Round 13 in the Liberty UTE A-League is here and the finals race is heating up, with just six points separating second from ninth on the table.
Get set for Round 13 below, with all the team news, broadcast information and ticket links.
Saturday, 5pm AEDT: Melbourne City v Wellington Phoenix
Wellington Phoenix face the arduous task of attempting to end a three-game losing streak on their travels against league-leaders Melbourne City on Saturday evening.
Paul Temple’s Phoenix have lost three games on the bounce and have dropped out of the top six as a result; Wellington face a City outfit eager to respond after a defeat to Western Sydney Wanderers in Unite Round.
City hold a five-point lead over Perth Glory at the top of the table.
FORM LINE (LAST FIVE GAMES)
- Melbourne City: D – W – W – W – L
- Wellington Phoenix: L – W – L – L – L
POSITION
- Melbourne City: 1st
- Wellington Phoenix: 8th
OPTA STATS
- Melbourne City FC have won all three of their A-League Women matches against Wellington Phoenix; they have scored exactly four goals in two of their three meetings in that span.
- Wellington Phoenix have won only one of their last six A-League Women matches (D1 L4) and have lost each of their last three; the last time they recorded a longer losing run in the competition was a six-match span from March to December in 2022.
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Saturday, 5pm AEDT: Canberra United v Melbourne Victory
Canberra United will hope to continue the mini resurgence that has seen them climb off the foot of the table of late, with an unbeaten run of four games culminating in a win over Adelaide in Unite Round.
Striker Michelle Heyman became the first Liberty A-League player to score 100 league goals last time out, bagging a brace against the Reds to take her all-time tally to 101. Heyman will hope to continue adding to her scoring total when taking on ninth-placed Melbourne Victory.
Victory are without a win in four games and dropping down the table.
FORM LINE (LAST FIVE GAMES)
- Canberra United: L – D – D – D – W
- Melbourne Victory: W – L – L – L – D
POSITION
- Canberra United: 11th
- Melbourne Victory: 9th
OPTA STATS
- Melbourne Victory are undefeated in their last nine A-League Women matches against Canberra United (W4 D5) – the longest unbeaten run by either team in the history of this fixture; the Victory have conceded only a single goal across their last four meetings in that span (W2 D2).
- Canberra United are undefeated in their last four A-League Women matches (W1 D3) and have scored exactly three goals in each of their last two games in that span.
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Saturday, 10.30pm AEDT: Perth Glory v Brisbane Roar
Perth Glory’s mixed fortunes of late have resulted in Alex Epakis’ side dropping out of the hunt for top spot – but that can all change on Saturday night as the West Australian outfit host Brisbane Roar at Macedonia Park.
Glory are second, five points behind Melbourne City, and will hope the leaders drop points against Wellington earlier on Saturday to allow them to close the gap at the top of the table.
Brisbane are boosted by the reversal of Holly McQueen’s suspension; the defender was sent off in her side’s loss to Newcastle Jets in Unite Round but Football Australia’s Independent Match Review Panel reversed the decision on Tuesday evening.
FORM LINE (LAST FIVE GAMES)
- Perth Glory: D – L – W – L – D
- Brisbane Roar: D – D – L – W – L
POSITION
- Perth Glory: 2nd
- Brisbane Roar: 10th
OPTA STATS
- Perth Glory have won their last four A-League Women matches against Brisbane Roar FC, the longest winning run by either team in the history of this fixture; the Glory have kept a clean sheet across their last three meetings in that span.
- Brisbane Roar FC have won only one of their last 10 A-League Women matches (D4 L5) – a 2-1 win against the Wellington Phoenix (7 January 2024); the Roar have scored at least one goal in nine of their 10 games in that span.
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Sunday, 5pm: Western United v Adelaide United
Western United’s climb up the Liberty A-League standings was halted in Unite Round, after a 1-0 loss to Sydney FC. But Kat Smith’s side will hope to cash in on a clash with last-placed Adelaide United to reignite a push toward the top four.
Adelaide’s last three games have ended in defeat, and with a goal difference of -15, the Reds possess the leakiest defence in the league. Should Western take all three points from this Sunday clash, they could climb as high as third on the table.
FORM LINE (LAST FIVE GAMES)
- Western United: L – W – D – W – L
- Adelaide United: W – W – L – L – L
POSITION
- Western United: 6th
- Adelaide United: 12th
OPTA STATS
- Western United FC have won each of their two A-League Women matches against Adelaide United, keeping a clean sheet in the first halves of both of those games.
- Adelaide United have conceded at least three goals in each of their last three A-League Women matches (L3); the last time the Reds conceded 3+ goals in more consecutive games was a four-match span from November to December in 2012.
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Sunday, 6pm AEDT: Sydney FC v Newcastle Jets
The Sky Blues are in need of a quick response after a 2-1 loss to Central Coast Mariners in midweek – a result that stopped the reigning Champions from climbing into second on the table.
Sydney sit two points behind Glory in second and wasted an opportunity to make up ground in the Premiership hunt in a chaotic defeat to the Mariners; now comes a test against the high-flying Jets, relishing a seven-game run which has produced four wins, one draw and just two defeats.
Assistant coach Ryan Campbell has taken control as interim head coach after Gary van Egmond’s midweek departure from his role at the club.
READ MORE: Gary van Egmond departs Newcastle Jets
FORM LINE (LAST FIVE GAMES)
- Sydney FC: W – D – D – W – L
- Newcastle Jets: W – L – W – D – W
POSITION
- Sydney FC: 3rd
- Newcastle Jets: 7th
OPTA STATS
- Sydney FC have won their last 10 A-League Women matches on the bounce against the Newcastle Jets; only against Adelaide United (W12 from December 2008 to November 2016) have the Sky Blues recorded a longer winning run against a single team in the history of the competition.
- Newcastle Jets will be aiming for back-to-back wins in the A-League Women for the first time since February 2019, following their 2-1 victory against Brisbane Roar FC last time out.
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Sunday, 7.45pm AEDT: Central Coast Mariners v Western Sydney Wanderers
The final game of Round 13 promises to be a belter as two of the league’s most in-form teams collide in a battle between fourth and fifth.
The Wanderers sit just outside the top four, but have a game in hand on the fourth-placed Mariners. A statement win over City in Unite Round extended Western Sydney’s winning run to three games; Central Coast’s midweek win over Sydney FC was similarly impressive and hurtled the Mariners into the top four.
FORM LINE (LAST FIVE GAMES)
- Central Coast: W – L – D – W – W
- Western Sydney Wanderers: D – L – W – W – W
POSITION
- Central Coast: 4th
- Western Sydney Wanderers: 5th
- This will be the second A-League Women match between Central Coast Mariners and Western Sydney Wanderers FC; the Wanderers won their inaugural meeting (3-0 – 8 December 2023).
- Central Coast Mariners have won each of their last two A-League Women matches; the last time the Mariners recorded a longer winning run in the competition was a four-match span in November 2009.
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