Auckland FC v Wellington Phoenix
Saturday, 6 December
Kick-off: 5pm
Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland
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Auckland FC may be the most vulnerable they have ever been ahead of a New Zealand derby game in the A-League.
Saturday's fifth edition of the derby with the Wellington Phoenix is the only one of this season's three head-to-heads that will be played in Auckland.
Auckland have dominated the previous four derby games, over two seasons, including a 2-1 win in November in the first clash this season.
But the Phoenix come into the round seven game with momentum on their side. While the Phoenix upset Adelaide United 2-1 in Wellington last week, Auckland lost for this first time this season going down to the Newcastle Jets in heavy rain.
Will the second derby of the season live up to the first?
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