Matildas Abroad Preview: Top-of-the-table clash in the NWSL; Lyon & PSG battle for the Trophée des Championnes

Before the international break begins, and our Matildas Abroad head back home a top-of-the-table clash in the NWSL will see the Portland Thorns host San Diego Wave FC; while in France Lyon & PSG battle for the Trophée des Championnes.

Check out our preview of all the upcoming Matildas Abroad action! 

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Kicking off in the USA, Alex Chidiac's Racing Louisville will host the Chicago Red Stars with the hosts entering the game on the back of a three-game unbeaten run, while the Red Stars have lost four out of their last five games.


Racing will be aiming to collect their third win of the season against Chicago and pick up all three points to move up the table. While the Red Stars are still in the top six, only one point separates them from missing the playoffs. 

This game will kick off on Sunday at 9:30 am AEST.   

Meanwhile, a top-of-the-table clash will see the Portland Thorns host Emily van Egmond's San Diego Wave FC, as the Wave look to claim back their spot at the top of the ladder.

Despite being first in the standings, the Thorns come into the game off the back of a midweek 3-1 loss to ninth-place North Carolina Courage. 


While San Diego comes into the game on the opposite side of a 3-1 scoreline, beating the Houston Dash last weekend to bounce back from back-to-back defeats. 

This game will kick off on Sunday at 12:30 pm AEST.   

Lastly in the USA, Chloe Logarzo's Kansas City Current is aiming to extend their unbeaten run to 12 games when they host the North Carolina Courage. 

The Courage comes into this game with confidence, beating the ladder leaders 3-1 throughout the week to climb off the bottom of the table. While Kansas City clawed back a goal against Angel City last weekend to keep their unbeaten streak intact. 

This game will kick off on Monday morning at 9:00 am AEST.   

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Moving over to Sweden, Remy Siemsen's AIK will be looking to build on their 0-0 draw last weekend when they take on last place IF Brommapojkarna, with just one point separating the two sides.

Both teams still sit in the relegation zone, however, a win for AIK could see them move to tenth on the ladder. 

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

Over in Umeå, Elise Kellond-Knight, Kyra Cooney-Cross and Courtney Nevin's Hammarby will be aiming to make it three consecutive wins and move up the ladder.


Hammarby's Aussie trio stared in their 3-0 win last week over Djurgårdens IF, with Cooney-Cross named the Player of the Match in her first Stockholm Derby. 

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

Meanwhile, Teagan Micah's FC Rosengård will be looking to increase their lead at the top of the table when they host second-place Linköpings FC. 


Only two points split the two sides at the moment, with their first meeting of the season ending in a thrilling 4-3 win to Rosengård back in June. 

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

Aivi Luik's BK Häcken will travel to Kristianstad to take on third place Kristianstad DFF. 

Häcken comes into the game off the back of a midweek 2-0 loss to FC Rosengård, while their hosts come into the game and have been away on UWCL qualification duties for the past two games.

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


Lastly in Sweden, Clare Polkinghorne, Katrina Gorry and Charli Grant's Vittsjö GIK host 11th place IFK Kalmar. 

Grant came off the bench to make her Vittsjö debut on Tuesday morning, making an immediate impact to find an assist in their 2-0 win. 

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

Moving over to Norway, Tameka Yallop's SK Brann Kvinner play their final game of the Toppserien season, facing LSK Kvinner in a rematch of the midweek Norwegian Women's Cup Quarter-Final where Yallop found the back of the net in the 6-0 win.

Brann sits at the top of the ladder and looks destined to lift the Championship on Sunday night at home. 

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

Our last stop takes us to France, where Lydia Williams' Paris Saint-Germain will take on Ellie Carpenter's Lyon in the Trophée des Championnes.

The trophy is contested as an annual match between the champions of Division 1 Féminine (Lyon) and the winners of the Coupe de France Féminine (PSG) from the previous season. 


Lyon claimed the inaugural trophy back in 2019, beating PSG 4-3 on penalties. The 2020 and 2021 editions of the game were cancelled due to COVID-19. 

This game will kick off on Monday morning at 5:00 am AEST.