The A-League Run Home

Just 6 points divide the A-League’s top 4 and with 10 games to go scheduling will play a major role in jockeying not just for the minor premiership but for other key post-season positions.

A look at the final 10 rounds of fixtures paints an interesting story in terms of degrees of difficulty. The best news perhaps lies with Newcastle who play just 2 of their remaining 10 matches against teams currently in the top 4, and just 5 against teams currently occupying a position in the top 6.

It would seem the honour of bearing the most difficult schedule goes to Sydney FC and Melbourne Heart. Both teams have fought really hard and achieved excellent results in recent weeks to bring themselves back into relevancy however both are the only clubs to have a full 5 of their remaining 10 matches against current top 4 teams.

MATCHES REMAINING AGAINST TOP 4 AND TOP 6 TEAMS

CCM          4           5

ADE          4            6

MV           3            6

WSW        3            7

NEW         2            5

MH           5            6

SYD          5           7

PER           4           6

BRIS         4            6

WEL          4            7

Based on a very quick format of granting 2 points for a match against a top 4 team and 1 point for any match against a top 6 team (and yes it’s possible to have drawn points for both) here’s a quick, perhaps easier breakdown.

NEW       9

MV         12

CCM       13

WSW      13

ADE        14  
PER        14

BRIS       14

WEL       15

MH           16

SYD          17