Melbourne City 1–1 Buriram United
Melbourne City
1–1HT 0–1
Buriram United
Melbourne City played Buriram United in the AFC Champions League Elite on 3 March 2026 at AAMI Park. The match finished 1–1.
Goals and cards
- 13'Goran Čaušić — Yellow card
- 37'Bissoli (assist by K. Schindler)
- 67'Sandy Walsh — Yellow card
- 81'Peter Žulj — Yellow card
- 90'B. Mazzeo (assist by M. Younis)
- 90+4'Guilherme Bissoli — Yellow card
Line-ups
Melbourne City 4-2-3-1
- P. Beach
- H. Shillington
- G. Ferreyra
- S. Souprayen
- A. Behich
- N. Atkinson
- R. Teague
- M. Younis
- A. Kuen
- D. Arzani
- M. Memeti
- SUBSTITUTES
- J. Nieuwenhuizen
- H. Delbridge
- L. Bonetig
- P. Antoniou
- B. Kutleshi
- M. Caputo
- Z. Schreiber
- E. Durakovic
- L. Wong
- E. Rashani
- B. Mazzeo
- K. Rahmani
- COACHES: Aurelio Vidmar
Buriram United 4-2-3-1
- N. Etheridge
- S. Walsh
- Ko Myeong-Seok
- C. Good
- Edu Mancha
- G. Causic
- P. Zulj
- K. Schindler
- R. Zulj
- S. Jaided
- Bissoli
- SUBSTITUTES
- C. Bootprom
- S. Haiprakon
- P. Hemviboon
- F. Stojkovic
- E. Toku
- P. Sukjitthammakul
- S. Mueanta
- R. Sanchez
- K. Junker
- COACHES: Mark Jackson
Match statistics
| Melbourne City | Buriram United | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Shots on goal | 3 |
| 4 | Shots off goal | 2 |
| 7 | Total shots | 7 |
| 0 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 4 | Shots inside box | 3 |
| 3 | Shots outside box | 4 |
| 16 | Fouls | 14 |
| 3 | Corners | 4 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 54% | Possession | 46% |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 4 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 356 | Total passes | 313 |
| 250 | Accurate passes | 212 |
| 70% | Pass accuracy | 68% |
| 1.50 | Expected Goals (xG) | 0.30 |
| 0.50 | goals_prevented | 0.50 |