The race for the A-League Premiers trophy is heating up. Melbourne City lead the league with 46 points as they seek a second straight Premiers trophy. Melbourne Victory and Western United are within touching distance of City. Can they make up ground in midweek A-League play?
Brisbane Roar are unbeaten in five of their last six games against Central Coast Mariners. On Tuesday, these teams will meet in Brisbane with the Roar seeking another match unbeaten against Central Coast.
Central Coast are fifth in the A-League table with 36 points. They are on a three-match winning streak. The Mariners took 13 points from the last 18 points available to them. They outscored their last six opponents 16-9.
The Roar will miss out on the playoffs this season. They are 11th in the table and winless in the last five matches. Brisbane took six points from the last 18 points available. They scored a mere five goals while conceding six times across the last six games.
Newcastle Jets are on a poor run of form against Western United. The Jets are winless in five of their last six matches versus Wester United.
Western are third in the A-League table and are chasing the Premiers trophy. United are two points off of first-place Melbourne City. They took 10 points from the last 18 points on offer with a +5-goal difference.
Newcastle will miss out on the playoffs this season. The Jets took six points from the last 18 points on offer in the A-League. Newcastle scored 14 times in the last six matches while conceding 12 times. The Jets have allowed 40 goals this season in 24 A-League games.
Perth Glory’s season continues to be abysmal in the A-League. The Glory are at the bottom of the A-League table with just 15 points from 25 matches. Melbourne City are unbeaten in five of their last six matches versus Perth. A win would keep City at the top of the table.
Melbourne City have just two games left this season. A win would keep them ahead of the chasing pack. City are coming off of a 3-0 derby loss to Melbourne Victory. The loss ended a four-match winning streak in the league for City.
Perth took a mere one point from the last 18 points available. They scored a mere two goals in the last six games. The Glory conceded 17 goals across the last six games.
Western Sydney Wanderers are out of the race for the playoffs. Wellington Phoenix have qualified for the playoffs. Wellington are sixth in the table on 36 points from 24 matches and four points ahead of seventh-place Macarthur.
These teams have been close in head-to-head meetings in recent campaigns. Western Sydney edge the head-to-head with a record of 3W-1D-2L across the last six meetings with the Phoenix. Western Sydney took six points from the last 18 points available with a –1-goal difference.
Wellington picked up nine points from the last 18 points on offer in the A-League. They were outscored 13-7 across their last six matches in the division.