Auckland 3-0 Melbourne City — A-League, 28 Feb 2026
Auckland beat Melbourne City 3-0 in the A-League on 28 February 2026 at Go Media Stadium, Auckland. Logan Rogerson, Jesse Randall, G. May got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 3 meetings, Auckland have won 1 and Melbourne City 1, 1 draw.
Match timeline
- 37'Foul
- 40'out: Sam Cosgrove
- 1-043'assist: G. May
- Half-time1-0
- 2-059'assist: Michael Woud
- 64'VARGoal cancelled
- 3-066'assist: Jesse Randall
- 67'out: M. Memeti
- 67'
- 69'
- 69'
- 76'
- 76'
- 76'out: E. Durakovic
- 86'
- 86'
- Full-time3-0
Player ratings
8.6
Top rated
Auckland
- 8.6Jesse RandallM
- 7.9Francis de VriesD
- 7.7Logan RogersonM
- 7.2Sam CosgroveF
- 7.2Daniel HallD
- 7.2Jake Girdwood-ReichD
- 7.2Felipe GallegosM
- 7.2Michael WoudG
- 7.2Guillermo MayF
- 7.0Callan ElliotD
- 7.0Hiroki SakaiD
- 7.0Jake BrimmerM
- 7.0Lachlan BrookF
- 6.9Ryan MackayD
- 6.6Bailey FergusonM
- 6.2Cameron HowiesonM
Melbourne City
- 7.9Harrison DelbridgeD
- 7.2Ryan TeagueM
- 6.9Aziz BehichD
- 6.7Liam BonetigD
- 6.7Andreas KuenM
- 6.6Nathaniel AtkinsonD
- 6.6Patrick BeachG
- 6.5Daniel ArzaniM
- 6.5Elbasan RashaniF
- 6.3Marcus YounisM
- 6.3Max CaputoF
- 6.3Emin DurakovicM
- 6.2Zane SchreiberM
- 6.2Samuel SouprayenD
- 6.2Medin MemetiF
- 6.2Kavian RahmaniF
Line-ups
Melbourne City4-2-3-1
Auckland5-4-1
Substitutes
AucklandSteve Corica
Substitutes
- 22J. Brimmer69'M7.0
- 9Sam Cosgrove40'F7.2
- 77Lachlan Brook69'F7.0
- 43R. Mackay86'D6.9
- 45M. D'HotmanD
- 28B. Ferguson86'M6.6
- 12J. HiltonG
Melbourne CityAurelio Vidmar
Substitutes
- 11E. Rashani76'F6.5
- 40J. NieuwenhuizenG
- 39E. Durakovic76'M6.3
- 4L. Bonetig67'D6.7
- 36H. ShillingtonD
- 35M. Memeti67'F6.2
- 47K. Rahmani76'F6.2
Team statistics
43%Possession57%
2.61Expected goals (xG)1.21
17Total shots11
9Shots on target2
3Shots off target5
5Blocked shots4
9Corners7
4Offsides3
13Fouls10
0Yellow cards1
2Goalkeeper saves5
291Total passes398
201Accurate passes306
69%Pass accuracy77%
Auckland
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Randall | 69 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 8.6 |
| Francis de Vries | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7.9 |
| Logan Rogerson | 86 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.7 |
| Sam Cosgrove | 50 | – | 0 | 1 | 4 | – | – | 7.2 |
| Daniel Hall | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Jake Girdwood-Reich | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Felipe Gallegos | 86 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 7.2 |
| Michael Woud | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Guillermo May | 90 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Callan Elliot | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 4 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Hiroki Sakai | 40 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 7.0 |
| Jake Brimmer | 21 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 7.0 |
| Lachlan Brook | 21 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7.0 |
| Ryan Mackay | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Bailey Ferguson | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Cameron Howieson | 69 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 6.2 |
Melbourne City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Delbridge | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 3 | – | 7.9 |
| Ryan Teague | 90 | – | 0 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 7.2 |
| Aziz Behich | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Liam Bonetig | 23 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Andreas Kuen | 76 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 2 | 6.7 |
| Nathaniel Atkinson | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Patrick Beach | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Daniel Arzani | 76 | – | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6.5 |
| Elbasan Rashani | 14 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Marcus Younis | 76 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Max Caputo | 67 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Emin Durakovic | 14 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Zane Schreiber | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6.2 |
| Samuel Souprayen | 67 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Medin Memeti | 23 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Kavian Rahmani | 14 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
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Head-to-head
- 16 Jan 26Melbourne City2-1Auckland
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