United beat the Sky Blues in every meeting in their debut year, including the round 23 clash at the Sydney Football Stadium courtesy of a goal from Joel Porter.

Sydney remains winless and faces two important back-to-back games against United and the North Queensland Fury, both at home.

The Fury will be looking to break a similar hoodoo when they travel to Wellington.

The Phoenix have never lost to the Fury and will be looking to extend their unbeaten run at Westpac Stadium to 24 matches.

Perth Glory travels for a second consecutive week, visiting Hindmarsh Stadium in a clash between two of the competition fancies.

Adelaide has won eight of the 15 clashes between the sides and five of eight at home, looking to break further clear at the top of the table.

Stand-in captain Lucas Pantelis has contributed four assists to his team's cause this season, while Glory coach David Mitchell will be hopeful high-profile striker Robbie Fowler can add to his one goal for the club.

Melbourne Victory has the same record as the Glory, but theirs is at EnergyAustralia Stadium, where they face the Newcastle Jets this week.

The Victory is coming off two scoreless draws but visit a Jets side recovering from their mid-week loss at the Gold Coast.

Cross-town rival Melbourne Heart also faces a road trip ahead of the upcoming derby, hosted by the Brisbane Roar at Suncorp Stadium on Saturday.

Coasting Blues
Gold Coast has won all three clashes with Sydney FC

No Fury
North Queensland has never beaten Wellington, drawing twice and losing the other meeting

23 and counting...
Wellington will look to extend its unbeaten run at Westpac Stadium to 24 matches

Allred
Adelaide has won eight of 15 matches against Perth

Hindmarsh Glory
The Reds have won five of the eight meetings against the Glory at Hindmarsh Stadium

Assist King
Adelaide midfielder Lucas Pantelis leads the competition for assists with four

Flying High
Newcastle has won eight of 15 matches against the Melbourne Victory

Plenty of Energy
The Victory has lost five of eight visits to EnergyAustralia Stadium.

Friday, 24 September 2010

Wellington Phoenix vs. North Queensland Fury

Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Local Kick-off: 7:30pm (5:30pm AEST)
Referee: Peter O'Leary
Assistant referees: Mark Rule & Glen Lochrie
Fourth official: Matthew Conger

Live and exclusive broadcast on Fox Sports 2, FS2 HD & on Sky Sport 3 (NZ). Hyundai A-League club broadcast partner is The Radio Network (Wellington) 1035AM. To purchase tickets visit www.ticketek.co.nz

Wellington Phoenix squad: 1.Mark PASTON (gk), 2.Manny MUSCAT, 3.Tony LOCHHEAD, 4.Nick WARD, 6.Tim BROWN, 7.Leo BERTOS, 8.Paul IFILL, 9.Chris GREENACRE, 10. Oscar Roberto CORNEJO, 11.DANIEL, 13.Troy HEARFIELD, 15.Jade NORTH, 17.Vince LIA, 18.Ben SIGMUND, 19.Danny VUKOVIC (gk), 22.Andrew DURANTE (c), 23.Dylan MACALLISTER
* two to be omitted*

In: Vince LIA (return from injury), Oscar Roberto CORNEJO (promoted)

Out: Nil

Unavailable: Reece CROWTHER (gk, ribs - 3 weeks), Mirjan PAVLOVIC (International Duty - 1 week)

North Queensland Fury squad: 1.Justin PASFIELD (gk), 2.Jack HINGERT, 3.Brad McDONALD, 4.Eric AKOTO, 5.Mark HUGHES, 6.Ufuk TALAY (c), 7.Gareth EDDS, 11.David WILLIAMS, 12.Panagiotis NIKAS, 14.Chris GROSSMAN, 16.Simon STOREY, 17.Osama MALIK, 18.Brett STUDMAN, 21.Jason SPAGNUOLO, 28.Sebastian USAI (gk)

In: 18.Brett STUDMAN (promoted)

Out: 9.Eugene SSEPPUYA (visa issue)

Unavailable: 8.Adam CASEY (calf - 1 week), 10.Dyron DAAL (hamstring - 1 week), 13.Andre KILIAN (foot injury), 15.Chris PAYNE (international duty - 1 match), 19.Isaka CERNAK (international duty - 1 match), 20.Matthew HAM (knee - 3 weeks)

Head-to-Head: All matches (played 3): Wellington Phoenix wins 1, North Queensland Fury wins 0 (2 draws)

Friday, 24 September 2010

Adelaide United vs. Perth Glory

Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Local Kick-Off: 7:30pm (8:00pm AEST)
Referee: Matthew Breeze
Assistant referees: Curtis Wordsworth & Paul Cetrangolo
Fourth official: Daniel Goodwin

