Perth Glory have the chance to open up a seven-point gap at the top of the A-League, but head coach Tony Popovic has warned his team things can change quickly.
The Glory have never won the minor premiership, or even finished as runners-up since the A-League was formed, so they are into uncharted waters.
We'd be naive if we don't understand there's a lot of points to be played for and things can change very quickly in football.
Tony Popovic
If they beat second-placed Melbourne Victory at AAMI Park on Sunday it would open up even more daylight between the teams.
Perth have occupied top spot since round 4 and have already beaten Victory 3-2 away from home.
Popovic said: "We're on top. We certainly deserve to be there - we've shown that, we've been consistent.
"At the moment there's still a lot of work to do. We'd be naive if we don't understand there's a lot of points to be played for and things can change very quickly in football."
The Glory have an advantage over Victory during the run-in, as Kevin Muscat's side will have to play their first Asian Champions League group games alongside the A-League fixtures starting next month.
Perth have only lost once this season, while Victory have done well to come back and challenge for top spot after losing their first two games of the campaign.
Popovic said: "We go there excited by playing such a big team away from home and knowing that we're also a big game for them this week. We've earned that right to have that and we don't want to disappoint them."
The Glory are 21/10 to win their next game against the Victory, who are 5/4, with the draw 5/2.
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Perth Glory have the chance to open up a seven-point gap at the top of the A-League, but head coach Tony Popovic has warned his team things can change quickly.
The Glory have never won the minor premiership, or even finished as runners-up since the A-League was formed, so they are into uncharted waters.
We'd be naive if we don't understand there's a lot of points to be played for and things can change very quickly in football.
Tony Popovic
If they beat second-placed Melbourne Victory at AAMI Park on Sunday it would open up even more daylight between the teams.
Perth have occupied top spot since round 4 and have already beaten Victory 3-2 away from home.
Popovic said: "We're on top. We certainly deserve to be there - we've shown that, we've been consistent.
"At the moment there's still a lot of work to do. We'd be naive if we don't understand there's a lot of points to be played for and things can change very quickly in football."
The Glory have an advantage over Victory during the run-in, as Kevin Muscat's side will have to play their first Asian Champions League group games alongside the A-League fixtures starting next month.
Perth have only lost once this season, while Victory have done well to come back and challenge for top spot after losing their first two games of the campaign.
Popovic said: "We go there excited by playing such a big team away from home and knowing that we're also a big game for them this week. We've earned that right to have that and we don't want to disappoint them."
The Glory are 21/10 to win their next game against the Victory, who are 5/4, with the draw 5/2.
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Source: bet365.com