Eastern

Eastern

VS Scheduled Saturday 3 Oct 202623:30

New Zealand 2026 National League · Matchday 2

Auckland City

Head-to-head overview

2 meetings

EasternWins: 1
Draws50.0% of meetings: 1
Auckland CityWins: 0

Goals per match: 0.50
Over 2.5 goals: 0.0%
Both teams scored: 0.0%

Date	Season	Match
2026-05-30	2026	Eastern0–0Auckland City
2026-03-28	2026	Auckland City0–1Eastern

Recent matches

Date	Season	Match
2026-09-26	2026	Ferrymead Bays0–0Eastern
2026-08-29	2026	Eastern3–0Auckland II
2026-08-22	2026	Eastern1–1East Coast Bays
2026-08-15	2026	Bay Olympic1–5Eastern
2026-08-08	2026	Eastern4–1Fencibles United
2026-08-01	2026	Tauranga City United0–1Eastern
2026-07-18	2026	Eastern7–0Manukau United
2026-07-11	2026	Western Springs0–1Eastern

Auckland City

Date	Season	Match
2026-08-29	2026	Melville United0–1Auckland City
2026-08-01	2026	Fencibles United0–3Auckland City
2026-07-29	2026	Auckland City5–1Bay Olympic
2026-07-22	2026	East Coast Bays4–3Auckland City
2026-07-18	2026	Auckland City3–2Tauranga City United
2026-07-11	2026	Manukau United0–5Auckland City
2026-07-01	2026	Auckland City2–0Auckland II
2026-06-27	2026	Auckland City3–0Western Springs

Eastern Auckland City

Wins

75%

88%

Over 2.5 goals

50%

75%

Both teams scored

38%

Clean sheets

62%

Home & away results

This season · 2026

Eastern

Home · National League

Home			Away		1st goal
3	Eastern	1–1	Birkenhead United	1	84′ Away
3	Eastern		Cashmere Technical	2
3 · Eastern
3	Eastern		Wellington Ol.	4
3	Eastern		Napier	5
3	Eastern	0–0	Auckland City	6	–
3	Eastern		Miramar	7
3	Eastern	0–0	Auckland United	8	–
3	Eastern	4–1	Fencibles United	9	5′ Home
3	Eastern		Ferrymead Bays	10
3	Eastern		Western Suburbs	11
3	Eastern		Nomads United	12
3	Eastern	1–1	East Coast Bays	13	25′ Away
3	Eastern		Coastal Spirit	14
3	Eastern	1–0	Western Springs	15	65′ Home
3	Eastern	3–0	Auckland II	16	50′ Home
3	Eastern		Nelson Suburbs	17
3	Eastern		Upper Hutt City	18
3	Eastern		Christchurch United	19
3	Eastern		Northern AFC	20
3	Eastern		Island Bay United	21
3	Eastern	4–0	Melville United	22	15′ Home
3	Eastern		South City Royals	23
3	Eastern	2–0	Bay Olympic	24	19′ Home
3	Eastern	3–0	Tauranga City United	25	23′ Home
3	Eastern		Waterside Karori	26
3	Eastern		Petone	27
3	Eastern		Wellington	28
3	Eastern		Wanaka	29
3	Eastern		Selwyn United	30
3	Eastern	7–0	Manukau United	31	10′ Home
3	Eastern		FC Western	32

Auckland City

Away · National League

Home			Away		1st goal
1	Birkenhead United	3–2	Auckland City	6	5′ Home
2	Cashmere Technical		Auckland City	6
3	Eastern	0–0	Auckland City	6	–
4	Wellington Ol.		Auckland City	6
5	Napier		Auckland City	6
6 · Auckland City
7	Miramar		Auckland City	6
8	Auckland United	1–0	Auckland City	6	43′ Home
9	Fencibles United	0–3	Auckland City	6	17′ Away
10	Ferrymead Bays		Auckland City	6
11	Western Suburbs		Auckland City	6
12	Nomads United		Auckland City	6
13	East Coast Bays	4–3	Auckland City	6	4′ Home
14	Coastal Spirit		Auckland City	6
15	Western Springs	0–3	Auckland City	6	33′ Away
16	Auckland II	1–3	Auckland City	6	33′ Home
17	Nelson Suburbs		Auckland City	6
18	Upper Hutt City		Auckland City	6
19	Christchurch United		Auckland City	6
20	Northern AFC		Auckland City	6
21	Island Bay United		Auckland City	6
22	Melville United	0–1	Auckland City	6	51′ Away
23	South City Royals		Auckland City	6
24	Bay Olympic	1–4	Auckland City	6	—
25	Tauranga City United	0–0	Auckland City	6	–
26	Waterside Karori		Auckland City	6
27	Petone		Auckland City	6
28	Wellington		Auckland City	6
29	Wanaka		Auckland City	6
30	Selwyn United		Auckland City	6
31	Manukau United	0–5	Auckland City	6	28′ Away
32	FC Western		Auckland City	6

Eastern Home Auckland City Away

Wins

64%

54%

Over 1.5

73%

64%

Over 2.5

46%

64%

Over 3.5

27%

46%

Both teams scored

27%

36%

Clean sheets

73%

54%

Scores first

64%

46%

Season analysis

Home, away & overall

National League · 2026 · Completed league matches only.

