The Ninja A-League 2025-26 season rolls on this weekend and aleagues.com.au has everything you need to know ahead of Round 11.
Read on for a game-by-game preview ahead of Round 11.
Western Sydney Wanderers v Canberra United
Saturday, January 3 – Wanderers Football Park – 5:00pm AEDT
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Current table position
Western Sydney Wanderers: 11th
Canberra United: 1st
Last result:
Western Sydney Wanderers: 0-3 loss to Wellington Phoenix (H)
Canberra United: 1-0 win over Newcastle Jets (A)
Bottom of the table Wanderers host top of the table Canberra United to open the weekend.
Western Sydney Wanderers were on the receiving end of an Adelaide romp in Round 9 and then suffered another loss in Round 10 at the hands of Wellington Phoenix.
Geoff Abrahams’ side will be happy to see the back of Nepalese star Sabitra ‘Samba’ Bhandari, after the Wellington forward left Wanderers Football Park with a goal and two assists in front of a packed out crowd on Tuesday night.
Meanwhile Canberra managed to keep their undefeated streak alive with a late, late winner from Sienna Dale.
Canberra’s young fleet have stepped up in recent weeks. With Mary Stanic-Floody setting up Sienna Dale and Sofia Christopherson setting up Sasha Grove in the match against Central Coast.
If The Wanderers are to take any points out of this match, it will need their best defensive performance since their 0-0 derby draw against Sydney FC.
Brisbane Roar v Wellington Phoenix
Saturday January 3 – Kayo Stadium – 7:45pm AEDT
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Current table position
Brisbane Roar: 7th
Wellington Phoenix: 4th
Last result
Brisbane Roar: Match against Central Coast to be played on Wednesday
Wellington Phoenix: 3-0 win over Western Sydney Wanderers (A)
Wellington Phoenix made it two big wins in a row with their 3-0 victory away to the Wanderers. Sabitra “Samba” Bhandari was again pivotal in attack, with a goal and two assists.
Forward Emma Main scored her first two goals of the season in a player of the match performance. The win brings Wellington up to 4th on the table, and right in to the battle for finals positions.
Brisbane will play their first match since December 13th on Thursday night, away to the Central Coast Mariners, before coming back to host the Phoenix at Kayo Stadium in Redcliffe.
Dutch midfielder Bente Jansen has been their best path to goal so far this season, with five goals and one assist from her five matches.
Perth Glory v Newcastle Jets
Saturday January 3 – Sam Kerr Football Centre – 9:00pm AEDT
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Current table position
Perth Glory: 9th
Newcastle Jets: 6th
Last result
Perth Glory: 3-1 loss to Melbourne City (A)
Newcastle Jets: 1-0 loss to Canberra United (H)
Both Perth Glory and Newcastle Jets are coming off the back of losses last week, and both will be keen to pull themselves out of the mid-pack.
Bronte Trew found the back of the net in Perth’s 3-1 loss to Melbourne City – her first goal of the season.
Newcastle came within minutes of holding league leaders Canberra United to a 0-0 draw, their defence holding on until stoppage time, only to be undone by some counter attacking brilliance.
Perth currently have the equal worst defensive record in the league, with 15 goals conceded from their eight matches.
Adelaide United v Central Coast Mariners
Sunday January 4 – Coopers Stadium – 4:50pm AEDT
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Current table position
Adelaide United: 10th
Central Coast Mariners: 5th
Last result
Adelaide United: 5-2 win over Western Sydney Wanderers (H)
Central Coast Mariners: Play Brisbane Roar on New Year’s Eve
Adelaide United ran riot against a struggling Western Sydney Wanderers side last weekend. After weeks of peppering opposition defences for no reward, finally one went in. Then they just didn’t stop.
Erin Healy scored two of their five against the Wanderers, the striker clinical in front of goal which is only a good sign for the home side.
Central Coast were cruising to a 3-0 win entering stoppage time at home to Melbourne Victory. However they were soon stunned, conceding three goals in six minutes to be held to a 3-3 draw and they’ll be hoping to banish those demons when they face Brisbane Roar on New Year’s Eve.
The Mariners have developed an effective partnership between Annalise Rasmussen and Isabel Gomez, with three Rasmussen goals coming from three Gomez assists in the last two matches.
Melbourne City v Sydney FC
Sunday January 4 – ctrl:cyber Pitch – 5:00pm AEDT
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Current table position
Melbourne City: 3rd
Sydney FC: 8th
Last result
Melbourne City: 3-1 win over Perth Glory (H)
Sydney FC: Game against Brisbane Roar was postponed
Melbourne City continued their climb up the table and Holly McNamara continued her supreme run of form, netting a hattrick in their 3-1 win over Perth Glory. Those three goals took McNamara’s tally for the season to seven, giving her outright lead in the golden boot race.
City having still only played six matches, their 3rd on the table is even more impressive. A win against Sydney will move them ahead of cross town rivals Melbourne Victory into 2nd, having played three fewer games than them
Initially scheduled to play Brisbane Roar last weekend, a poor pitch at Leichhardt Oval meant the game was called off which has given Sydney FC and head coach Ante Juric plenty of extra time to work on correcting what went wrong during their 7-0 drubbing against Wellington Phoenix two weeks ago.
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