A capacity crowd of 10,000 is being tipped for Launceston's realigned Aurora Stadium when it hosts the competition's marquee player Harry Kewell and his Melbourne Victory teammates against Gold Coast United.

And Victory's captain Adrian Leijer agreed with United coach Miron Bleiberg that the match could start the round ball rolling for a Tasmanian team.

``It's great that Tasmania has a proper A-League fixture where something is on the line,'' Leijer said of the match, which follows six years of well-supported preseason friendlies here.

``I don't know what the outlook is for Tassie to get an A-League team, but it's a step in the right direction.

``If the FFA particularly can see a strong crowd, strong numbers and interest in the game, then obviously that's going to benefit everyone down there.''

Leijer's words echo those of Bleiberg who told The Sunday Examiner that Tasmanian soccer could benefit from the AFL's ``rejection'' of the state.

``Although Tasmania is probably more AFL orientated, the fact is you have been rejected by the AFL,'' Bleiberg said.

``But remember, the world game is 10,000 times bigger than the AFL. So maybe it's a chance for Tasmania to put itself on the map by taking part in the world game.''

Both teams arrive today and go into tomorrow night's game struggling for form but still mathematically capable of making the finals.

Leijer described the dual premier as the season's biggest underachiever, ably demonstrated by a last-minute Sydney equaliser that denied Victory an Australia Day win and left it in seventh place.

Gold Coast will train at Aurora Stadium at 10am today with Victory following suit from 5pm.