The top three are locked into finals places with three rounds remaining in the A-League Women, while the rest of the table battle it out for fourth, fifth and sixth.
At the top end, Victory and Adelaide will face off this weekend, with the winner finishing the round in second. Meanwhile, if City avoids defeat, they will extend their unbeaten run to 21 games after defeating the Roar midweek.
Read all of the Matildas at Home action below.
Brisbane Roar 0 – 4 Melbourne City
Melbourne City comprehensively defeated the Brisbane Roar on Wednesday night, leaving Perry Park 4-0 victors.
Taylor Otto scored in the first half before Holly McNamara, Bryleeh Henry and Mariana Speckmaier added an exclamation mark on the result. The match was played midweek after being postponed a couple of weekends ago.
McNamara, Laura Hughes, Leah Davidson and Karly Roestbakken all started for City while Bryleeh Henry came off the bench to score her second of the season.
Tameka Yallop and Laini Freier both played the full match for Brisbane. Sharn Freier remains unavailable with an ankle injury.
Western Sydney Wanderers v Sydney FC
Date: Friday, 28 March
Kickoff: 7pm AEDT
Venue: Marconi Stadium
Broadcast: 10Play and Paramount+
Tickets: Ticketmaster
The latest Sydney Derby is shaping up as a kind of last chance saloon as both sides hope to keep their slim hopes of finals football alive.
Sydney FC have won three of their last five games and needs to win all their remaining three matches to have any chance of sneaking into the top six. Opposing them is a Wanderers side who have shown glimpses of real quality this season, particularly through their CommBank Young Matildas such as Sienna Saveska. The team from the West would love nothing more than to end Sydney’s season on Friday night.
The Sydney Derby is always an entertaining fixture, and Friday night promises to be no different.
Melbourne Victory v Adelaide United
Date: Saturday, 29 March
Kickoff: 4.50pm AEDT
Venue: AAMI Park
Broadcast: 10Play and Paramount+
Tickets: Ticketek
Melbourne Victory host Adelaide United in a game that may go a long way to determining who finishes second – or who can continue challenging Melbourne City for the premiership.
Not only is this match vitally important on the pitch is also doubles as the annual Pride Cup game between the two sides.
Victory remains hot on City’s heels, five points behind them but with a game in hand. It is likely that they will require all three points against Adelaide to keep up that challenge.
The Reds’ focus, meanwhile, will be more on overcoming Victory in second. A win in this match would put them above Victory – at least temporarily – and they will hope that a perfect record for the remainder of the season would be enough to earn a top two place that automatically qualifies them for the semi-finals.
Alex Chidiac, Alana Murphy and golden boot leader Emily Gielnik will be available for Victory.
Matilda McNamara will have her hands full in defence dealing with Victory’s attack.
Perth Glory v Canberra United
Date: Saturday, 29 March
Kickoff: 8pm AEDT
Venue: Sam Kerr Football Centre
Broadcast: 10Play and Paramount+
Tickets: Perth Glory
Canberra United travel to Perth knowing that three points will put them in the box seat for a finals place.
The visitors currently sit one point outside the top six in seventh and will be gunning for three points. Meanwhile, the Glory are also close – only three points out of finals contention – and a win for them will see them jump equal on points with sixth-place Brisbane.
Michelle Heyman will be available for Canberra in a game that is a real finals' six-pointer.
Wellington Phoenix v Melbourne City
Date: Sunday, 30 March
Kickoff: 2pm AEDT
Venue: Porirua Park
Broadcast: 10Play and Paramount+
Tickets: Flicket
The Wellington Phoenix are the latest team to be tasked with taking down the undefeated Melbourne City with plenty on the line for their own season.
The Phoenix are currently in eighth, two points away from Brisbane in sixth. If they were to be the first team to defeat City this season it would put them into finals places and in with a real shot of appearing in finals for the first time in their history.
City, meanwhile, will be searching for three points to maintain the gap between themselves in first and premiership contenders Victory and Adelaide.
Holly McNamara, Leah Davidson, Laura Hughes, Karly Roestbakken and Bryleeh Henry will all be available for City.
Newcastle Jets v Western United
Date: Sunday, 30 March
Kickoff: 4pm AEDT
Venue: No.2 Sports Ground
Broadcast: 10Play and Paramount+
Tickets: Ticketmaster
Western United could take a giant leap towards securing a finals place as they take on the Newcastle Jets on Sudnay.
The Jets will need a win to keep their season, and the slim hopes of being the team to reel in the Roar in sixth, alive. Western United will be focused on a win that may well secure their own place at the end of season festivities.
Chloe Lincoln and Chloe Logarzo will be available for the visitors, while Tash Prior is expected to line up for the Jets.
Central Coast Mariners v Brisbane Roar
Date: Sunday, 30 March
Kickoff: 5.45pm AEDT
Venue: Central Coast Stadium
Broadcast: 10Play and Paramount+
Tickets: Ticketek
The Mariners host a Roar side in the final game of the round who will be desperate for points to help them cling onto their top six points.
The home side are currently in fifth, three points above the Roar in sixth. A win for the Mariners would just about see them qualify for finals – pending other results – and they’ll be hoping their victory last week can see them build up form to finish the season strong. The Roar just need a result to see their precarious position stabilised.
Jessika Nash will be available for the Mariners while Tameka Yallop and Laini Freier are expected to back up from their midweek clash.