Eastern

23 matches

Goals & results	Home11 matches	Away12 matches	Overall23 matches
Points / match	2.27	1.92	2.09
Draws	36.4%	16.7%	26.1%
Goals scored / match	2.36	1.25	1.78
Goals conceded / match	0.27	0.50	0.39
Total goals / match	2.64	1.75	2.17
Failed to score	18.2%	25.0%	21.7%
Under 2.5 goals	54.5%	75.0%	65.2%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time	5 of 7	71%
Scores first → wins	7 of 7	100%
Concedes first → wins	0 of 2	0%

Scoring order known: 11/11 home. Percentages are shown only when the required data is complete.

Goal timing

Home matches

Minutes	Scored	Conceded
0–15	3	0
16–30	4	1
31–45	3	0
46–60	2	0
61–75	5	0
76–90	9	2

Goal-minute data is not available. “—” means unavailable, not zero. The 31–45 and 76–90 intervals include stoppage time.

Auckland City

22 matches

Goals & results	Home11 matches	Away11 matches	Overall22 matches
Points / match	2.27	1.82	2.05
Draws	9.1%	18.2%	13.6%
Goals scored / match	2.45	2.18	2.32
Goals conceded / match	0.82	0.91	0.86
Total goals / match	3.27	3.09	3.18
Failed to score	18.2%	27.3%	22.7%
Under 2.5 goals	45.5%	36.4%	40.9%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time	4 of 5	80%
Scores first → wins	5 of 5	100%
Concedes first → wins	1 of 4	25%

Scoring order known: 11/11 away. Percentages are shown only when the required data is complete.

Goal timing

Away matches

Minutes	Scored	Conceded
0–15	—	—
16–30	—	—
31–45	—	—
46–60	—	—
61–75	—	—
76–90	—	—

Goal-minute data is not available. “—” means unavailable, not zero. The 31–45 and 76–90 intervals include stoppage time.

Two perspectives

What each model says about this match

The strength model considers results adjusted for opponent quality; the goals model uses recent form. Differences between them deserve a closer look.

Model	Eastern	Draw	Auckland City	How it works
Strength (Elo)	48.0%	15.0%	37.0%	Historical results adjusted for opponent quality and the league's home advantage
Goals (Poisson)	31.0%	32.6%	36.3%	Each team's recent attack and defence relative to the league average

0.86–0.96 Model expected goals

27.4% Probability of over 2.5 goals

35.6% Both teams to score

0-0 Most likely score, at 16.2%

Most likely scores

Poisson model

0-016.2%

0-115.5%

1-013.9%

1-113.4%

0-27.5%

1-26.4%

Strength and dominance

Team strength and finishing efficiency

Recent results need context. These measures account for opponent quality and the balance of play.

Measure	Eastern	Auckland City	How to read it
Strength (Elo)	1616	1620	The league average is 1500. A higher rating indicates stronger results after adjusting for opponent quality.
Change over the last 10	47	49	Rating gained or lost over the last ten matches
Opposition strength	1493	1495	Average opponent rating over the last 20 matches. Above 1500 indicates a tougher schedule.

Goals

When teams score and how matches unfold

Averages hide the distribution. Teams with similar goals per match can have very different patterns of scorelines.

Goals by half

20 matches

Team	1H scored	2H scored	1H conceded	2H conceded
Eastern	0.75	1.20	0.15	0.20
Auckland City	1.10	1.30	0.60	0.30

Total goals

40 matches per team

Team	0	1	2	3	4+
Eastern	13%	35%	17%	17%	17%
Auckland City	9%	23%	9%	14%	46%

Context

Coming into the match

Home and away performance, rest since the last match, and each team's manager.

2.40 Eastern at home, 10 matches

1.70 Auckland City away, 10 matches

7d Days of rest for Eastern

35d Days of rest for Auckland City

— Manager of Eastern

— Manager of Auckland City

1 Matches for Eastern in the last 14 days

0 Matches for Auckland City in the last 14 days

10 Points for Eastern behind the leaders, and 38 above the relegation zone

13 Points for Auckland City behind the leaders, and 35 above the relegation zone

3.55 League goals per match

15.3% League draw rate

Statistics

Side-by-side comparison

Averages over each team's last 20 matches. The left bar represents Eastern, the right bar represents Auckland City.

On the ball

20 matches

7.0

corners

6.72

—

fouls

—

1.91

yellow cards

1.91

Recent form

10 matches

Team	Last 10	PPG	goals	streak
Eastern	DWDWWWWWDL	2.10	2.30–0.50	1D
Auckland City	WWWLWWWWLD	2.20	2.80–1.10	3W

At half-time

20 matches

Team	ahead	level	behind	comeback wins	lead lost
Eastern	8	10	2	0	0
Auckland City	9	6	5	1	0

Squads

Injuries and suspensions

0 players reported unavailable or doubtful across both teams, with the reason.

Eastern

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Auckland City

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Newsroom

News about both teams

No recent news linked to these teams.