Auckland II

Auckland II

VS Scheduled Sunday 25 Oct 202600:00

New Zealand 2026 National League · Matchday 5

Birkenhead United

Head-to-head overview

2 meetings

Auckland IIWins: 0
Draws0.0% of meetings: 0
Birkenhead UnitedWins: 2

Goals per match: 2.00
Over 2.5 goals: 0.0%
Both teams scored: 0.0%

Date	Season	Match
2026-06-06	2026	Birkenhead United2–0Auckland II
2026-04-06	2026	Birkenhead United2–0Auckland II

Recent matches

Date	Season	Match
2026-09-27	2026	Auckland II2–3Wellington Ol.
2026-08-29	2026	Eastern3–0Auckland II
2026-08-15	2026	Melville United1–5Auckland II
2026-08-09	2026	Auckland II2–0East Coast Bays
2026-08-01	2026	Bay Olympic4–3Auckland II
2026-07-18	2026	Auckland II1–2Fencibles United
2026-07-11	2026	Tauranga City United1–2Auckland II
2026-07-04	2026	Auckland II4–1Bay Olympic

Birkenhead United

Date	Season	Match
2026-09-27	2026	Birkenhead United0–4Cashmere Technical
2026-09-02	2026	Bay Olympic2–2Birkenhead United
2026-08-22	2026	Birkenhead United0–0Fencibles United
2026-08-15	2026	Tauranga City United0–3Birkenhead United
2026-08-08	2026	Birkenhead United6–1Manukau United
2026-08-01	2026	Western Springs1–2Birkenhead United
2026-07-18	2026	Birkenhead United4–1Melville United
2026-07-11	2026	Birkenhead United4–0Auckland United

Auckland II Birkenhead United

Wins

50%

62%

Over 2.5 goals

88%

Both teams scored

75%

50%

Clean sheets

12%

38%

Home & away results

This season · 2026

Auckland II

Home · National League

Home			Away		1st goal
16	Auckland II		Birkenhead United	1
16	Auckland II		Cashmere Technical	2
16	Auckland II	0–1	Eastern	3	77′ Away
16	Auckland II	2–3	Wellington Ol.	4	24′ Home
16	Auckland II		Napier	5
16	Auckland II	1–3	Auckland City	6	33′ Home
16	Auckland II		Miramar	7
16	Auckland II	2–0	Auckland United	8	50′ Home
16	Auckland II	1–2	Fencibles United	9	4′ Away
16	Auckland II		Ferrymead Bays	10
16	Auckland II		Western Suburbs	11
16	Auckland II		Nomads United	12
16	Auckland II	2–0	East Coast Bays	13	84′ Home
16	Auckland II		Coastal Spirit	14
16	Auckland II	0–1	Western Springs	15	41′ Away
16 · Auckland II
16	Auckland II		Nelson Suburbs	17
16	Auckland II		Upper Hutt City	18
16	Auckland II		Christchurch United	19
16	Auckland II		Northern AFC	20
16	Auckland II		Island Bay United	21
16	Auckland II	3–2	Melville United	22	16′ Away
16	Auckland II		South City Royals	23
16	Auckland II	4–1	Bay Olympic	24	4′ Home
16	Auckland II	3–3	Tauranga City United	25	—
16	Auckland II		Waterside Karori	26
16	Auckland II		Petone	27
16	Auckland II		Wellington	28
16	Auckland II		Wanaka	29
16	Auckland II		Selwyn United	30
16	Auckland II	3–2	Manukau United	31	33′ Home
16	Auckland II		FC Western	32

Birkenhead United

Away · National League

Home			Away		1st goal
1 · Birkenhead United
2	Cashmere Technical		Birkenhead United	1
3	Eastern	1–1	Birkenhead United	1	84′ Away
4	Wellington Ol.		Birkenhead United	1
5	Napier		Birkenhead United	1
6	Auckland City	0–1	Birkenhead United	1	45+2′ Away
7	Miramar		Birkenhead United	1
8	Auckland United	0–2	Birkenhead United	1	21′ Away
9	Fencibles United	0–1	Birkenhead United	1	90+3′ Away
10	Ferrymead Bays		Birkenhead United	1
11	Western Suburbs		Birkenhead United	1
12	Nomads United		Birkenhead United	1
13	East Coast Bays	2–2	Birkenhead United	1	6′ Home
14	Coastal Spirit		Birkenhead United	1
15	Western Springs	1–2	Birkenhead United	1	26′ Away
16	Auckland II		Birkenhead United	1
17	Nelson Suburbs		Birkenhead United	1
18	Upper Hutt City		Birkenhead United	1
19	Christchurch United		Birkenhead United	1
20	Northern AFC		Birkenhead United	1
21	Island Bay United		Birkenhead United	1
22	Melville United	0–2	Birkenhead United	1	14′ Away
23	South City Royals		Birkenhead United	1
24	Bay Olympic	2–2	Birkenhead United	1	35′ Home
25	Tauranga City United	0–3	Birkenhead United	1	39′ Away
26	Waterside Karori		Birkenhead United	1
27	Petone		Birkenhead United	1
28	Wellington		Birkenhead United	1
29	Wanaka		Birkenhead United	1
30	Selwyn United		Birkenhead United	1
31	Manukau United	1–5	Birkenhead United	1	—
32	FC Western		Birkenhead United	1

