Unbeaten Caversham leads the FootballSouth Premier league but will face a stiff challenge from second-placed Mosgiel at Tonga Park today.
Caversham fended off Dunedin Technical with a 5-1 win in a one-sided match at the Caledonian Ground on Saturday.
Leading teams have already faltered in the FootballSouth Premier League, and there could be more banana skins waiting this weekend.
Jubilant Mosgiel supporters flooded on to Ellis Park yesterday to celebrate their team's 3-1 win over Roslyn-Wakari, near doubling the team's points tally in the Football South Premiership and wrenching the Blair Davidson Challenge Shield from the home side.
Roslyn-Wakari bounced back to form with a 3-2 win over Dunedin Technical at Tahuna Park on Saturday, to claim the inaugural Blair Davidson Challenge Shield.
Matches over the Easter period will seriously test the ambitions of all clubs in the FootballSouth Premier League as two full rounds are played today and Monday.
Dunedin Technical and Caversham already threaten to dominate following another salvo of goals at the weekend.
Mosgiel and Dunedin Technical - two of the three teams to start the FootballSouth Premier League with a win - square off in the clash of the round at Memorial Park today.
The big guns came out firing on Saturday as Football South's Premiership produced 15 goals and Caversham romped to the top of the competition with a 7-0 demolition of Northern.
The FootballSouth Premier League starts today and the usual suspects will have their eyes on the prize. But will there be a wildcard? Football writer Rab Smith casts his eye over the eight teams.
A major vehicle for Dunedin football survived a scare this week when the Milk Cup tournament in Ireland lost its financial sponsor.
The final match of the ASB National Youth league attracted a large crowd at Tahuna Park, but Southern United, despite an improved showing, lost 3-1 to a talented Team Wellington side yesterday.
A flurry of matches this weekend signal preparation for the winter season starting next month.
Southern United finished its season on Sunday with a win but that was one of only three it managed. Football writer Rab Smith looks back over the 2013-14 campaign, and asks the question: Did the side make any progress?
Southern United added two new experienced ''players'' to its team this week, when Aaron Joy and Bevan Rickerby were elected to the club's board.
Southern United lost by a record 10-0 to Auckland City in the ASB Premiership match played yesterday at the Forsyth Barr Stadium.
The shock absence of goalkeeper Tom Batty at training on Thursday left Southern United assistant coach Darren Hart dejected as he surveyed the rookies who might have to play against Auckland City tomorrow.
Coach Luiz Uehara was the first to hold his hand up after Southern United was crushed 6-1 by Waikato-Bay of Plenty at Forsyth Barr Stadium yesterday.
With three ASB Premiership matches to go, Southern United needs competition points to clearly establish that this season has been a comparative success compared to recent years.
One of the national league's most lopsided records was extended when Auckland City beat Southern United 3-0 at Kiwitea St yesterday.
