Their only defensive lapse in the last five came in the 1-3 home defeat to Newcastle Jets. Away from home, Auckland have been far more compact, conceding just once across three recent trips shown. That balance between attack and restraint has been central to their league position.
The previous meeting in Melbourne finished 2-2, but Auckland followed that with a convincing 3-0 home win. Even so, recent trends suggest their away approach has become more controlled since those fixtures.
The best bet for this match is Under 2.5 goals at 1.82 odds. Melbourne City have seen four of their last five league games finish with two goals or fewer, while Auckland’s away wins have been built on clean sheets and disciplined game management. Both sides show a clear preference for control over tempo, which supports a low scoring outcome.
A valuable bet worth considering alongside that is Melbourne City to win at 2.45 odds. City remain difficult to beat at home, and Auckland’s strongest displays have come when scoring first. If Melbourne City control early phases, their ability to limit chances could tilt a tight contest in their favour.
From a correct score prediction perspective, a 1-0 or 1-1 outcome aligns with recent patterns from both teams, where margins remain narrow and goals are earned rather than traded freely.
| Melbourne City | Auckland FC | |
|---|---|---|
| Game Played | 26 | 29 |
| Wins | 10 | 13 |
| Draws | 8 | 10 |
| Loss | 8 | 6 |
| Goals For | 33 | 48 |
| Goals Against | 33 | 31 |
| Melbourne City | Auckland FC | |
|---|---|---|
| Game Played | 13 | 14 |
| Wins | 6 | 7 |
| Draws | 2 | 5 |
| Loss | 5 | 2 |
| Goals For | 18 | 25 |
| Goals Against | 13 | 12 |
|
02.05.26
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Auckland FC Melbourne City (Penalties:7 - 6) |
1-1 |
|
26.04.26
|
Melbourne City Adelaide United |
1-2 |
|
18.04.26
|
Brisbane Roar Melbourne City |
2-3 |
|
12.04.26
|
Melbourne City Wellington Phoenix |
2-0 |
|
07.04.26
|
Melbourne City Central Coast Mariners |
2-1 |
|
04.04.26
|
Melbourne City Western Sydney Wanderers |
3-0 |
|
22.03.26
|
Perth Glory Melbourne City |
1-1 |
|
17.03.26
|
Sydney FC Melbourne City |
0-1 |
|
10.03.26
|
Buriram United Melbourne City (Penalties:4 - 2) |
0-0 |
|
03.03.26
|
Melbourne City Buriram United |
1-1 |
|
28.02.26
|
Auckland FC Melbourne City |
3-0 |
|
21.02.26
|
Melbourne City Melbourne Victory |
1-3 |
|
18.02.26
|
Melbourne City Gangwon FC |
0-0 |
|
11.02.26
|
Ulsan HD Melbourne City |
1-2 |
|
07.02.26
|
Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne City |
1-1 |
|
30.01.26
|
Wellington Phoenix Melbourne City |
2-2 |
|
24.01.26
|
Macarthur Melbourne City |
6-2 |
|
16.01.26
|
Melbourne City Auckland FC |
2-1 |
|
11.01.26
|
Melbourne City Newcastle Jets |
0-1 |
|
06.01.26
|
Melbourne City Brisbane Roar |
1-0 |
|
03.01.26
|
Melbourne City Sydney FC |
0-0 |
|
28.12.25
|
Melbourne City Perth Glory |
1-3 |
|
23.12.25
|
Melbourne City Macarthur |
1-1 |
|
20.12.25
|
Melbourne City Melbourne Victory |
0-1 |
|
10.12.25
|
FC Seoul Melbourne City |
1-1 |
|
06.12.25
|
Newcastle Jets Melbourne City |
0-1 |
|
29.11.25
|
Central Coast Mariners Melbourne City |
0-0 |
|
25.11.25
