Auckland vs Melbourne City predicted line-ups
A-League · Sat 17 Oct
Auckland4-3-3 · Home
Melbourne City4-3-3 · AwayStarting XI
Predicted XI · confirmed about 60 minutes before kick-off
Auckland
4-3-3Formation· Coach: Unknown

Melbourne City
4-3-3Formation· Coach: R. Vidošić
- 1M. Freke
- 22P. Antoniou
- 13N. Atkinson
- 4L. Bonetig
- 44Isiah Boston
- 38B. Baker
- 41L. Wong
- 30Q. Macnicol
- 39R. Ballah
- 17M. Caputo
- 77T. Kanamori
- 35J. Bidois
- 77L. Brook
- 24A. Cartwright
- 10L. Bayliss
- 57V. Fitzharris
- 8F. Gallegos
- 28A. Calver
- 15F. de Vries
- 17C. Elliot
- 4N. Pijnaker
- 50Jones Eli
Bench
- 30J. Knowles
- 1M. Woud
- 2H. Sakai
- 23R. Wynne
- 7C. Howieson
- 16Daniel Normann
- 25L. Vicelich
Bench
- 40J. Nieuwenhuizen
- 2H. Delbridge
- 14Besian Kutleshi
- 34J. Necovski
- 20B. Mazzeo
- 35M. Memeti
- 15A. Nabbout
We start from each side's last confirmed starting eleven, remove injured and suspended players from the fixture injury feed, and adjust for the coach's recent formation pattern and press-conference team news.
Line-up questions
When are the official Auckland vs Melbourne City line-ups published?
Clubs in the A-League release the team sheet about 60 minutes before kick-off. This page refreshes every few minutes inside that window and swaps the predicted XI for the confirmed one.
How is the probable XI predicted?
We start from each side's last confirmed starting eleven, remove injured and suspended players from the fixture injury feed, and adjust for the coach's recent formation pattern and press-conference team news.
Does the line-up change the prediction?
Yes. Line-ups feed the prediction model: when a key starter is confirmed out, the win probabilities, expected goals and the projected score are regenerated.









