Auckland City

Auckland City

VS Scheduled Saturday 21 Nov 202600:00

New Zealand 2026 National League · Matchday 9

Napier

Recent matches

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

Napier

Date	Season	Match
2026-09-27	2026	Napier1–1Miramar
2026-08-29	2026	FC Western0–6Napier
2026-08-23	2026	Napier2–3Miramar
2026-08-08	2026	Waterside Karori1–3Napier
2026-08-02	2026	Napier4–0Petone
2026-07-18	2026	Wellington1–2Napier
2026-07-12	2026	Napier5–1Upper Hutt City
2026-06-28	2026	Napier3–2Wellington Ol.

Auckland City Napier

Wins

88%

75%

Over 2.5 goals

75%

88%

Both teams scored

38%

75%

Clean sheets

62%

25%

Home & away results

This season · 2026

Auckland City

Home · National League

Home			Away		1st goal
6	Auckland City	0–1	Birkenhead United	1	45+2′ Away
6	Auckland City		Cashmere Technical	2
6	Auckland City	0–1	Eastern	3	16′ Away
6	Auckland City		Wellington Ol.	4
6	Auckland City		Napier	5
6 · Auckland City
6	Auckland City		Miramar	7
6	Auckland City	1–1	Auckland United	8	71′ Home
6	Auckland City	4–1	Fencibles United	9	3′ Home
6	Auckland City		Ferrymead Bays	10
6	Auckland City		Western Suburbs	11
6	Auckland City		Nomads United	12
6	Auckland City	1–0	East Coast Bays	13	72′ Home
6	Auckland City		Coastal Spirit	14
6	Auckland City	3–0	Western Springs	15	10′ Home
6	Auckland City	2–0	Auckland II	16	51′ Home
6	Auckland City		Nelson Suburbs	17
6	Auckland City		Upper Hutt City	18
6	Auckland City		Christchurch United	19
6	Auckland City		Northern AFC	20
6	Auckland City		Island Bay United	21
6	Auckland City	4–0	Melville United	22	43′ Home
6	Auckland City		South City Royals	23
6	Auckland City	5–1	Bay Olympic	24	10′ Home
6	Auckland City	3–2	Tauranga City United	25	3′ Away
6	Auckland City		Waterside Karori	26
6	Auckland City		Petone	27
6	Auckland City		Wellington	28
6	Auckland City		Wanaka	29
6	Auckland City		Selwyn United	30
6	Auckland City	4–2	Manukau United	31	8′ Home
6	Auckland City		FC Western	32

Napier

Away · National League

Home			Away		1st goal
1	Birkenhead United		Napier	5
2	Cashmere Technical		Napier	5
3	Eastern		Napier	5
4	Wellington Ol.	0–3	Napier	5	50′ Away
5 · Napier
6	Auckland City		Napier	5
7	Miramar	2–1	Napier	5	32′ Home
8	Auckland United		Napier	5
9	Fencibles United		Napier	5
10	Ferrymead Bays		Napier	5
11	Western Suburbs	3–3	Napier	5	9′ Away
12	Nomads United		Napier	5
13	East Coast Bays		Napier	5
14	Coastal Spirit		Napier	5
15	Western Springs		Napier	5
16	Auckland II		Napier	5
17	Nelson Suburbs		Napier	5
18	Upper Hutt City	0–2	Napier	5	15′ Away
19	Christchurch United		Napier	5
20	Northern AFC		Napier	5
21	Island Bay United	0–1	Napier	5	50′ Away
22	Melville United		Napier	5
23	South City Royals		Napier	5
24	Bay Olympic		Napier	5
25	Tauranga City United		Napier	5
26	Waterside Karori	1–3	Napier	5	28′ Away
27	Petone	0–1	Napier	5	53′ Away
28	Wellington	1–2	Napier	5	33′ Home
29	Wanaka		Napier	5
30	Selwyn United		Napier	5
31	Manukau United		Napier	5
32	FC Western	0–6	Napier	5	11′ Away

Auckland City Home Napier Away

Wins

73%

78%

Over 1.5

73%

78%

Over 2.5

54%

67%

Over 3.5

46%

33%

Both teams scored

46%

44%

Clean sheets

36%

56%

Scores first

73%

78%

Season analysis

Home, away & overall

National League · 2026 · Completed league matches only.

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	5 of 8	62%
Scores first → wins	7 of 8	88%
Concedes first → wins	1 of 3	33%

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	5	1
16–30	5	3
31–45	4	1
46–60	4	2
61–75	4	0
76–90	5	2

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

Napier

19 matches

Goals & results	Home10 matches	Away9 matches	Overall19 matches
Points / match	2.30	2.44	2.37
Draws	20.0%	11.1%	15.8%
Goals scored / match	3.10	2.44	2.79
Goals conceded / match	0.90	0.78	0.84
Total goals / match	4.00	3.22	3.63
Failed to score	10.0%	0.0%	5.3%
Under 2.5 goals	20.0%	33.3%	26.3%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time	4 of 7	57%
Scores first → wins	6 of 7	86%
Concedes first → wins	1 of 2	50%

Scoring order known: 9/9 away. Percentages are shown only when the required data is complete.

Goal timing

Away matches

Minutes	Scored	Conceded
0–15	3	1
16–30	2	0
31–45	4	3
46–60	3	1
61–75	3	2
76–90	7	0

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 City	Draw	Napier	How it works
Strength (Elo)	47.6%	15.0%	37.4%	Historical results adjusted for opponent quality and the league's home advantage
Goals (Poisson)	22.4%	24.4%	52.4%	Each team's recent attack and defence relative to the league average

0.99–1.66 Model expected goals

48.7% Probability of over 2.5 goals

50.4% Both teams to score

0-1 Most likely score, at 11.7%

Most likely scores

Poisson model

0-111.7%

1-111.6%

0-29.7%

1-29.6%

0-07.0%

1-07.0%

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 City	Napier	How to read it
Strength (Elo)	1620	1627	The league average is 1500. A higher rating indicates stronger results after adjusting for opponent quality.
Change over the last 10	49	50	Rating gained or lost over the last ten matches
Opposition strength	1495	1498	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 City	1.10	1.30	0.60	0.30
Napier	1.05	1.74	0.47	0.37

Total goals

40 matches per team

Team	0	1	2	3	4+
Auckland City	9%	23%	9%	14%	46%
Napier	5%	10%	10%	26%	47%

Context

Coming into the match

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

2.50 Auckland City at home, 10 matches

2.44 Napier away, 9 matches

84d Days of rest for Auckland City

55d Days of rest for Napier

— Manager of Auckland City

— Manager of Napier

0 Matches for Auckland City in the last 14 days

0 Matches for Napier in the last 14 days

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

13 Points for Napier 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 Auckland City, the right bar represents Napier.

On the ball

20 matches

6.72

corners

8.23

—

fouls

—

1.91

yellow cards

2.12

Recent form

10 matches

Team	Last 10	PPG	goals	streak
Auckland City	WWWLWWWWLD	2.20	2.80–1.10	3W
Napier	DWLWWWWWWD	2.30	3.00–1.20	1D

At half-time

20 matches

Team	ahead	level	behind	comeback wins	lead lost
Auckland City	9	6	5	1	0
Napier	8	8	3	2	1

Squads

Injuries and suspensions

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

Auckland City

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Napier

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Newsroom

News about both teams

No recent news linked to these teams.