Wellington Phoenix v Newcastle JetsWellington Phoenix goalkeeper Liam Reddy is set to make his 100th Hyundai A-League appearance. Reddy joined the Phoenix part way through the 2009/10 season after spending four seasons (66 appearances) at Brisbane Roar and a season (23 appearances) at Newcastle Jets.
The Wellington Phoenix are aiming to surpass the crowd recorded at their previous home match at Westpac Stadium (24,278, Elimination Final v Perth Glory), which itself was one of the biggest crowds to attend a football match in New Zealand history.
Largest crowds for football matches in New Zealand 35194 New Zealand national team v Bahrain (Westpac Stadium) 14-Nov-2009 31853 Wellington Phoenix v LA Galaxy (Westpac Stadium) 01-Dec-2007 31000* New Zealand national team v Kuwait (Mt Smart Stadium) 10-Oct-1981 27000* New Zealand national team v China (Mt Smart Stadium) 03-Oct-1981 25000* New Zealand national team v Australia (North Harbour) 28-Jun-1997 25000* New Zealand national team v South Korea (Mt Smart Stadium) 07-Feb-1998 24278 Wellington Phoenix v Perth Glory (Westpac Stadium) 21-Feb-2010 *estimated
Sydney FC v Melbourne Victory (Major Semi-Final - 2nd leg)
Sydney FC's Stuart Musialik is set to make his 100th Hyundai A-League appearance. Musialisk joined Sydney FC in 2008 after spending three seasons (58 appearances) at Newcastle Jets.
Melbourne Victory's Kevin Muscat is set to make his 100th Hyundai A-League appearance. The Victory captain's first Hyundai A-League appearance was for the Victory against Sydney FC at the Sydney Football Stadium in August 2005 (0-0).
This will be the Hyundai A-League's 500th match.