|
Melbourne City Johor Darul Takzim FC |
2-0 |
|
21.11.25
|
Adelaide United Melbourne City |
4-1 |
|
08.11.25
|
Melbourne Victory Melbourne City |
0-2 |
|
04.11.25
|
Machida Zelvia Melbourne City |
1-2 |
|
31.10.25
|
Brisbane Roar Melbourne City |
0-0 |
|
25.10.25
|
Melbourne City Perth Glory |
4-0 |
|
21.10.25
|
Melbourne City Buriram United |
2-1 |
|
18.10.25
|
Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne City |
1-1 |
|
01.10.25
|
Vissel Kobe Melbourne City |
1-0 |
|
16.09.25
|
Melbourne City Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
0-2 |
|
30.07.25
|
APIA Leichhardt Tigers Melbourne City |
2-0 |
|
31.05.25
|
Melbourne City Melbourne Victory |
1-0 |
|
24.05.25
|
Melbourne City Western United |
1-1 |
|
16.05.25
|
Western United Melbourne City |
0-3 |
|
03.05.25
|
Melbourne City Sydney FC |
5-1 |
|
26.04.25
|
Melbourne City Adelaide United |
0-0 |
|
19.04.25
|
Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne City |
2-2 |
|
11.04.25
|
Melbourne City Brisbane Roar |
3-2 |
|
05.04.25
|
Melbourne City Central Coast Mariners |
1-0 |
|
29.03.25
|
Sydney FC Melbourne City |
2-3 |
|
12.03.25
|
Melbourne City Newcastle Jets |
0-1 |
|
07.03.25
|
Melbourne City Macarthur |
2-0 |
|
28.02.25
|
Wellington Phoenix Melbourne City |
0-1 |
|
26.04.26
|
Melbourne City Adelaide United |
1-2 |
|
12.04.26
|
Melbourne City Wellington Phoenix |
2-0 |
|
07.04.26
|
Melbourne City Central Coast Mariners |
2-1 |
|
04.04.26
|
Melbourne City Western Sydney Wanderers |
3-0 |
|
03.03.26
|
Melbourne City Buriram United |
1-1 |
|
21.02.26
|
Melbourne City Melbourne Victory |
1-3 |
|
18.02.26
|
Melbourne City Gangwon FC |
0-0 |
|
16.01.26
|
Melbourne City Auckland FC |
2-1 |
|
11.01.26
|
Melbourne City Newcastle Jets |
0-1 |
|
06.01.26
|
Melbourne City Brisbane Roar |
1-0 |
|
03.01.26
|
Melbourne City Sydney FC |
0-0 |
|
28.12.25
|
Melbourne City Perth Glory |
1-3 |
|
23.12.25
|
Melbourne City Macarthur |
1-1 |
|
20.12.25
|
Melbourne City Melbourne Victory |
0-1 |
|
25.11.25
|
Melbourne City Johor Darul Takzim FC |
2-0 |
|
25.10.25
|
Melbourne City Perth Glory |
4-0 |
|
21.10.25
|
Melbourne City Buriram United |
2-1 |
|
16.09.25
|
Melbourne City Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
0-2 |
|
31.05.25
|
Melbourne City Melbourne Victory |
1-0 |
|
24.05.25
|
Melbourne City Western United |
1-1 |
|
03.05.25
|
Melbourne City Sydney FC |
5-1 |
|
26.04.25
|
Melbourne City Adelaide United |
0-0 |
|
11.04.25
|
Melbourne City Brisbane Roar |
3-2 |
|
05.04.25
|
Melbourne City Central Coast Mariners |
1-0 |
|
12.03.25
|
Melbourne City Newcastle Jets |
0-1 |
|
07.03.25
|
Melbourne City Macarthur |
2-0 |
|
15.02.25
|
Melbourne City Perth Glory |
1-0 |
|
11.01.25
|
Melbourne City Brisbane Roar |
1-0 |
|
07.01.25
|
Melbourne City Western United |
2-0 |
|
03.01.25
|
Melbourne City Wellington Phoenix |
2-0 |
|
15.12.24
|
Melbourne City Auckland FC |
2-2 |
|
30.11.24
|
Melbourne City Western Sydney Wanderers |
0-2 |
|
26.10.24
|
Melbourne City Melbourne Victory |
1-3 |
|
28.04.24
|
Melbourne City Western United |
1-0 |
|
14.04.24
|
Melbourne City Perth Glory |
8-0 |
|
30.03.24
|
Melbourne City Newcastle Jets |
0-0 |
|
12.03.24
|
