Coming off a 2-0 loss to Heidelberg United, South faces a desperate finish to the season and a win is non-negotiable against the struggling Knights.

With a tough road home, Vaughan Coveny's men will need to regather the form that saw it record a 1-0 win at Knights Stadium earlier this year.

He will be hoping star goal scorer Fernando De Moraes returns to the starting line up to give his side the required fire power up front.

The Knights surrendered a one-goal lead to Oakleigh last week and still sit precariously close to relegation.

Frenchman Jean-Charles Dubois needs to string together a run of games after a sequence of suspensions curtailed his thus far seven-goal haul.

OAKLEIGH Cannons will host Hume City in what should be a high quality clash between the first and third-placed sides.

Veteran striker Michael Curcija was on the scoresheet again last week to take his tally to seven.

The Cannons' form has been anything but impressive in recent weeks, but a win last time out against Hume will give them confidence.

Hume defeated the second-placed Richmond at home in round 17 thanks to a Richard Cardozo strike.

The side looks increasingly impressive as it regains its best players after a number of forced changes during the middle part of the season.

HEIDELBERG United travels to Altona Magic as it looks to continue its flying run home against the lowly reigning champion.

The Bergers benefited from a Nicholas Marinos double against South Melbourne as another one of its players found some form.

United's recent form has been a stark contrast to that of the Magic.

Altona can still save itself but its form needs to improve quickly if it is to do so.

DANDENONG Thunder will continue its search for a finals spot when it visits the Bentleigh Greens.

Despite being the competition's in-form team, it remains in sixth after a five-game winning run.

Playmaker Ibraim Ibraimi found the winner in the win against Altona, giving the Thunder another dangerous avenue to goal.

The Greens struggled at Green Gully and despite being a finals chance a month ago, avoiding relegation will be the first priority for the remainder of the season.

Goals have been at a premium for Bentleigh, with three scored in the last four games.

GREEN Gully will make the trip to Northcote City on Saturday in a clash that will heave great implications on the top five.

Gully sits inside the five courtesy of a four-game winning run while a win for City will see it take its opponents spot.

The battle between the competition's leading scorer and City captain Trent Rixon and Gully central defending pairing Mile Medjedovic and Daniel Jones will be a key.

RICHMOND will be hot favourite to win at Sunshine George Cross in a game between teams at contrasting positions on the table.

The second-placed Eagles have had form issues with one win from the last five but looked its potent self in the last half an hour against Hume last week.

The Georgies have lost seven games in a row but are still an outside chance of avoiding the drop.