Champions Waitakere United can pull clear of the chasing pack when they tackle Hawke's Bay United in the match of round six in the ASB Premiership on Sunday.
Coach Paul Marshall has completed his first month in charge of the West Auckland outfit with the ASB Charity Cup plus four wins and a draw in his six matches to date.
Hawke's Bay's best start to a national league season came to a shuddering halt with a 4-0 defeat to playoff rivals Canterbury United and the Napier-based club will be eager to turn their season around when they travel north to Fred Taylor Park in Whenuapai for a 2.30pm kick-off.
Team Wellington - who had last week's match with Auckland City postponed due to the latter's involvement with the FIFA Club World Cup in Japan - restart their campaign with a televised match with Otago United at the Cake Tin.
Otago coach Richard Murray is on a 14-match winless streak but can point to a series of good performances that have come up just short in recent weeks.