Melbourne City Western Sydney Wanderers |
7-0 |
|
09.03.24
|
Melbourne City Wellington Phoenix |
1-0 |
|
17.02.24
|
Melbourne City Melbourne Victory |
0-0 |
|
25.01.24
|
Melbourne City Adelaide United |
1-0 |
|
12.01.24
|
Melbourne City Western Sydney Wanderers |
0-1 |
|
28.12.23
|
Melbourne City Brisbane Roar |
8-1 |
|
23.12.23
|
Melbourne City Melbourne Victory |
0-0 |
|
17.12.23
|
Melbourne City Central Coast Mariners |
3-3 |
|
12.12.23
|
Melbourne City Hangzhou Greentown |
1-1 |
|
12.11.23
|
Melbourne City Macarthur |
3-3 |
|
08.11.23
|
Melbourne City Buriram United |
0-1 |
|
03.11.23
|
Melbourne City Sydney FC |
2-0 |
|
21.10.23
|
Melbourne City Western United |
1-2 |
|
24.09.23
|
Melbourne City Sydney FC |
1-2 |
|
02.05.26
|
Auckland FC Melbourne City (Penalties:7 - 6) |
1-1 |
|
18.04.26
|
Brisbane Roar Melbourne City |
2-3 |
|
22.03.26
|
Perth Glory Melbourne City |
1-1 |
|
17.03.26
|
Sydney FC Melbourne City |
0-1 |
|
10.03.26
|
Buriram United Melbourne City (Penalties:4 - 2) |
0-0 |
|
28.02.26
|
Auckland FC Melbourne City |
3-0 |
|
11.02.26
|
Ulsan HD Melbourne City |
1-2 |
|
07.02.26
|
Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne City |
1-1 |
|
30.01.26
|
Wellington Phoenix Melbourne City |
2-2 |
|
24.01.26
|
Macarthur Melbourne City |
6-2 |
|
10.12.25
|
FC Seoul Melbourne City |
1-1 |
|
06.12.25
|
Newcastle Jets Melbourne City |
0-1 |
|
29.11.25
|
Central Coast Mariners Melbourne City |
0-0 |
|
21.11.25
|
Adelaide United Melbourne City |
4-1 |
|
08.11.25
|
Melbourne Victory Melbourne City |
0-2 |
|
04.11.25
|
Machida Zelvia Melbourne City |
1-2 |
|
31.10.25
|
Brisbane Roar Melbourne City |
0-0 |
|
18.10.25
|
Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne City |
1-1 |
|
01.10.25
|
Vissel Kobe Melbourne City |
1-0 |
|
30.07.25
|
APIA Leichhardt Tigers Melbourne City |
2-0 |
|
16.05.25
|
Western United Melbourne City |
0-3 |
|
19.04.25
|
Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne City |
2-2 |
|
29.03.25
|
Sydney FC Melbourne City |
2-3 |
|
28.02.25
|
Wellington Phoenix Melbourne City |
0-1 |
|
22.02.25
|
Melbourne Victory Melbourne City |
2-2 |
|
07.02.25
|
Adelaide United Melbourne City |
1-0 |
|
25.01.25
|
Macarthur Melbourne City |
1-0 |
|
18.01.25
|
Auckland FC Melbourne City |
3-0 |
|
31.12.24
|
Central Coast Mariners Melbourne City |
1-1 |
|
21.12.24
|
Melbourne Victory Melbourne City |
1-1 |
|
06.12.24
|
Brisbane Roar Melbourne City |
1-4 |
|
10.11.24
|
Perth Glory Melbourne City |
0-5 |
|
04.11.24
|
Western United Melbourne City |
0-1 |
|
19.10.24
|
Newcastle Jets Melbourne City |
0-1 |
|
03.08.24
|
Perth Glory Melbourne City |
5-4 |
|
05.05.24
|
Melbourne Victory Melbourne City (Penalties:3 - 2) |
1-1 |
|
20.04.24
|
Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne City |
1-2 |
|
06.04.24
|
Melbourne Victory Melbourne City |
2-1 |
|
02.04.24
|
Central Coast Mariners Melbourne City |
2-1 |
|
01.03.24
|
Macarthur Melbourne City |
2-0 |
|
24.02.24
|
Sydney FC Melbourne City |
1-1 |
|
10.02.24
|
Brisbane Roar Melbourne City |
5-1 |
|
02.02.24
|
Perth Glory Melbourne City |
4-2 |
|
21.01.24
|
Central Coast Mariners Melbourne City |
2-1 |
|
07.01.24
|
Western United Melbourne City |
