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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.