The A-League has plenty of unique rivalries based off distances and geography but Tuesday's encounter pits the men's competition's two newest sides against each other.

For John Aloisi, the game is another chance to continue their season form rather than contesting a heated rivalry match between the two new kids on the block.

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"They would have the similar teething problems to what we have in terms of generating crowds, generating people understanding and knowing who they are because the other teams have been around 16 years," he said.

"We're just focused on our journey and what we're trying to achieve and what we're doing as a football club and as a team."

Aloisi's first season in charge has Western United on track to achieve their second finals appearance in three seasons with four games remaining, including three consecutive away games to close the roster season.

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The Victorian side remain in pursuit of the premiers plate with ladder-leaders Melbourne City in the box-seat with a five-point advantage despite United having two games in hand.

While the external commentary has had pundits breaking out the calculators and mathematics to dissect the title race, Aloisi said it wasn't a focus for his side.

"We're not talking about that yet," he said.

"I know that's one thing the media will talk about because it's there but as a team and the playing group we're just making sure we're focused on each game.

"The next game is the most important, which is Macarthur, and we've got a bit of a break after that.

"We're hoping - and we'll do our best - if we perform well to get the result we want and then we've got three big games in the last weeks of the season."

Despite the short turnaround between their opening Launceston game on Saturday and Tuesday's game against the Bulls, United appear to have pulled through unscathed on the injury front.

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