1-2 |
|
08.12.23
|
Perth Glory Melbourne City |
1-2 |
|
03.12.23
|
Newcastle Jets Melbourne City |
0-2 |
|
29.11.23
|
Ventforet Kofu Melbourne City |
3-3 |
|
25.11.23
|
Wellington Phoenix Melbourne City |
1-0 |
|
29.10.23
|
Adelaide United Melbourne City |
6-0 |
|
15.05.26
|
Adelaide United Auckland FC |
0-3 |
|
09.05.26
|
Auckland FC Adelaide United |
1-1 |
|
02.05.26
|
Auckland FC Melbourne City (Penalties:7 - 6) |
1-1 |
|
26.04.26
|
Sydney FC Auckland FC |
2-2 |
|
19.04.26
|
Auckland FC Central Coast Mariners |
0-1 |
|
11.04.26
|
Auckland FC Melbourne Victory |
2-2 |
|
03.04.26
|
Adelaide United Auckland FC |
1-1 |
|
21.03.26
|
Auckland FC Macarthur |
1-2 |
|
14.03.26
|
Newcastle Jets Auckland FC |
1-2 |
|
08.03.26
|
Auckland FC Perth Glory |
2-2 |
|
28.02.26
|
Auckland FC Melbourne City |
3-0 |
|
21.02.26
|
Wellington Phoenix Auckland FC |
0-5 |
|
17.02.26
|
Sydney FC Auckland FC |
1-1 |
|
07.02.26
|
Auckland FC Sydney FC |
1-0 |
|
31.01.26
|
Perth Glory Auckland FC |
2-1 |
|
24.01.26
|
Auckland FC Central Coast Mariners |
2-2 |
|
16.01.26
|
Melbourne City Auckland FC |
2-1 |
|
09.01.26
|
Brisbane Roar Auckland FC |
0-2 |
|
05.01.26
|
Macarthur Auckland FC |
1-1 |
|
01.01.26
|
Auckland FC Newcastle Jets |
1-3 |
|
19.12.25
|
Western Sydney Wanderers Auckland FC |
0-2 |
|
12.12.25
|
Central Coast Mariners Auckland FC |
1-2 |
|
06.12.25
|
Auckland FC Wellington Phoenix |
3-1 |
|
30.11.25
|
Auckland FC Newcastle Jets |
1-2 |
|
23.11.25
|
Auckland FC Brisbane Roar |
1-1 |
|
08.11.25
|
Wellington Phoenix Auckland FC |
1-2 |
|
01.11.25
|
Auckland FC Adelaide United |
2-1 |
|
25.10.25
|
Auckland FC Western Sydney Wanderers |
1-0 |
|
18.10.25
|
Melbourne Victory Auckland FC |
0-0 |
|
30.08.25
|
Heidelberg United Auckland FC |
2-0 |
|
23.08.25
|
Sydney FC Auckland FC (Penalties:1 - 3) |
1-1 |
|
13.08.25
|
South Melbourne Auckland FC |
0-3 |
|
03.08.25
|
Brisbane Roar Auckland FC |
2-2 |
|
29.07.25
|
Gold Coast Knights Auckland FC |
0-4 |
|
02.06.25
|
Auckland FC Melville United |
1-1 |
|
24.05.25
|
Auckland FC Melbourne Victory |
0-2 |
|
17.05.25
|
Melbourne Victory Auckland FC |
0-1 |
|
03.05.25
|
Western United Auckland FC |
4-2 |
|
27.04.25
|
Auckland FC Perth Glory |
1-0 |
|
19.04.25
|
Melbourne Victory Auckland FC |
0-2 |
|
12.04.25
|
Sydney FC Auckland FC |
2-2 |
|
05.04.25
|
Auckland FC Western Sydney Wanderers |
1-1 |
|
30.03.25
|
Brisbane Roar Auckland FC |
0-2 |
|
16.03.25
|
Auckland FC Central Coast Mariners |
2-2 |
|
09.03.25
|
Newcastle Jets Auckland FC |
1-1 |
|
01.03.25
|
Auckland FC Adelaide United |
4-4 |
|
22.02.25
|
Auckland FC Wellington Phoenix |
6-1 |
|
15.02.25
|
Western United Auckland FC |
0-2 |
|
01.02.25
|
Auckland FC Macarthur |
2-1 |
|
26.01.25
|
Western Sydney Wanderers Auckland FC |
0-1 |
|
09.05.26
|
Auckland FC Adelaide United |
1-1 |
|
02.05.26
|
Auckland FC Melbourne City (Penalties:7 - 6) |
1-1 |
|
19.04.26
|
Auckland FC Central Coast Mariners |
0-1 |
|
11.04.26
|
Auckland FC Melbourne Victory |
2-2 |
|
21.03.26
|
Auckland FC Macarthur |
1-2 |
|
08.03.26
|
Auckland FC Perth Glory |
2-2 |
|
28.02.26
|
Auckland FC Melbourne City |
3-0 |
|
07.02.26
|
Auckland FC Sydney FC |
1-0 |
|
24.01.26