Live and exclusive broadcast on FOX Sports 2, FS2 HD and Sky Sport 1 (NZ). Hyundai A-League club radio broadcast partners are ABC Digital (Adelaide) & 882 6PR (Perth). To purchase tickets visit www.ticketek.com.au

Adelaide United squad: 1.Eugene GALEKOVIC (gk), 2.Robert CORNTHWAITE, 4.Iain FYFE, 7.Lucas PANTELIS (c), 8.Adam HUGHES, 9.Sergio VAN DIJK, 10.Marcos FLORES, 12.Paul REID, 15.Francesco MONTEROSSO, 16.Inseob SHIN, 17.Iain RAMSAY, 18.Fabian BARBIERO, 19.Mathew LECKIE, 20.Mark BIRIGHITTI (gk), 24.Cameron WATSON, 26.Joe KEENAN,

* one to be omitted*

In: Francesco MONTEROSSO (promoted), Fabian BARBIERO (returns from injury)

Out: CASSIO (suspended - 1 match)

Unavailable: Daniel MULLEN (international duty), Nigel BOOGAARD (ankle - 7 weeks), Lloyd OWUSU (knee - indefinite)

Perth Glory squad: 1.Tando VELAPHI, 2.Josh MITCHELL, 3.Jamie COYNE, 4.Andy TODD, 5.Jamie HARNWELL, 7.Jacob BURNS (C), 9.Robbie FOWLER, 10.Michael BAIRD, 11.Branko JELIC, 14.Steven McGARRY, 16.Adriano PELLEGRINO, 17.Todd HOWARTH, 19.Naum SEKULOVSKI, 20.Aleks VRTESKI, 21.Mile STERJOVSKI, 22.Anthony SKORICH

*one to be omitted*

In: 22.Anthony SKORICH (promoted)

Out: Nil

Unavailable: Victor SIKORA (hip - 2 weeks), Chris COYNE (on loan -8 weeks), Scott NEVILLE (International Duty - 1 week)

Head-to-Head: All matches (played 15): Adelaide United wins 8, Perth Glory wins 4 (3 draws)

Saturday, 25 September 2010

Brisbane Roar vs. Melbourne Heart

Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Local Kick-Off: 5:15pm
Referee: Chris Boyle
Assistant referees: Denis Silk & Nathan Macdonald
Fourth official: Alan Milliner

Live and exclusive broadcast on FOX Sports 3, FS3 HD and delayed on Sky Sport 3 (NZ). To purchase tickets visit www.ticketek.com.au

Brisbane Roar squad: 1.Michael THEOKLITOS (gk), 2.Matt SMITH, 3.Luke DEVERE, 4.Shane STEFANUTTO, 6.Erik PAARTALU, 7.Kosta BARBAROUSES, 8.Massimo MURDOCCA, 9.Jean Carlos SOLORZANO, 11.REINALDO, 12.Matt MUNDY, 14.Rocky VICSCONTE, 15.Matt McKAY (c), 17.Mitch NICHOLS, 21.James MEYER, 22.Thomas BROICH, 23.Milan SUSAK, 30.Matt ACTON (gk)

*two to be omitted*

In: 3. Luke DEVERE (returns from international duty), 17. Mitch NICHOLS (returns from international duty)

Out: Nil

Unavailable: 5. Ivan FRANJIC (quad strain - 1 weeks), 10. HENRIQUE (broken arm - indefinite)

Melbourne Heart FC squad: 1.Clint BOLTON (gk), 2.Michael MARRONE, 4.Simon COLOSIMO (c), 6.Matt THOMPSON, 7.Rutger WORM, 9.Gerald SIBON, 10.Wayne SRHOJ, 11.ALEX TERRA, 12.Peter ZOIS (gk), 14.Kamal IBRAHIM,15.John ALOISI, 18.Ante TOMIC, 20.Josip SKOKO, 21.Kliment TASESKI, 22.Nick KALMAR, 23.Dean HEFFERNAN, 24.Aziz BEHICH, 25.Adrian ZAHRA

*Three to be omitted*

In: 18.Ante TOMIC (promoted), 14.Kamal IBRAHIM (promoted), 21.Kliment TASESKI (promoted), 24.Aziz BEHICH (promoted), 25.Adrian ZAHRA (promoted)

Out: 3. Brendan HAMILL (International Duty), 19.Eli BABALJ (International Duty),

Unavailable: Kristian SARKIES (Leg - Indefinite), Michael BEAUCHAMP (Suspension - 1 week), Jason HOFFMAN (International Duty)

Head-to-Head: No previous meetings

Saturday, 25 September 2010

Newcastle Jets vs. Melbourne Victory

EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
Local Kick-Off: 7:30pm
Referee: Chris Beath
Assistant referees: Rod Allen & Ryan Gallagher
Fourth official: Gerard Parsons

Live and exclusive broadcast on FOX Sports 3, FS3 HD & delayed on Sky Sport 1 (NZ). Hyundai A-League club broadcast partner is 1233 ABC Newcastle. To purchase tickets visit www.proticket.com.au

