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Western Sydney Wanderers are searching for a change in fortunes when they host a surging Melbourne City side on Tuesday.
Carl Robinson’s Red and Black were stunned 3-2 at home against Adelaide United on Saturday night and face a 72-hour turnaround before they host Patrick Kisnorbo’s team at Bankwest Stadium.
Wanderers remain fourth on the ladder despite only winning one of their last five matches and were boosted by the goalscoring return of former captain Mitchell Duke in the home reverse against Carl Veart’s Reds.
City, on the other hand, are riding a high after marking their comeback from a three-week break with an impressive 3-2 win over Sydney FC. The competition’s 10th-placed team will have a close eye on the top six if they can make it back-to-back victories.
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The A-League leading Central Coast Mariners face arguably the toughest test of their Premiership credentials yet when they travel west to face in-form Perth Glory on Tuesday.
Richard Garcia’s side have strung together three straight wins since suffering back-to-back late collapses while losing thrillers against Melbourne Victory and Western United in January.
Diego Castro, Bruno Fornaroli and company have showcased their attacking prowess in taking maximum-points hauls against Melbourne City, Adelaide United and Brisbane Roar, 3-1 on Friday.
The sixth-placed club remain the competition’s top scorers with 18 goals, and the only team that has scored more than Alen Stajcic’s early-season front-runners, who are four-points clear at the top of the ladder despite not playing for 11 days since their 3-2 loss against Adelaide.