Matildas Abroad Preview: Wave host Angel City in SoCal derby

San Diego Wave looks to keep their spot at the top of the table when they host California Rivals, Angel City FC. While the season has come to the midway mark in Sweden.

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

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USA

Kicking off in the USA, Emily Van Egmond's San Diego Wave FC will look to keep their spot at the top of the table when they welcome their California rivals Angel City FC.

Wave will be looking to build on a five-game unbeaten run when they host an Angel City side that is staring down the barrel of four consecutive defeats after the 11th-placed side parted ways with their coach throughout the week. 

Van Egmond was not listed on Wave's availability report and could be expected to make her first appearance since the end of April. This game will kick off on Sunday morning at 6:00 am AEST.  

Next up, Alex Chidiac's Racing Louisville will be aiming to build on their 0-0 draw to ladder leaders San Diego Wave last weekend when they host 5th-placed Gotham FC.

Racing recorded a dominant 3-0 victory over the Houston Dash throughout the week in the NWSL Challenge Cup, while Gotham held Dash to a 1-1 draw in their last outing. This game will kick off on Monday morning at 6:00 am AEST.  

Sweden

In Sweden, Teagan Micah's FC Rosengård will be looking to extend their unbeaten streak to 11 games, with Micah making her return for Rosengård throughout the week in their 5-0 win over Kalmar.

The shot-stopper has seen an extended period on the sideline, being named in the Starting XI for the first time in six months after a concussion sustained during the UWCL, keeping a clean sheet in her first game back.

The two sides met just last weekend in the league, with Rosengård held to a 0-0 draw against the side sitting in tenth place. This game will kick off on Tuesday morning at 3:00 am AEST. 

Next up, Clare Polkinghorne, Katrina Gorry and Charli Grant's Vittsjö GIK take on second-to-last Brommapojkarna, with Vittsjö's last outing in the league ending in a 3-1 win over Piteå in midweek action.

Their last meeting ended in a 2-0 victory to Vittsjö GIK thanks to a brace from Jutta Rantala. This game will kick off on Tuesday morning at 3:00 am AEST. 

Meanwhile, Kyra Cooney-Cross' Hammarby will be looking to extend their unbeaten streak in all competitions to seven games and keep in touch with the top of the table when they host KIF Örebro DFF.

Hammarby sits just five points outside of first place, and at the midway mark of the season currently sits within the UWCL spots for next season, but will need to pick up all the points they can with just six points separating second and seventh. 

This game will kick off on Tuesday morning at 3:00 am AEST. 

Lastly, Aivi Luik's BK Häcken will be aiming to keep their spot at the top of the table when they take on Kristianstads DFF. The last meeting between the two sides ended in a 1-0 victory to Häcken, with a 94th-minute matchwinner the difference between the two sides.

This game will kick off on Tuesday morning at 3:00 am AEST. 

Norway

Our last stop takes us to Norway, where Tameka Yallop and Larissa Crummer's SK Brann will be out for all three points after back-to-back stalemates when they host Avaldsnes.

The last meeting between the two sides ended in a 0-0 draw back in April, with just seven points dividing the teams on the ladder.  This game will kick off on Sunday night at 11:00 pm AEST.