Newcastle Jets Squad: 1.Ben KENNEDY (gk), 3.Adam D'APUZZO, 4.Nikolai TOPOR-STANLEY, 5.Ljubo MILICEVIC, 7.Kasey WEHRMAN, 8.Michael BRIDGES (c), 10.Ruben ZADKOVICH, 9.Zhang SHUO, 15.Sean ROONEY, 19.Ali ABBAS, 21.Brodie MOOY, 14.Labinot HALITI, 40.Matthew NASH (gk), 17.Marcello FIORENTINI, 11.Tarek ELRICH, 13, Sasho PETROVSKI

*One to be omitted*

In: 11. Tarek ELRICH (returns from injury), 13.Sasho PETROVSKI (promoted)

Out: 6. Ben KANTAROVSKI (international duty)

Unavailable: 18.Marko JESIC (International Duty), 12.Jobe WHEELHOUSE (Hamstring / knee), 20.Neil YOUNG (Illness), 2.Taylor REGAN (not available), 22.Kaz PATAFTA (not available), 16.Jeremy BROCKIE (Groin)

Melbourne Victory Squad: 1.Michael PETKOVIC (gk), 4. Petar FRANJIC, 5. Surat SUKHA, 6. Leigh BROXHAM, 8.Grant BREBNER, 9.RICARDINHO, 11.Marvin ANGULO, 12.Rodrigo VARGAS, 14. Billy CELESKI, 15.Tom PONDELJAK, 16.Carlos HERNANDEZ, 19. Evan BERGER, 20.Sebastian MATTEI (gk), 21. Robbie KRUSE 23. Adrian LEIJER (c), 24. Luke PILKINGTON, 27. Geoff KELLAWAY.

**two to be omitted.**

In: Robbie KRUSE (returns from injury), Petar FRANJIC (promoted).

Out: none

Unavailable: Archie THOMPSON (knee), Matthew KEMP (knee), Kevin MUSCAT (foot 2 - 4 weeks), Mate DUGANDZIC (international duty), Diogo FERREIRA (international duty), Matthew FOSCHINI (international duty).

Head-to-Head: All matches (played 15): Newcastle Jets wins 8, Melbourne Victory wins 4 (3 draws)

Sunday, 26 September 2010

Sydney FC vs. Gold Coast United

Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
Local Kick-Off: 3:00pm
Referee: Ben Williams
Assistant referees: Sarah Ho & Scott Edeling
Fourth official: Ryan Shepheard

Live and exclusive broadcast on FOX Sports 3, FS3 HD & delayed on Sky Sport 1 (NZ). To purchase tickets visit www.ticketek.com.au

Sydney FC Squad: 1.Liam REDDY (gk), 2.Sebastian RYALL, 3.Stephan KELLER, 5.Hayden FOXE, 6.Hirofumi MORIYASU, 7.Brendan GAN, 8.Stuart MUSIALIK, 9.Bruno CAZARINE, 12.Shannon COLE, 14.Alex BROSQUE, 15.Terry MCFLYNN (c), 17.Matt JURMAN, 19.Mark BRIDGE, 20.Ivan NECEVSKI (gk), 21.Scott JAMIESON, 22.Sung-Hwan BYUN
*one to be omitted

In: 7.Brendan GAN (promoted), 14.Alex BROSQUE (return from injury), 15.Terry MCFLYNN (return from injury)

Out: 11.Kofi DANNING (International Duty), 13.Antony GOLEC (International Duty), 16.Terry ANTONIS (International Duty), 23.Rhyan GRANT (International Duty)

Unavailable: 10.Nicky CARLE (toe - 2 weeks),

Gold Coast United Squad: 1.Glen MOSS (gk), 2.Steve PANTELIDIS, 3.Michael THWAITE, 5.ROBSON, 6.Dino DJULBIC, 7.Zenon CARAVELLA, 10.Jason CULINA (c), 11.Bruce DJITE, 13.Bas VAN DEN BRINK, 16.Kristian REES, 19.Andrew BARISIC, 20.Scott HIGGINS (gk), 21.Golgol MEBRAHTU, 22.Adama TRAORE, 23.Steve FITZSIMMONS, 24.John CURTIS, 25.Chris BROADFOOT.
*three to be omitted*

In: 16.Kristian REES, 21.Golgol MEBRAHTU (promoted), 27. Chris HAROLD (promoted)
Out: None

Unavailable: Daniel Piorkowski (ankle injury - 4 weeks), Matt Osman (knee injury - indefinite), Joel Porter (hamstring injury - 1 week). Anderon (calf injury - 3 weeks)

Head-to-Head: All matches (played 3): Sydney FC wins 0, Gold Coast United wins 3 (0 draws)