Auckland II Home Birkenhead United Away

Wins

46%

70%

Over 1.5

82%

80%

Over 2.5

64%

50%

Over 3.5

54%

30%

Both teams scored

64%

50%

Clean sheets

18%

50%

Scores first

N/A

Season analysis

Home, away & overall

National League · 2026 · Completed league matches only.

Auckland II

23 matches

Goals & results	Home11 matches	Away12 matches	Overall23 matches
Points / match	1.45	0.92	1.17
Draws	9.1%	16.7%	13.0%
Goals scored / match	1.91	1.58	1.74
Goals conceded / match	1.64	2.08	1.87
Total goals / match	3.55	3.67	3.61
Failed to score	18.2%	33.3%	26.1%
Under 2.5 goals	36.4%	33.3%	34.8%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time	—	—
Scores first → wins	—	—
Concedes first → wins	—	—

Scoring order known: 10/11 home. Percentages are shown only when the required data is complete.

Goal timing

Home 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.

Birkenhead United

23 matches

Goals & results	Home13 matches	Away10 matches	Overall23 matches
Points / match	2.62	2.40	2.52
Draws	7.7%	30.0%	17.4%
Goals scored / match	2.85	2.10	2.52
Goals conceded / match	0.77	0.70	0.74
Total goals / match	3.62	2.80	3.26
Failed to score	15.4%	0.0%	8.7%
Under 2.5 goals	30.8%	50.0%	39.1%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time	—	—
Scores first → wins	—	—
Concedes first → wins	—	—

Scoring order known: 9/10 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	Auckland II	Draw	Birkenhead United	How it works
Strength (Elo)	29.6%	13.4%	57.0%	Historical results adjusted for opponent quality and the league's home advantage
Goals (Poisson)	5.5%	9.8%	72.5%	Each team's recent attack and defence relative to the league average

0.82–3.34 Model expected goals

66.2% Probability of over 2.5 goals

47.0% Both teams to score

0-3 Most likely score, at 9.7%

Most likely scores

Poisson model

0-39.7%

0-28.8%

0-48.1%

1-37.9%

1-27.1%

1-46.6%

Strength and dominance

Team strength and finishing efficiency

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

Measure	Auckland II	Birkenhead United	How to read it
Strength (Elo)	1482	1646	The league average is 1500. A higher rating indicates stronger results after adjusting for opponent quality.
Change over the last 10	16	13	Rating gained or lost over the last ten matches
Opposition strength	1511	1491	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
Auckland II	0.75	0.95	0.65	1.25
Birkenhead United	1.20	1.45	0.45	0.25

Total goals

40 matches per team

Team	0	1	2	3	4+
Auckland II	0%	9%	26%	22%	44%
Birkenhead United	4%	9%	26%	17%	44%

Context

Coming into the match

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

1.45 Auckland II at home, 11 matches

2.50 Birkenhead United away, 8 matches

28d Days of rest for Auckland II

28d Days of rest for Birkenhead United

— Manager of Auckland II

— Manager of Birkenhead United

0 Matches for Auckland II in the last 14 days

0 Matches for Birkenhead United in the last 14 days

31 Points for Auckland II behind the leaders, and 17 above the relegation zone

0 Points for Birkenhead United behind the leaders, and 48 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 Auckland II, the right bar represents Birkenhead United.

On the ball

20 matches

4.75

corners

8.84

—

fouls

—

1.4

yellow cards

2.91

Recent form

10 matches

Team	Last 10	PPG	goals	streak
Auckland II	LLWWLLWWLW	1.50	2.20–1.90	2L
Birkenhead United	LDDWWWWWDW	2.10	2.50–1.20	1L

At half-time

20 matches

Team	ahead	level	behind	comeback wins	lead lost
Auckland II	6	8	6	1	2
Birkenhead United	11	7	2	0	0

Squads

Injuries and suspensions

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

Auckland II

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Birkenhead United

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Newsroom

News about both teams

No recent news linked to these teams.