Snapdragon Stadium | San Diego, California – Saturday, June 17 at 4:00 PM ET
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San Diego goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan made four saves on her way to a clean sheet in San Diego’s draw with Louisville. This season in all competitions, Sheridan leads all NWSL goalkeepers in both shutouts (six) and ranks seconds in saves (51, behind Alyssa Naeher – 52).
Angel City forward Claire Emslie notched her 10th goal contribution in all competitions as a member of Angel City (7 goals, 3 assists) with an assist against the Spirit. Emslie joins midfielder Savannah McCaskill (9 goals, 3 assists) as the only players with double-digit contributions for Angel City.
Match facts: San Diego Wave FC faces Angel City FC in a massive Golden State clash on CBS, with the Wave looking to build on a five-game unbeaten run in the league while Angel City seeks to avoid a fourth-straight loss in the regular season against the NWSL’s top team. The Wave sit in 1st place in the league standings with 20 points from 11 games, just ahead of Washington (20 points) on goal differential. Angel City is in 11th place with 9 points from 11 games, level on points with bottom of the league Kansas City.
San Diego extended its unbeaten run in league play to five straight games (W3 D2) with a scoreless draw against Louisville on Friday. San Diego has allowed just one goal in those five matches, the fewest goals conceded over a span of five league games in team history.
Angel City has lost four straight matches in all competitions, despite scoring in each match. That ties them for the most consecutive games with a goal and a loss in NWSL history (all competitions) with Gotham last season and Boston in 2015.
San Diego has won three of its last five matches in all competitions against Angel City, including shutout wins in each of their last two meetings. Angel City has never been shutout in three consecutive games against a single opponent.
