Chicago Fire host New York City FC in Eastern Conference play

New York City FC (13-9-5, seventh in the Eastern Conference) vs. Chicago Fire (12-10-6, eighth in the Eastern Conference)

Chicago; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Chicago +105, NYCFC +226, Draw +269; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Fire and New York City FC square off in Eastern Conference play.

The Fire are 9-7-5 in conference matchups. The Fire rank sixth in the MLS with 142 shots on goal, averaging 5.1 per game. The Fire are also fourth in MLS play with 53 goals.

NYCFC is 11-6-3 in conference play. NYCFC ranks 10th in the Eastern Conference with 109 shots on goal, averaging 4.0 per game.

Saturday’s game is the second time these teams match up this season. NYCFC won the last meeting 3-1.

TOP PERFORMERS: Hugo Cuypers has scored 16 goals and added one assist for the Fire. Philip Zinckernagel has five goals and five assists over the last 10 games.

Adrian Alonso Martinez Batista has scored 14 goals with two assists for NYCFC. Hannes Wolf has three goals and four assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Fire: 5-3-2, averaging 1.8 goals, 5.0 shots on goal and 4.9 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.8 goals per game.

NYCFC: 6-3-1, averaging 1.8 goals, 4.3 shots on goal and 4.5 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.2 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Fire: Leonardo Barroso (injured), David Poreba (injured), Joel Waterman (injured), Chase Gasper (injured), Chris Mueller (injured), Rominigue Kouame N’Guessan (injured).

NYCFC: None listed.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.