Another weekend of NPL Queensland Men’s action is here with key battles right across the table in Round 13.
Seventh placed Redlands United host 12th placed Olympic at Compass Grounds in the opening match of the weekend on Friday night.
Olympic currently sit four points adrift of safety at the bottom of the league and will be desperate for three points against a Redlands side who drew 2-2 with Lions last weekend.
The pair have already clashed once at Compass Grounds this season with the Red Devils running out 2-0 winners thanks to goals from Peter Klaasen and Guilherme Santana.
After climbing into the top four last weekend Brisbane City look to cement their position at the business end of the table when they take on Peninsula Power at Imperial Corp Stadium on Saturday evening.
Power have taken three wins from four since Aaron Philp returned to the helm last month which has seen them climb to ninth on the ladder, six points clear of the drop zone.
Goals from Jheison Macuace and Matt Thurtell saw City run out 2-0 winners when the two sides met in the reverse fixture at AJ Kelly Park in Round 2.
Fifth placed Lions aim to keep in touch with the sides above them when they host Sunshine Coast Wanderers at Luxury Paints Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
Wanderers will have a new Head Coach in charge on Saturday with Kevin Ahearne-Evans taking the reigns after the club parted ways with Paul Arnison during the week.
Wanderers sit just three points above the drop zone with the former Brisbane Strikers Head Coach and Brisbane Roar Assistant aiming the arrest a slump that leaves the side winless in their last eight matches.
New league leaders Gold Coast Knights host Eastern Suburbs at the Croatian Sports Centre on Sunday evening.
Knights claimed top spot with a 2-1 derby victory over United last weekend while Easts who sit second from bottom suffered a 6-1 defeat at the hands of Rochedale.
Knights ran out 1-0 winners when the pair met in the reverse fixture at Heath Park in Round 2.
After surrendering top spot in last weekend’s derby Gold Coast United aim to return to the winners circle when they travel to face Young Roar at AJ Kelly Park on Sunday afternoon.
Young Roar, who sit sixth had a two game winning run ended when they were defeated 2-0 by Brisbane City at Imperial Corp Stadium last weekend.
United and Roar couldn’t be separated in a goalless draw when they clashed at Coplicks in Round 2.
Sunday’s other match sees eighth placed Rochedale host third placed Moreton Bay United at Underwood Park.
The Jets come into Sunday’s clash off the back of a commanding 5-0 win over Olympic last weekend and are just four points shy of league leading Gold Coast Knights.
Rochedale also picked up their biggest win of the season so far defeating Eastern Suburbs 6-1 at the weekend.
A brace from the league’s leading scorer, Marquez Walters saw the Jets run out 2-0 winners when the sides last met at Wolter Park in March.
You can catch every minute of the weekend’s NPL Queensland Men’s Round 13 action live and free on FQTV or the Football Queensland YouTube channel.