Long-time Sydney FC teammates Remy Siemsen and Jada Whyman will line up as rivals on the weekend as Kristianstads DFF takes on AIK Fotboll.
Meanwhile, the NWSL and Damallsvenskan continue, while clubs prepare for the second round of UEFA Women’s Champions League qualifying that will take place midweek.
Read our preview of all of the weekend’s action below.
United States
North Carolina Courage take on Bay FC on Saturday, 9am AEST. Three points for the Courage would see them keep in touch with the top four, while Bay are looking to stay in seventh, ahead of a chasing pack. Cortnee Vine will be unavailable for the Courage this weekend.
Mackenzie Arnold’s Portland Thorns host Chicago Red Stars on Saturday, 12pm AEST. The Thorns sit in sixth, four points ahead of Chicago in eighth. The match will be an important six-pointer for the teams in the bottom half of the play-off places. Arnold will be available between the posts for Portland as they try to arrest their three-game losing streak.
San Diego Wave travel to Utah to take on the Royals on Sunday, 12pm AEST. The Wave haven’t won in the NWSL since early May, but won’t have many better chances to do so against a Royals side one point below them on the table. Emily van Egmond will be available for the Wave, while Kaitlyn Torpey will hope to make her return from a lower leg injury.
You can watch all of the NWSL live and on-demand on Optus Sport.
Sweden
Kristianstads DFF will host AIK Fotboll on Saturday, 9pm AEST. Kristianstads will be hoping to continue their momentum after a much needed win last week, while any points are precious for relegation threatened AIK. Clare Polkinghorne and Remy Siemsen will be available for Kristianstads while Siemsen’s long-time Sydney FC teammate Jada Whyman will likely start between the posts for AIK.
BK Häcken take on IFK Norrköping on Saturday, 9pm AEST. Häcken will be searching for the win to keep them in European qualification places, and to hold them in good stead ahead of second-round UWCL qualifiers midweek.
Denmark
FC Nordsjælland take on bottom-of-the-table Boldklubben af 1893 on Saturday, 3am AEST. A win for Nordsjælland will see them continue their perfect record of five wins from five, while B93 are looking for their first three points of the season. Winonah Heatley will be available for Nordsjælland.