New Mexico UnitedSaturday, November 7
New Mexico United hosts Colorado Springs tonight without injured forward Cristian Nava
The Morning Albuquerque team
If you're headed to the match tonight, here's the setup. Top-seeded New Mexico United hosts Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC in the USL Championship Western Conference semifinals. Win and United advances to the Western Conference final. Lose and the season ends. United is also the highest-seeded club still playing, East or West.
United won 15 regular-season games to Colorado Springs' 13
| New Mexico United | Measure | Colorado Springs |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Wins | 13 |
| 8 | Losses | 9 |
| 7 | Draws | 8 |
Source: abqjournal
United will play without forward Cristian Nava. The club announced Friday that an MRI showed a severe knee sprain from Sunday's first-round match against Phoenix Rising FC. He's out for the rest of the 2026 postseason, and the club expects a full recovery in time for the 2027 season.
- When: 7:30 p.m. Saturday
- Where: Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park
- Watch: New Mexico 50 or ESPN+
- Listen: FM-101.7
United beat Phoenix 2-0 and leads the series with Colorado Springs
- 2-0
- United's first-round win over Phoenix Rising FC
- 9,000+
- supporters at that match
- 15-5-4
- United's series record against the Switchbacks
- 2-1-1
- United's record against them this season
Sources: 96.3 KKOB, abqjournal
Sources: 96.3 KKOB, Telemundo Nuevo México, New Mexico United, abqjournal