Matildas Abroad Preview: Aussies go head-to-head in the USA; Rosengård aim to extend their unbeaten streak

Aussies go head-to-head in the USA; while FC Rosengård looks to extend their eight game unbeaten streak.

Find out how to catch our Matildas Abroad in action in our preview. 

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USA

Kicking off in the USA, Alex Chidiac's Racing Louisville will host Emily Van Egmond's San Diego Wave FC, with Wave looking to go to the top of the table and extend their four-game unbeaten streak in the league. 

San Diego comes into the game off the back of a 1-0 victory over Gotham, winning their last three away matches, and keeping clean sheets in all three. Meanwhile, Racing's last NWSL outing saw them record a 1-1 draw against Washington Spirit, despite going down to 10 players for almost a third of the game after a red card to Elli Pikkujämsä.

 Racing Louisville FC midfielder Alex Chidiac (27) controls the ball against Chicago Red Stars midfielder Taylor Malham (32) during the second half at SeatGeek Stadium.
Racing Louisville FC midfielder Alex Chidiac (27) controls the ball against Chicago Red Stars midfielder Taylor Malham (32) during the second half at SeatGeek Stadium.

Wave's player availability report still lists Van Egmond as out with a back injury, while Chidiac is expected to be named in the matchday squad. This game will kick off on Saturday morning at 10:00 am AEST.  

Sweden

In Sweden, Teagan Micah's FC Rosengård will be aiming to extend their eight-game unbeaten streak when they take on tenth-placed IK Uppsala.

Rosengards injured goalkeeper Teagan Micah ahead of Sundays Womensvenskan football match between FC Rosengard and Växjö DFF
FC Rosengård's goalkeeper Teagan Micah ahead of the football match between FC Rosengård and Växjö DFF. 

In positive news for Rosengård, the defending champions saw the return of Micah throughout the week after 6 months on the sideline. This game will kick off on Saturday morning at 2:00 am AEST.  

Clare Polkinghorne, Katrina Gorry and Charli Grant's Vittsjö GIK take on fourth-placed Linköping FC, with only two points separating the teams. 

Vittsjö's recorded a 1-1 draw against IFK Kalmar in their last outing, while Linköping recorded a 3-1 victory against Uppsala. This game will kick off on Saturday morning at 2:00 am AEST.  

Aivi Luik's BK Häcken will be looking to bounce back from their 3-0 defeat to Hammarby in the Swedish Women's Cup throughout the week when they take on 13th-placed Brommapojkarna.

This game will kick off on Sunday night at 9:00 pm AEST.  

Lastly, Kyra Cooney-Cross' Hammarby will be relishing lifting their first title in 28 years throughout the week when they take on KIF Örebro, with Hammarby looking to maintain their spot in the top three.

This game will kick off on Sunday night at 11:00 pm AEST.  

Norway

Our last stop takes us to Norway, where Tameka Yallop and Larissa Crummer's SK Brann will be looking to get back to winning ways after a defeat and a draw in their last two outings when they face the ladder leader Vålerenga.  

This game will kick off on Sunday night at 11:00 pm AEST.