|
Auckland FC Central Coast Mariners |
2-2 |
|
01.01.26
|
Auckland FC Newcastle Jets |
1-3 |
|
06.12.25
|
Auckland FC Wellington Phoenix |
3-1 |
|
30.11.25
|
Auckland FC Newcastle Jets |
1-2 |
|
23.11.25
|
Auckland FC Brisbane Roar |
1-1 |
|
01.11.25
|
Auckland FC Adelaide United |
2-1 |
|
25.10.25
|
Auckland FC Western Sydney Wanderers |
1-0 |
|
02.06.25
|
Auckland FC Melville United |
1-1 |
|
24.05.25
|
Auckland FC Melbourne Victory |
0-2 |
|
27.04.25
|
Auckland FC Perth Glory |
1-0 |
|
05.04.25
|
Auckland FC Western Sydney Wanderers |
1-1 |
|
16.03.25
|
Auckland FC Central Coast Mariners |
2-2 |
|
01.03.25
|
Auckland FC Adelaide United |
4-4 |
|
22.02.25
|
Auckland FC Wellington Phoenix |
6-1 |
|
01.02.25
|
Auckland FC Macarthur |
2-1 |
|
18.01.25
|
Auckland FC Melbourne City |
3-0 |
|
01.01.25
|
Auckland FC Melbourne Victory |
0-0 |
|
21.12.24
|
Auckland FC Western United |
0-4 |
|
07.12.24
|
Auckland FC Wellington Phoenix |
2-1 |
|
30.11.24
|
Auckland FC Newcastle Jets |
2-0 |
|
27.10.24
|
Auckland FC Sydney FC |
1-0 |
|
19.10.24
|
Auckland FC Brisbane Roar |
2-0 |
|
15.05.26
|
Adelaide United Auckland FC |
0-3 |
|
26.04.26
|
Sydney FC Auckland FC |
2-2 |
|
03.04.26
|
Adelaide United Auckland FC |
1-1 |
|
14.03.26
|
Newcastle Jets Auckland FC |
1-2 |
|
21.02.26
|
Wellington Phoenix Auckland FC |
0-5 |
|
17.02.26
|
Sydney FC Auckland FC |
1-1 |
|
31.01.26
|
Perth Glory Auckland FC |
2-1 |
|
16.01.26
|
Melbourne City Auckland FC |
2-1 |
|
09.01.26
|
Brisbane Roar Auckland FC |
0-2 |
|
05.01.26
|
Macarthur Auckland FC |
1-1 |
|
19.12.25
|
Western Sydney Wanderers Auckland FC |
0-2 |
|
12.12.25
|
Central Coast Mariners Auckland FC |
1-2 |
|
08.11.25
|
Wellington Phoenix Auckland FC |
1-2 |
|
18.10.25
|
Melbourne Victory Auckland FC |
0-0 |
|
30.08.25
|
Heidelberg United Auckland FC |
2-0 |
|
23.08.25
|
Sydney FC Auckland FC (Penalties:1 - 3) |
1-1 |
|
13.08.25
|
South Melbourne Auckland FC |
0-3 |
|
03.08.25
|
Brisbane Roar Auckland FC |
2-2 |
|
29.07.25
|
Gold Coast Knights Auckland FC |
0-4 |
|
17.05.25
|
Melbourne Victory Auckland FC |
0-1 |
|
03.05.25
|
Western United Auckland FC |
4-2 |
|
19.04.25
|
Melbourne Victory Auckland FC |
0-2 |
|
12.04.25
|
Sydney FC Auckland FC |
2-2 |
|
30.03.25
|
Brisbane Roar Auckland FC |
0-2 |
|
09.03.25
|
Newcastle Jets Auckland FC |
1-1 |
|
15.02.25
|
Western United Auckland FC |
0-2 |
|
26.01.25
|
Western Sydney Wanderers Auckland FC |
0-1 |
|
22.01.25
|
Adelaide United Auckland FC |
2-2 |
|
11.01.25
|
Perth Glory Auckland FC |
1-0 |
|
28.12.24
|
Central Coast Mariners Auckland FC |
1-4 |
|
15.12.24
|
Melbourne City Auckland FC |
2-2 |
|
24.11.24
|
Macarthur Auckland FC |
0-1 |
|
02.11.24
|
Wellington Phoenix Auckland FC |
0-2 |
|
25.09.24
|
Western United Auckland FC |
1-2 |
|
17.08.24
|
Western Sydney Wanderers Auckland FC |
4-2 |
|
28.02.2026
|
Auckland FC Melbourne City |
3-0
|
|
16.01.2026
|
Melbourne City Auckland FC |
2-1
|
|
18.01.2025
|
Auckland FC Melbourne City |
3-0
|
|
15.12.2024
|
Melbourne City Auckland FC |
2-2
|
|
16.01.2026
|
Melbourne City Auckland FC |
2-1
|
|
15.12.2024
|
Melbourne City Auckland FC |
2-2
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