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Canberra United, meanwhile, travel to face Newcastle Jets at No. 2 Sportsground (kick-off 6.35pm AEDT) with the hopes of securing a win to climb back into the top four.
The Green Machine trail Adelaide United in fourth by one point, but have a game in hand on the Reds.
A win over the Jets would heap the pressure on Adelaide to secure three points against Western Sydney Wanderers on Sunday, March 21 - their last game of the season - to set Canberra the task of overtaking them once more in their final game of the season in Round 14.
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24 goals hit the back of the net across seven fixtures in Matchweek 10, as Central Coast Mariners moved four points clear at the top of the table.
Western United and Melbourne Victory contributed seven of those goals in a 4-3 affair on Saturday night, after Adelaide United beat Western Sydney Wanderers 3-2 and Perth Glory clinched a 3-1 win over Brisbane Roar on Friday night.
Macarthur FC striker Matt Derbyshire went ahead in the Golden Boot race with his seventh goal of the season in the Bulls' 1-0 win over Sydney FC, but a brace to Jamie Maclaren in Melbourne City's 2-0 win over the Wanderers sent the Socceroos striker level with Derbyshire at the top of the charts.
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Macarthur FC will be driven by multiple motivating factors to get a positive result over Sydney FC when the two sides meet at Nestrata Jubilee Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
It's the second time Macarthur and Sydney meet this season after the Sky Blues cruised to a 3-0 win in Matchweek 6. An early red card to Bulls captain Mark Milligan in that fixture severely hindered Macarthur's ability to put up a genuine fight in the contest which ended in a routine victory for the Champions.
The Bulls went three games unbeaten after losing to the Sky Blues before suffering a heavy defeat in their most recent hit-out, losing 4-1 to Western United.
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It's A-League drama with a local flavour in Matchweek 10, as another chapter is added to the respective stories of two newly-established rivalries.
Melbourne Victory play host to Western United at Marvel Stadium on Saturday afternoon in the fifth instalment of the Battle of the Bridge, before Macarthur FC travel to face Sydney FC for the second time in a month.
The A-League new boys will be out for vengeance after the Sky Blues defeated the Bulls 3-0 in Matchweek 6 - on the same day United and Victory played out an entertaining 0-0 draw at AAMI Park.
As the two rivalries resume in Matchweek 10, the players and coaches from all sides prepare for battle not knowing which way the tables might turn as the drama unfolds throughout two fixtures of immense importance to the four clubs battling for local bragging rights.
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Football fans will be up in the clouds during a bumper Matchweek 9 and the A-League ladder is sure for a shake-up with seven matches played out in the space of six days.
Adelaide United get the action underway when they host league-leaders Central Coast Mariners at Coopers Stadium on Friday, February 19.
A Saturday double-header is to follow, with Western United playing Macarthur FC before Brisbane Roar travel to face Sydney FC at Nestrata Jubilee Stadium.
Melbourne Victory take on Newcastle Jets at AAMI Park on Sunday afternoon and Wellington Phoenix host Western Sydney Wanderers later that evening, before the action rolls into mid-week.