Having secured the record for the most games unbeaten to start an A-League season, Sydney FC can become the first team ever to enter the New Year without a loss should they continue their remarkable run against the Brisbane Roar on Friday night at Allianz Stadium.
Sydney surpassed the Adelaide side of the 2010-11 campaign in moving to 12 games without a loss with a 4-0 rout of the Reds on Boxing Day. Next up looms the Roar, the team that boasts the second-longest current unbeaten streak in the league.
The third-placed Brisbane side have jumped ahead of Melbourne City on the table with two wins and a draw in their past three games, their most recent result a 1-1 draw with Western Sydney last week.