Just days after securing the 2020/21 A-League Premiership, Melbourne City return to action against a Brisbane Roar side looking to consolidate their spot in the Finals Series standings at Moreton Daily Stadium on Tuesday night.
The Roar beat Newcastle Jets 2-1 in the first game of Matchweek 22 to break clear of both Western Sydney Wanderers and Perth Glory - the two teams which began the Matchweek level on 31 points with Warren Moon's side.
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Melbourne Victory travel to face Sydney FC in the third Big Blue of the 2020/21 A-League season on Wednesday night - the first of two fixtures set to round out the Matchweek 21 action.
After the meeting between two bitter rivals at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium comes to its conclusion, Perth Glory will host Adelaide United at HBF Park in a fixture capable of making or breaking the home side s push for a place in the Finals Series.
Victory are without a Big Blue win since January 26, 2019. The Sky Blues have won seven on the trot since, including two in the 2020/21 season. Steve Kean s side have lost three consecutive games leading into the Wednesday-night fixture, and with Newcastle Jets just one point behind Victory will hope to get the points needed to put a gap between themselves and the league s bottom-placed side.
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There s an F3 Derby and a Big Blue on the way in Matchweek 21, with Newcastle Jets hosting Central Coast Mariners on Saturday afternoon before Melbourne Victory and Sydney FC face off for the third time this season on Wednesday, May 19.
The Sky Blues have won twice against Victory this season, and welcome Steve Kean s side to Netstrata Jubilee Stadium in the penultimate game of Matchweek 21, followed by a Wednesday-night clash between Perth Glory and Adelaide United at HBF Park.
The action begins on Thursday, May 13 between Melbourne City and Adelaide United at AAMI Park, before attention turns to Campbelltown Stadium where Macarthur FC play host to Victory in the travelling side s first of two games in Matchweek 21.
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Central Coast Mariners will look to end a five-game winless run when travelling to face Brisbane Roar at Moreton Daily Stadium on Wednesday, May 12.
It s the first of two fixtures taking place on Wednesday evening, as the action continues when Perth Glory host Western United at HBF Park (kick-off 9.20pm AEST).
Brisbane approach the Mariners clash in seventh place on the A-League table, but can jump five teams into second by earning three points over the Gosford side.
Amongst the congestion in the top six are the Mariners in fourth position on the table. Alen Stajcic s team are one of four teams locked on 32 points, but a drought-snapping win would help the former league-leaders claim second spot at Brisbane s expense to move within six points of Melbourne City in first.
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Matchweek 19 comes to its conclusion with an A-League double-header on Wednesday, May 5, with Brisbane Roar hosting Western United before Melbourne City travel to take on Perth Glory.
The Roar are eyeing off a place in the top six leading into the contest with Western United at Moreton Daily Stadium, kicking off at 7.05pm AEST. Warren Moon s side are eighth on the A-League table but can jump Western Sydney Wanderers, United and Macarthur FC to surge into fifth with a Wednesday-night win.
United occupy sixth position heading into its second game of Matchweek 18, after playing out a goalless draw with Adelaide United on Friday, April 30.